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new White P25 is a work readiness
publication focused on
Industry Profiles How to Build a SKATEPARK P8 introducing readers to the
construction trades. While
Finishing Trades P27
there are other sectors
Sheet Metal P29
A Summer You Gotta Hear About P11 one could consider, the
construction industry offers
Masons P31 a unique education and
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Ironworkers P33 apprenticeship – structured

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and state-programs that
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Learn + Earn + Love As you look through our
your JOB! P36
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mind – this isn’t your
Advertisers “dirty jobs” industry, but
About the cover rather an industry that is
Index P44 Special thanks to the participants of this year’s SummerWorks technologically advanced,
program and the Pacific Northwest Carpenters Institute (PNCI) with countless entry points
Reader Survey for taking time to pose for our front cover this issue.
for training and employment
Enter to Win P45 Top: Mike Enns. Row 3: Yamilet Rendon-Hernandez, Mayra Contreras,
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 INTRODUCTION | FROM THE PUBLISHER FALL 2019 · VOLUME 23 · ISSUE 2

WELCOME!
buildingfuturesmag.com

to this fall’s issue of

PUBLISHER
Denise Rothwell

Building FUTURES
CONSULTANT
Tom Goodhue, Executive Director of the OBC
EDITORS

MAGAZINE Ben Ikenson, Corodon Fuller

GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Tanya Mutton, SidekickCreations.com
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Lynn Howlett Photography (Cover)
CONTRIBUTION WRITERS

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Josh Zolin, CEO., Windy City Equipment Services
David Wilson, PH.D., The Harver Company
ront-and-center this I don’t know about you,
ADVERTISING/EDITORIAL INQUIRIES
issue is National but the construction industry
[email protected]
Apprenticeship had a busy summer. As with
Week (NAW) from every summer, numerous OREGON BUILDING CONGRESS
November 11th trades sponsored construction Tom Goodhue, Executive Director
to 15th. Now in its fifth year, camps for students, ranging 9450 SW Commerce Circle, Suite 101
NAW is a weeklong national from basic career awareness to Wilsonville, OR 97070
celebration bringing together licensed pre-apprenticeships. 503-685-8313|[email protected]
businesses, communities, and To learn more about these
educators to showcase their amazing programs, we followed SHAPING THE FUTURE
apprenticeship programs. a few and talked to attendees OF CONSTRUCTION
WITH NEW IDEAS,
It’s a great opportunity for to find out what they learned. RESOURCES,
career-seekers (like you) to One construction camp we AND CAREER
get valuable information and followed gave 11 high school OPPORTUNITIES
to participate in events, tours, juniors on-the-job experience
and learning opportunities to alongside some of the biggest Building Futures magazine is a product of the
familiarize yourself with the contractors in the state working Oregon Building Congress and is published bi-
trades. You can start your on everything from their own annually by PNWSM-Media. To subscribe, visit
buildingfuturesmag.com.
journey on page 6, where we’ve schools to the Oregon Zoo! The
mapped out a “Construction summer changed their lives, ©2019 Oregon Building Congress. All rights
reserved. Contents of this magazine may not be
Career Path” for you. It includes and we hope it will inspire you reproduced, transmitted, or distributed in any form,
suggestions to help you start to take on a similar challenge. in whole or in part, without prior permission of the
thinking about which path you New in this issue is our publisher. Mention of any product, or opinions
might want to take and how to “Industry Profiles.” Here expressed by bylined articles, do not constitute
the endorsements or opinions of the magazine.
get there. Take a look. you’ll find more insight into Information obtained by Building Futures magazine
Next, have you ever individual trades, and on is from sources believed to be reliable. However,
wondered about what it pages 36-43, an expanded while every effort is made to ensure the accuracy
takes to build a skatepark? list of pre-apprenticeship of the information contained herein, Building
Futures magazine is not responsible for errors or
These gathering places are and apprenticeship training omissions, or the results obtained from the use
the product of a lot of labor programs around the state. of such information. Building Futures magazine
and expertise that might Building Futures magazine assumes no responsibility for unsolicited materials
be invisible at first. It takes is your magazine. Take the time and reserves the right to reject any editorial and
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 BUZZWORTHY
Winning Plumbers and Steamfitters!
The Plumbers and Steamfitters, UA290
apprenticeship held their annual apprenticeship
contest April 6-7. Apprentices used their learned
Did you enter to win? skills to complete projects held in four disciplines —
Building Futures presented 3 plumbing, pipefitting, HVACR, and welding.
lucky winners of the “Spring
This year’s winners were:
Issues Survey Monkey
Readership contest” with Chaz Ehlers, Plumber
$100 each! Richard Eisenbeisz, Steamfitter
Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 1 Kurt Beagley, HVAC/R
“I’m really appreciative that participated in this year’s Western States Cody Halme, Welder
I was chosen as the winner. Apprenticeship Contest held in Honolulu. Hawaii on
Building Futures is a great June 22, 2019. Competing against 10 other states,
magazine that I enjoyed Local 1apprentice winners were:
reading and helps educate
young people about the 1st Place: Kristoffer Erickson, PCC (Pointer Caulker
trades.” Cleaners)
— Dominic Church 2nd Place: Juan Arroyo, Brick Work
1. Josh Sowell
2. Andrea Johnston
3. Dominic Church

