Construction Helpers


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Construction Helpers

Construction Helpers - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

  • Plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning companies
  • Masonry, stonework, and plastering companies
  • House and office construction companies
  • Building finishing contractors

Outlook

Growth for construction helpers is expected to grow more slowly than average. Premade construction components are reducing the need for construction helpers. However, demand for more homes, schools, office buildings, and power plants to be built will create some demand for construction helpers.

Job prospects depend on growth in the trades that employ them and there may be periods of unemployment during times when construction slows, such as colder months.

This career has very high turnover. Job openings should arise as workers leave the field.

Construction Helpers (CIS 100284)

Location Employment & Growth >>>> Annual openings



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Illinois
915
Small
&
-1.2%
2.7%
>>>>
98
Very few
  Champaign Area
12
Very small
&
0.0%
1.9%
>>>>
1
Very few
  Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area
10
Very small
&
0.0%
-1.2%
>>>>
1
Very few
  Cook County
309
Small
&
-1.9%
3.0%
>>>>
33
Very few
  Decatur Area
7
Very small
&
14.3%
0.1%
>>>>
1
Very few
  DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area
61
Very small
&
0.0%
4.0%
>>>>
7
Very few
  Du Page County
122
Small
&
-1.6%
3.7%
>>>>
14
Very few
  Edwardsville Area
19
Very small
&
5.3%
4.4%
>>>>
1
Very few
  Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area
13
Very small
&
0.0%
-0.1%
>>>>
1
Very few
  Lake County
53
Very small
&
0.0%
2.6%
>>>>
5
Very few
  McHenry County
24
Very small
&
4.2%
6.1%
>>>>
2
Very few
  Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area
8
Very small
&
12.5%
0.2%
>>>>
1
Very few
  Northwest Illinois Area
11
Very small
&
9.1%
5.1%
>>>>
1
Very few
  Peoria-Bloomington Area
43
Very small
&
-2.3%
1.3%
>>>>
5
Very few
  Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area
7
Very small
&
0.0%
-1.6%
>>>>
0
None
  Rock Island-Moline Area
9
Very small
&
0.0%
1.8%
>>>>
1
Very few
  Rockford Area
26
Very small
&
-3.8%
2.4%
>>>>
3
Very few
  Springfield Area
10
Very small
&
0.0%
-0.8%
>>>>
1
Very few
  St Louis-Belleville Area
22
Very small
&
0.0%
0.2%
>>>>
2
Very few
  Will County
60
Very small
&
1.7%
5.4%
>>>>
7
Very few
United States
94,000
Medium
&
2.0%
3.1%
>>>>
9,800
Few
Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.