Abstract
Lack of construction workforce is one of the most predominant challenges faced by the construction industry. It is predicted that the industry will have a major shortage of skilled labor in the next decade due to the retirement of baby boomers and the lack of new talent entering the industry to replace these baby boomers. To attract young talent into the construction industry, it is critical to make them aware about the industry regarding various job functions as it relates to job satisfaction, compensation and career fulfilment. The purpose of this study is to gain insight of various construction job functions from construction employees regarding job satisfaction, compensation satisfaction, work hours per week, recommending a career in construction, fulfillment in their line of work and correlation between various factors. To achieve this, the researchers developed and distributed a five-point scale nine question survey to project managers, project executives, superintendent, field personnel and office admin employees in the state of Arizona. The study revealed that the total annual income had a positive linear relationship with job satisfaction, number of work hours per week did not have any correlation with the job satisfaction and number of years worked in the construction industry had a positive linear relationship with the total annual income.
Recommended Citation
Bonilla, Abraham; Gajjar, Dhaval; and Sullivan, Kenneth
(2019)
"Study of Various Construction Job Functions to Address Workforce Challenge,"
The Professional Constructor: Vol. 44:
No.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://open.clemson.edu/aic-journal/vol44/iss1/4
