Hiring the right people and training and keeping workers for the job ahead are major challenges for the plumbing industry, and common concerns for contractors, wholesalers and engineers.
The construction industry will need to add 100,000 jobs each year through 2012, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, while also filling an additional 90,000 openings annually as retiring baby boomers and others leave the industry. But while the job market for skilled trades is booming, interest in joining the industry is a bust.