Craft labor insights in Tampa
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Key Findings
As of December 26th 2024, craft professionals in Tampa:
Are paid 1.02X higher than the national average. Consequently, their desired pay improvement is .88X lower than national.
Their willingness to accept lower pay is 1.10X higher than national (23.84% versus 21.71%).
This data is very similar to Orlando’s indicating similarities within the two markets.
Desired pay is in line with national data, at 1.01X national, and electricians and welders are the trades that seek higher hourly pay ($3.74 and $3.89) respectively.
Benefits are the primary non-financial motivator at 42.3%, 1.12X compared to national data. This is followed by training and upskilling (28.8%) with women-friendly environments lagging behind at 9%.
Major construction specific employers include Emcor Viox Services, Burgess Civil, Phillops & Jordan, Inc. amongst others.
Carpenters and concrete workers all rank higher in skills assessments relative to other trades, and surpass national averages, while pipelayers lag behind.
Average years of experience in Tampa is 1.07X higher than national averages and stands at 18.68 on average years across all trades.
Forklift operator and OSHA 10 are the most common certifications, followed by First Aid.
The proportion of individuals authorized to work in Tampa is in line with national averages, at 0.96X and the ‘would rather not say’ category is on the lower side of the state at 38%.
The percentage of men in the trades is in line with national, and is significant.
English is the preferred language, and preference for this language is in line with national data. Recruiters should note that this finding stands in contrast with other markets such as Orlando and Miami.
While connection rates are lower in Tampa, connection speed is higher at 1.04X national and the preferred method of communication is SMS.
Tampa craft professionals have a 3.02X longer commute than national peers, with an average of 34.81 miles compared to 12 miles nationally.
Migration to Tampa can be primarily from Florida, followed by Georgia, and with Texas being an origin state as well.
OSHA 30 and 62 certifications in Tampa are higher than national levels with OSHA 62 being 1.13X larger, which indicates specialization.
Current craft pay in Tampa
The hourly pay in Tampa is generally comparable to the national average across most trades. Therefore, there isn't a consistent pattern of Tampa having significantly higher or lower pay than the national average.
Craft pay expectations in Tampa
Desired hourly pay varies across different trades and seems to be in line with national data. Electricians and welders in Tampa show the highest desired hourly pay improvement, and stand out from the rest of the trades.
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Craft compensation flexibility in Tampa
Overall, craft professionals in Tampa are on average 1.10X more willing to accept lower pay than national counterparts. Willingness to accept lower pay varies across trades with laborers and concrete workers willing to take the biggest cuts at $0.25 and $0.23 per hour.
Non-financial compensation trends
Benefits in Tampa consistently rank as one of the most important non-financial motivators across all trades (42%), although its relative importance fluctuates slightly between trades. Another important non-financial motivator is training and upskilling (28%). The importance of a women friendly environment shows relatively lower ranking compared to the other three motivators across all trades.
Meet Tampa’s biggest employers of craft professionals
Our data reveals that https EMCOR Facilities Services is one of the most prominent employers in Tampa with over 70 concrete workers, electricians, carpenters, general laborers, heavy equipment operators, drywallers, plumbers, welders, pipefitters and pipelayers on Skillit citing it as a past or current employer.
Skill, Experience & Certifications
In Tampa, laborers show a high percentage of skills overlap with other trades, indicating that many individuals with laborer experience also have experience in HEO, drywalling, and plumbing. Interestingly, HEOs also trend towards being the most specialized trades. Carpenters and drywallers also show some overlap with each other and with laborers. This might indicate that these workers sometimes acquire skills or experience in related trades. Average years of experience are higher than national slightly at 1.07X or 18.68 average across all trades.
Work authorization
In Tampa, some professions such as electricians and laborers have a higher rate of authorization compared to national averages, while others like plumbers and welders show a lower rate. Carpenters are at 60% in Tampa vs. 57% nationally, laborers are at 68% in Tampa, slightly higher than the national average of 57%. On the flip side, plumbers are 58% in Tampa, lower than the national average of 61% and welders are 56% in Tampa, less than the national average of 62%.
Gender and language
Percentages of female craft professionals in Tampa are generally on par with, or lower than national averages for most trades. However, electricians and carpenters show a higher representation in Tampa compared to the national figures. Electricians have 7.0% female craft professionals in Tampa, slightly above the national average of 6.8%. Carpenters are at 7.7% in Tampa versus 6.2% nationally. In terms of preferred languages Tampa is generally on par with or slightly higher than national averages for Spanish as a preferred language. Trades that show a higher preference for Spanish are carpenters, electricians, and laborers.
Contactability and communication
While connection rates are lower in Tampa, connection speed is higher at 1.04X national, and the preferred method of communication is SMS. Therefore, recruiters can think of how to integrate SMS into their outreach platforms to increase connection rates.
Union membership
Union membership in Tampa is on average, in line with national data at precisely .99X compared to national. However, electricians show a lower union membership rate at 10.4% compared to 16.67% nationwide.
One-way commute distance
Local one-way commute in Tampa stands at 36 miles on average across all trades vis a vis 12 miles national.
Migration
The majority of professionals willing to relocate to Tampa are from within Florida (67.3%), followed by Georgia (14.2%) and Texas (10%). The willingness to relocate to Tampa varies by trade, with heavy equipment operators showing the highest percentage at 52%, while pipefitters show the lowest willingness at 33%.
OSHA
Tampa shows higher OSHA 10 certification shares for carpenters, laborers, plumbers, and welders, while electricians, concrete workers, and drywallers have lower percentages compared to national averages. There are a considerable number of laborers (11.6%) and HEOs (10.2%) with OSHA 40 and finally carpenters (3.6%), HEOs (6.0%) and pipelayers (5.8%) all show higher levels than national for OSHA 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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