Articles Tagged with ''skilled trades''

With skilled labor in short supply, contractors are facing rising wage pressure and a new reality: keeping talent may be harder than hiring it.

Bringing veterans into the trades isn’t charity; it’s capacity building. They tend to stay longer, care deeply about their work, and invest locally. Every veteran hired strengthens not just a company but the community it serves.

This partnership ensures that the vital work that Mercy Ships is doing goes uninterrupted. 

Women make up only 2-3% of the plumbing workforce and 8% of plumbing apprentices. In construction trades, they hold 3.9% of roles like plumber or pipefitter, a 32% increase since 2016, totaling over 314,000 tradeswomen, according to the Institute of Women’s Policy Research.

The Bring Back the Trades Skills Expo will take place at the Gillette Stadium on October 25, 202

Through Jobber’s 2025 Annual Blue Collar Report campaign, up to $15,000 will be donated to fund vocational school scholarships.

The NFPA's third annual industry survey reveals the momentum of AI and new tech in the skilled trades. 

Advances in hardware and software open the door to future-proof projects, maximize resources and unlock new efficiencies. Here are three ways plumbing and mechanical contractors can use technology to get more done despite the industry’s shortage of skilled labor.