Craft labor insights in Jacksonville
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Key Findings
As of December 3rd 2024, craft professionals in Jacksonville are:
Paid in line with the national average across most trades.
Have desired pay improvements of slightly over $2 per hour across trades.
They seem generally flexible in compensation expectations compared to the national average.
Benefits (43%) and training (29%) are significant non financial motivators for workforce engagement.
Construction-only craft Professionals are primarily employed by companies like Petticoat-Schmitt Civil Engineering, Vallencourt Construction and Phillips & Jordan.
Average assessment scores highlight an overall solid skill base across trades. Forklift operator certification is most common, with several ranks of OSHA certifications following.
Most trades report an average of 18-21 years in experience.
Data shows concentration of prior experience within specific trades, highlighting potential strengths and areas for specialized training.
Top Certifications include OSHA 10 and Forklift Operator.
Work authorization lags behind national averages (47% in Jacksonville vs. 62% national), and a significant amount of workers would rather not say if they are authorized (51%).
The workforce is predominantly male, particularly in carpentry and welding, while female representation is highest in drywall installation.
English is predominantly used (91%+), with a notable Spanish-speaking demographic primarily among electricians.
Connectivity to talent is good, recruiters would do well to use different communication methods across trades: emails, calls and SMS are all effective. However, response time and connection rates are lower than national.
OSHA 10 is held by a significant section of workers (60%-74%) .
Current craft pay in Jacksonville
Jacksonville craft professionals are typically in line with the national average. There is a slight uptick for carpenters, electricians, welders and pipefitters who receive slightly higher pay than the national average. Drywallers and pipelayers earn marginally less compared to their national counterparts.
Craft pay expectations in Jacksonville
Jacksonville laborers and welders have expressed a lower desired pay than the national average at 0.77X. Electricians and drywallers a desire for higher pay compared to their national counterparts. However, the data changes for Electricians and HEOs who indicate a strong desire for pay improvements, with values close or above the national levels.
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Craft compensation flexibility in Jacksonville
Jacksonville professionals are generally less willing to accept lower pay compared to national averages in most trades at 1.12X compared to national. However, Jacksonville and national averages are generally close, with several trades showing only a slight difference.
Non-financial compensation trends
Benefits are a top priority across all trades in Jacksonville, suggesting that job security and perks are crucial for retaining these professionals. Benefits are consistently the most significant motivation across all trades, with interest ranging from approximately 35% to 40%, with a total average across trades of 42.3%, which is higher than national.
The strong interest in training & upskilling indicates a desire for personal growth and skill advancement within their careers, particularly for laborers, concrete workers and welders.
Meet Jacksonville’s biggest employers of craft professionals
Our data reveals that Petticoat-Schmitt Civil Contractors is the most prominent employer in Jacksonville with close to 100 carpenters, electricians, concrete workers, heavy equipment operators, plumbers, welders, pipefitters and pipelayers on Skillit citing it as a past or current employer.
Skill, Experience & Certifications
Craft professionals in Jacksonville have a mixed bag of scores by trade. Carpenters, plumbers, welders, pipefitters and pipelayers show equal or higher skill assessment scores compared to the national average while electricians, laborers, concrete workers, HEOs and drywallers exhibit lower skill assessment scores than their national counterparts. The latter shows an opportunity for further training or development to align with national averages.
Work authorization
Laborers in Jacksonville have a significantly lower percentage of authorization compared to the national average at 0.75X. Electricians, HEOs, drywallers, welders, pipelayers and pipefitters show notably lower authorization rates than their national counterparts. Interestingly, the ‘would rather not say’ category is also high at 1.6X national. This is an opportunity for employers to up-skill key trades.
Gender and language
Electricians, concrete workers, drywallers and welders show a higher percentage of female representation compared to national. The average female representation across all trades is 0.98X national. A high number of trades prefer English as their primary language with an average of 91.2% across all trades.
Contactability and communication
The average connection rate in Jacksonville is slightly lower than the national average, it is likely that recruiters and professionals in Jacksonville are connecting less frequently compared to the national trend. SMS and email are the more effective communication methods in Jacksonville, potentially indicating a preference for direct interaction.
Union membership
There is a robust union presence among Electricians and HEOs in Jacksonville, with lower union membership among certain trades, such as laborers.
One-way commute distance
Most trades in Jacksonville have shorter average commute distances compared to national averages, particularly for carpenters, electricians, laborers, and welders. Addressing longer commutes may improve recruitment and retention efforts for specific crafts.
Migration
Our migration insights show that a high level of craft workers are willing to relocate to Jacksonville from nearby states, particularly those in the southeastern U.S. Recruiters can target these regions to acquire a workforce.
OSHA
OSHA 10 certification is widespread, held by a significant section of workers (66%), there is an opportunity to upskill workers in OSHA 30, 42 and 62.
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Our methodology
All data included in this report is as of August 30, 2024 and based on the anonymized data from over 20,000 Skillit member profiles located in, or interested in relocating to, Dallas and 12 months of communications between employers and craft professionals aggregated across the Skillit platform.
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