Study: Young Americans unwilling to work high-paying construction jobs
Sometimes, the stereotypes are true. No generation has faced harsher stereotypes than millennials. And while Red Alert has defended young Americans from many baseless criticisms, a new study seems to prove one millennial stereotype to be real.
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A poll from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) of young Americans ages 18-to-25 shows that almost no millennials want a career in construction — a high-paying industry. 64 percent of these millennials said they wouldn’t even consider working in construction if you paid them $100,000 or more.
74 percent of young adults know what career field they want to pursue, and of these millennials, just 3 percent want a career in construction trades. What’s more stunning is that of the 26 percent who don’t know what career they want, 63 percent of these undecided millennials said there was “no or little chance regardless of pay” that they would work in construction trades.
