ISER faculty have published results from their study of Alaska’s construction workforce. Commissioned by the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, the report examines Alaska’s workforce in nine priority construction occupations, including laborers, carpenters, electricians, and truck drivers.
Using interviews, surveys, labor data, and public datasets, the report presents detailed industry profiles that cover job nature, wages, workforce demographics, growth projections, training availability, and recruitment challenges. The study aimed to assess current workforce characteristics, forecast growth, and explore strategies to increase participation by Alaskans and underrepresented groups such as women, people of color, and rural residents. The report outlines crosscutting strategies to grow the workforce: expanding accessible training, targeted outreach, improving job value and retention, building partnerships, offering competitive compensation, and providing support services such as travel, housing, and childcare.
Read the opportunities and outlooks of Alaska’s construction careers: https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/handle/11122/16214