Portland WorkForce Alliance Annual

Youth Careers Expo
Bringing together more than 7,000 students and 70
high schools across Oregon and SW Washington,
$54,000 in scholarships awarded this annual show connects employers with students
and provides hands-on learning, demonstrations,
Portland, OR – The This year’s winners mock interviews, career workshops, and a chance to
Schweiger Memorial were:
Scholarship Fund and Travis Waggener talk to employers and colleges.
Roofing Competition Advanced American Franklyn Correa
Construction (AAC) of Kristian Hellberg
Livermore, California hosted Portland recognized Grace Ray
the 9th Annual West Coast 11 students for Ian Birrell
Roofers Apprenticeship their remarkable Vlad Slivkov
Competition. The competition academic and personal Brett Meador
achievements and Kacy Childress
included 30 apprentices who demonstrated desire Nathaniel Koenig
displayed their skills in multiple to pursue a career in Farren Linne
roofing systems that included construction.
Waterproofing, Heat Welding,
Shingles, Torch Down, Coatings
AGC Summer Oregon Tradeswomen’s Annual Career Fair
Externship
and Tool Identification. Go Inspiring the next generation of tradeswomen
to YouTube, 2019 Roofers Educators from around to pursue apprenticeship and careers in the
Oregon and SW construction industry, this
Apprentice Competition, to see
Washington visited experiential event provided
more on the event. multiple construction participants an opportunity to
Congratulations businesses, learn skills during hands-on
apprenticeship training programs, and jobsites
Winners! during a 2-week program to better understand
workshops, try out tools and
1st Snuffy Jones ($500) equipment used in construction,
the skills and competencies needed to perform talk with experienced
2nd Froylan Vasquez ($250) construction-related occupations in the skilled tradespeople, and more! ■
3rd Juan Cerritos ($150) trades. Ask your teacher what they learned!

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 CONSTRUCTION
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Apprenticeship

Middle High
School Community or Entry
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or Technical Level
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Technical College
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University Assistant Project

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Welcome to the Fall issue of

Building Futures Magazine
⊲⊲To readers considering
careers in the trades, we As we approach National Apprenticeship Week this November 11th through
17th, it’s a perfect time to participate in the many statewide training programs,
are delighted to provide what tours, and events advertised in the spring issue of Building Futures Magazine.
we believe is an invaluable It’s also the perfect time to evaluate the benefits of trade apprenticeships,
resource in Building Futures which are appealing to a wider and wider segment of the population – and for
good reason.
magazine. In this issue you will
find opportunities to explore
Consider the following statistics:
training and apprenticeships
●● The average cost of a Bachelor’s degree is over $127,000. The
in the construction trade –
average trade school degree only costs $33,000. On average, a
programs that will equip you trade school degree saves you $94,000 compared to a Bachelor’s
with the knowledge and skills degree, and you earn your degree while you are getting paid.
you need to build a successful ●● The average 20-year net income for apprenticeship students is
$441,330 more than the 20-year average for Bachelor’s degree
career in construction. recipients.
Before you invest time and
There are many other reasons why more young people are foregoing
money in a college education college and opting to learn trades, including the fact that apprentices develop
or apprenticeship training, ask lifelong skills that translate directly into career experience.
If you’re reading this magazine, chances are you’re already leaning
yourself: what kind of work do toward a career in the trades. That, in itself, is exciting. There are a lot of
I want to do – not just now, but great opportunities out there, and we hope Building Futures Magazine helps
what will feel like a career and point you in the right direction.
provide me job satisfaction and
financial security?

