New Labor Study Charts Construction and Solar Photovoltaic Job Growth

In a new report, the Bureau of Labor Statistics is projecting that overall construction employment will be up by more than 315,000 jobs by the end of the decade.

In its projection of 10-year employment trends, the BLA is additionally forecasting an annual construction job increase of 0.4% between now and the year 2030, with laborers expected to account for the most growth, adding more than 103,000 to construction company payrolls.

Solar photovoltaic installers, currently comprising a rather small sector in construction employment, will see their ranks increased by around 6,100 new workers.

The BLS is additionally predicting that there will be openings for around 51,400 construction managers annually by 2030.

Combining all industries, the BLS is projecting that the nation’s current 153.5 million workforce will be up to 165.4 million in 2030, an increase of just under 12 million new jobs.

That growth, says the BLS report, “reflects an annual growth rate of 0.7%, which is higher than recent projections cycles, and accounts for recovery from low base-year employment for 2020 due to the Covid 19 pandemic and its associated recession.”  

The report further sees the greatest employment growth in the healthcare, personal care, and food preparation industries.

Although not in the raw numbers, but just in percentage growth, wind turbine service technicians are expected to see the greatest job growth in the next decade, with a 68.2% labor force increase; followed by nurse practitioners with a 52.2% increase; and solar photovoltaic installers, up 52.1%.

At the other end of the spectrum, the greatest employment losses are expected to be seen in the word processing profession; and among parking enforcement workers and nuclear power reactor operators.

In jobs that to many seem like a throwback to another era, telephone operators are charted for a 25.4% decline; followed by clock and watch repairers, off by 24.9%.

By Garry Boulard

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