Getting Started in Construction

If you want a career where you earn while you learn, work outdoors -  not in an office, and make a competitive wage, then here is your chance!

This is a great source to learn more about the heavy & highway construction industry and the many career opportunities with the union apprenticeship programs.

To get a job in the heavy & highway construction industry, you can apply through an apprenticeship program or practicing journeyman can call the apprenticeship site to see if they meet the special qualifications.

Our Contractors employ over 15,000 union craft-persons in the heavy & highway construction industry in western Pennsylvania.

Here are the types of projects our contractors build:

Highways

Bridges

Locks & Dams

Runways

Our Contractors utilize a union workforce. Learn more about each trade and employment opportunities for your future.

Click on the trade links below to learn more! 

Carpenters - Heavy & Highway Carpenters build and assemble forms for concrete structures such as bridges, retaining walls, tunnels, subways, drainage structures, hydro-electric developments, locks, dams and sewage treatment projects. 

Cement Masons - Cement Masons smooth and finish exposed concrete surfaces on projects such as sidewalks, driveways and roads. 

Laborers - Laborers are involved with most phases of the construction industry. They work with scaffolding, soil compaction, transit and level, trenching and shoring, traffic control, air tool operation and many other assigned tasks. 

Operating Engineers - Operating Engineers operate, maintain and repair heavy construction equipment, such as cranes, backhoes, loaders, scrapers and bulldozers, for use in the construction of roads, dams and bridges.

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ConstructMyFuture.com is a joint venture of AGC of America, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, and the Associated Equipment Distributors offering comprehensive information for students, parents, and educators explains about the many and varied careers in construction. It includes a searchable database of colleges, universities and trade schools that offer degrees in construction fields.