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 Next, look at where you might want to work. This is very
important. There are so many different types of companies,
As we approach National Apprenticeship specialties, and even work cultures to consider. Learning
Week this November 11th through 15th, about these companies will help you consider the various
it’s a perfect time to participate in the types of work done in construction and the skills required to
many statewide training programs, perform that work.
We have a number of outstanding companies advertising
tours, and events. in this issue. These companies care about you and your
success. Feel free to contact them to learn more about who
they are.

Some questions you might ask are:

●● What kind of work do you specialize in, and why?
●● What do you love about the work, and what do
you wish was different?
●● Who are your employees or the types of people
Senior CEO, you hire?
Management Executive, Owner ●● What kind of training and experience do you
look for?
●● How would you describe your company’s culture?
●● If I were to aspire to come and work for you, what
kind of advice would you have for me?

Start by writing a resume Now it’s time for some research

A resume is a good way to assess yourself, by looking Before you apply to a training program,
at your interests and any work experience you may have. do some research. You can find a list of
What does it tell you about yourself? training programs in our resource section on
If you have decided to pursue training or employment pages 36-43 of this issue. Take time to learn
in the construction trades, you’ll want to make sure as much as you can about the programs
your resume reflects activities that demonstrate related and their requirements. Then, feel free to
experience such as: contact them.

●● Ask for the training director when

●● Construction-Related Volunteering. Volunteering you call.
shows commitment to your community and the
ability to work alongside others with tools. It’s a ●● Introduce yourself and tell them the
reason for your call – that you are
great way to build the “hands-on” section of your
considering a career in construction.
resume if you lack trade-related experience.
●● Have a list of prepared questions
●● Industry-Related Classes. List any industry- on hand, such as asking for
related classes you might have taken. These will more detail about their programs,
demonstrate your investment and motivation to instructors, and career pathways
learn more about the trades. once training is completed.
●● Interests and Hobbies. Don’t just list them. If you ●● You might ask if it’s possible to
can, provide photos of any building and repairing meet with program representatives
projects you have done. Show your experience or take a tour of training facilities.
using hand and power tools and other trade-related ●● Ask if you can speak with one of
skills such as problem solving, measurement, and their trainees or a contractor they
planning. work with.
●● Letters of Recommendation. Provide any letters
of recommendation that will speak to your work
ethic, attitude, and physical and mechanical ability.

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 Building Bowls,
FEATURE

Half-Pi pes &

Ver ti cal R amps
Skateparks Require Many Skilled Trades
Skate parks are community gathering
places where skateboarders can hone their
chops practicing ollies, kick-flips, grinds,
and other moves. But building the parks
themselves requires its own set of technical
expertise, from initial architectural design and
landscaping, to plumbing, metal fabrication, and
concrete work.
“Concrete skatepark building is an incredibly
specialized trade,” explains Catherine Coulon,
longtime skateboarder and co-founder of
Evergreen Skateparks, a Portland-based
company of about 20 employees that has built
dozens of parks across the globe – and locally.
Windells, for example, is a 40,000 square foot
“concrete jungle” that sprawls through the
woods on the campus of Windells Snowboard
STEPS TO BUILD A SKATEPARK Camp on Mt. Hood. “The design, shaping,
placement, and finishing all require precise

1
Develop a conceptual design for architect to alignment and craftsmanship in order for the
create construction documents and specifications, park to work functionally. To reach the higher
drainage plans, and CAD files.
echelon of a world-class skatepark, the
builders must have the keen eye that only
a skateboarder combined with a craftsman
can achieve.”

2
Excavate and clear site; install
plumbing pipes and drainage
system. 3 Compact the dirt to create the
skate-able shapes out of earth.

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4 Set preliminary forms and steel
coping.
5 Shortcrete is sprayed through a
hose at a high velocity.

6 Float and hand-trowel concrete.

7 Clean, caulk, paint and detail
work.

TRADES INVOLVED
1. 3D designer and architect.
2. Heavy equipment operator
(excavator, skid steer, roller,
backhoe) and underground
plumber.
3. Laborer.
4. Steel fabricator.

8 Skate
(Quality control!)
5. Welder.
6. Concrete mason. P

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 FEATURE | SUMMER INTERNSHIP

WHAT A

SUMMER!
Working on some of the city’s biggest construction sites,
students from area high schools remodeled schools, hospitals,
Camp Participants
Gavin Lund,
zoo exhibits, and more. Here’s what they had to say:
Barlow High School
Anderson Construction
CARPENTERS SUMMER CAMP
FFAs Daniel Ruiz-Romero of working with Fortis Construction Logan Masoupmanah,
Barlow High School
completed his junior year in high on a major renovation of Gresham
Anderson Construction
school, he applied for a spot at the High School – his own school! When
Carpenters Summer Camp. Along asked what he thought he’d enjoy
with and 10 other Portland-area high most, he answered, “Destroying Daniel Ruiz-Romero,
the other half of my high school. (I Gresham High School
school students, he was accepted and Fortis Construction
started an eight-week paid internship love destruction!) And of course,
program sponsored by the Pacific working to help rebuild my school.”
Northwest Carpenters Institute and the Most students agreed that the first Henry Kirkpatrick,
week was the hardest. The day Benson High School
Pacific Northwest Regional Council Fred Shearer & Sons
of Carpenters. Working at job sites started early with students waking
around the city under the direction up at 5 a.m. and making sure they
of some of the region’s were “geared up” and Wyatt Hulse,
leading contractors, Sheridan High School
Asked to share something ready to go with their The Harver Company
the students earned a about construction that work boots, safety gear,
wage while receiving people may not know, and a packed lunch. After
instruction in workplace Joshua Webb replied, that came getting to the Damian Woodruff,
safety, occupational safety Banks High School
“Construction is just a jobsite on time for the
and health, ergonomics, Howard S. Wright,
bunch of people working morning stretch with the a Balfour Beatty company
handling materials for together toward a goal. construction team and a
construction, use of They may argue and be a reminder for everyone to Hayden Soltvedt,
common hand tools little rough but at the end stay safe! Grant High School
in the trade, and basic of the day, on every site I Lease Crutcher Lewis
We asked the students
first aid and CPR. They never saw someone not what other challenges
also got the chance to help someone else.” they encountered over the David Chappell, Jr.,
study the fundamentals summer. Joshua Webb, Roosevelt High School
of blueprint reading and Perlo Construction
a student at Reynolds
applied mathematics for carpentry,
Learning Academy who worked on
and to learn the importance of good Austin Drury,
communication skills and work ethic. a job site for Van Lom Construction,
said, “My biggest challenge was Milwaukie High School
Before they headed out to the Skanska Construction
jobsites, students were supplied tool accepting that once you’re there,
bags, basic hand tools, boots, hard you’re treated like an adult. If anything
hats, and safety glasses. Geared though, they’re glad to see some of Dinah Sosa-Martinez,
our generation considering a career Benson High School
up, students were each assigned Skanska Construction
a contractor to shadow on projects in trades and in the end I really
ranging from renovating schools, enjoyed the experience. The program
hospitals, commercial buildings, and really opens your eyes to the career Joshua Webb,
parking structures to rehabbing exhibits opportunities in construction, and it Reynolds Learning Academy
at the Oregon Zoo. taught me to be safe, responsible, and Van Lom Concrete
Daniel’s assignment provided to work harder than I ever have before.”
him a rare and exciting opportunity Continued on Page 13

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Continued from Page 11 FEATURE | SUMMER INTERNSHIP

◂◂Logan Masoumpanah, student at

Barlow High School on the Bremik matter of weeks – very satisfying work.
jobsite Joshua Webb: I liked being in the field and
actually seeing the inside view of what it’s
Dinah Sosa-Martinez: It like to work in construction. Not only did
made it easy to go back to I learn a lot about carpentry this summer,
work knowing I was going I was exposed to all types of trades and
to enjoy what I was doing. learned about their experiences also.
Not only that but I really
appreciated how safety was
Q: WHAT CHALLENGES DID
a main concern for Skanska.
YOU FACE AND HOW DID YOU
I also enjoyed the schedule
OVERCOME THEM?
itself. I found that I was at Dinah Sosa-Martinez: I had to get used to
home at a reasonable time, waking up at 5:00 am and trying to do as
and could really separate my well as possible until 3:00 pm. But toward
Proud of what they had the end of the second week, I started to
personal life and work.
accomplished by summer’s end, get used to the physical labor and I began
David Chappell: I was treated just like one
almost all of the camp participants to really enjoy it.
of the other guys and everyone was even a
said they were interested in Gavin Lund: Before this experience, I had
little sad to see me go at the end.
pursuing apprenticeships and jobs never set foot on a job site, or had any
Gavin Lund: Everyone was willing to
in construction. Why? We had to ask: teach and make sure I understood how construction experience outside of shop
Q: WHAT DID YOU ENJOY ABOUT to do what we were doing and why we classes at school. As you can imagine, it
THE PROGRAM? were doing it, which helped a lot. Also, I was pretty overwhelming during my first
Damian Woodruff: I enjoyed the wasn’t expecting to like concrete work as week. I didn’t know the names of a lot of
experience because I got to see how well much as I did, but it turned out to be really the tools. I didn’t know where anything was
carpenters and the other trades all work interesting and fun. The whole process and I didn’t know who anyone was. But
together and around each other to finish of how these structures are built from the the people I worked with were the reason I
the project. I could also see how well these ground up was really cool to watch. was able to overcome that. They all helped
people bond over time and communicate Henry Kirkpatrick: My favorite part was me get settled in and after about a week, it
with each other. seeing an empty floor turn into rooms in a didn’t feel so foreign.
Continued on Page 15

SPONSOR PNCI’s Carpenters Camp would not be possible without the support of many local construction
firms who employed the students through the eight-week program. Here’s what they had to say
SUPPORT about the program:

“We’ve had the chance “The foreman of the “What makes this “Our student had “Hayden Solvedt was an
to see firsthand the project that our student program special is a good work ethic, asset to my crew and a
positive impacts that worked on this year is that it allows students willingness to accept pleasure to work with. I’ll
these fulltime paid a Construction Camp to be out in the field challenges, and was a miss his work ethic and
internships can make in graduate from 10 years collaborating with great example of what hope he returns after he
the lives of high school ago. It’s exciting to see our team of trained we’d like to see in future graduates high school.”
students. We’re proud to him have the opportunity professionals on generation carpenters. – Chad Holtz,
be helping them and the to mentor a new camp an active project. We look forward to Lease Crutcher Lewis
industry by encouraging participant, and show We appreciate the seeing him in the trade
the next generation him where a career opportunity to bring after his schooling.”
of construction in the trades can take more individuals into – Kris Banta,
professionals.” him.” the industry and look Howard S. Wright,
– Jim Kilpatrick, – John Park, forward to helping a Balfour Beatty company
Fortis Construction Fred Shearer & Sons build new careers in
construction.”
– Devin Kooperman,
Perlo Construction

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Continued from Page 13 FEATURE | SUMMER INTERNSHIP

Hayden Soltvedt: There were a lot of

challenges I faced as I was completely new
and clueless to practically everything in the
trade. Probably the most helpful thing was
asking questions to learn new things and
get clarification.
Q: WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU
GIVE TO ANOTHER STUDENT
CONSIDERING THE PROGRAM?
Joshua Webb: Do it. I went into this
program unaware of the opportunities it
has opened for me. I met amazing people
and learned so much. My mentor has
been the greatest help into seeing the real
construction world and teaching me more
than someone who wasn’t actually there
could. Not only did I meet people, I will have
SKANSA morning stretch
a contact at Van Lom in case I want to go
work for them after high school.
David Chappell: Treat it as a once-in-
PNCI’s Construction Camp summer internship program
a-lifetime opportunity. Very few students
is one of several opportunities available to high school students
throughout the state get accepted so if you
and recent graduates to learn more about careers in the
don’t want to be there, you’re taking up
construction industry – a path to meaningful work, high-level
space for someone else who might have
skills, job security, great wages and benefits, shared experiences,
wanted it more than you.
and other advantages. For more information and to see current
Gavin Lund: Make as many connections
opportunities, go to www.pnci.org.
as possible and save everyone’s phone
number because these are the people who
can help get you into an apprenticeship
program when the time comes.
Daniel Ruiz-Ramirez: Do it because you
will have fun and you will experience a
badass job!
Continued on Page 16

Hayden Soltvedt, from Grant High School and Wyatt Hulse, student at Sheriden High
his supervisor, Phil Kreiger with Lease Crutcher
School on the Harver Company jobsite
Lewis at the Oregon Zoo

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FEATURE | SUMMER INTERNSHIP

Continued from Page 15

WE THINK THAT HENRY

KIRKPATRICK SUMMED
IT UP BEST:

Everyone I have talked about

my experience with has been
proud of me, since most people
my age are either wasting their
days doing nothing or just
working fast food. People are
still telling me that I should
go to college, but that is just
not what I want to do right
now. I don’t want to get in debt
and take 4+ years while not
making money, when I could
start working right out of high
school making $23 an HOUR.

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on any task asked of professional, and will that Skanska had the culture. He had a great diversity of carpentry
him. It was great to have be a great addition opportunity to show attitude and was always tasks including concrete
him on board. This is to the construction both of them what great fun to be around – we formwork, placing and
a great opportunity for industry. We are looking possibilities our industry enjoyed having him work finishing concrete, rough
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CONSTRUCTING HOPE CAMP
Instructor Charlene Getchell of the
FFConstructing Hope, a pre- Carpenters Institute led the first section,
introducing participants to safety and
apprenticeship summer camp geared tool identification. As the three-week
toward low-income and minority, session progressed, the kids put their new
knowledge into practice, first by building
at-risk youth aged 15 to 19, lets individual wood flower pots. Eventually,
participants explore pathways to divided into two large groups with
designated crew leaders, they competed
sustainable, rewarding careers in the for bragging rights in constructing a
skilled trades. playhouse-style tiny home. Students also
got tours of training facilities such as IBEW
Local 48 (the local electricians union),
Laborers Local 737, and the Metro Central
Waste Management Facility.
Last summer, the program conducted
a five-week camp introducing students
to carpentry and related skills including The second section of camp was a
weeklong introduction to green building
construction math – important to calculate, practices. It included discussions on
say, how many linear feet of lumber you weatherization, the shortcomings of
standard construction, climate change,
need for a project. Through classroom
and the importance of energy efficiency.
discussions and field trips to active job Students learned about job opportunities
sites in both urban and wildlife settings, in the green energy sector, and spent a
day volunteering to help weatherize the
camp participants learned about many homes of local senior citizens
aspects of the trades, including “green
jobs” and the green building sector. ■

The third and final section of the camp involved a

variety of field trips. Students got to visit and explore
the Pixar exhibit at OMSI, where they learned about the
engineering and math involved in animation. They visited
architectural sites in Portland and spent a day at Zenger
Farms, where they learned about the interrelationships
between food production, nutrition, and community –
as well as the importance of the earth to indigenous
populations. On their last day of camp, students learned
about money management strategies to prepare for the
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Continued from Page 17

CAPERNTERS SUMMERWORKS CAMP

FFThis past summer, in collaboration
with Worksystems SummerWorks
program, the Pacific Northwest
Carpenters Institute provided a three- WHAT THEY HAD “It was the best option to get some
experience and get my foot in the door,
week, 100-hour state-approved
pre-apprenticeship program to 12 TO SAY! as it were.”
participants aged 18-24. The program – Alexis “Lexi” Tallman
is geared to people who are interested
in the construction trades, who see “I wasn’t just trying to look for a job. I
themselves as practical problem- was looking for a career. And because “I’ve been in the trades for years but
solvers, who care about craftsmanship, we will be doing very different work, by went nowhere; this was my best shot at
and who like to work with their hands, the end I feel that I will have a better getting into the GC apprenticeship.”
use tools, and make things. idea of what trade to go into.” – Michael Enns, age 24
This year’s participants got an – Hernandez Cruz, age 18
introduction to jobsite safety, blueprint
reading, construction measurement, “I was curious about the world of trades “I always wanted to follow construction
power tools, construction industry culture, and carpentry really stood out the since I was little, and building houses
and the trained carpenters’ place in most. A free, three-week course before has been a dream of mine.”
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them why they decided to participate.

THE PROGRAM IS GEARED TO

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IN THE CONSTRUCTION TRADES,
WHO SEE THEMSELVES
AS PRACTICAL PROBLEM-
SOLVERS, WHO CARE ABOUT
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TO WORK WITH THEIR HANDS,
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is that it builds the knowledge
and skills participants will need
to submit a strong application
to an apprenticeship program.
Successful participants will
have more confidence in their
apprenticeship application and
interviewing process – and a
stronger foundation for their
future success. ■

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THE
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⊲⊲Nobody can foretell the future, but what if
you could plan for a career path that offered you
freedom to use your strengths creatively, a sense
of community, and ways to make a meaningful
difference in the world, while making good wages
from the start? Can the trades provide clear pathways
to these values? The Harver Company, a walls and
ceilings union subcontractor in Portland, Oregon, is
working to do exactly that. They are endeavoring
to change the culture of construction while creating
compelling opportunities for people to enter the
trades. Concentrating not just on the job, but on the
people who make up their team, they are building
a workplace where people want to work. Giving
opportunities for people to get in while they’re young,
emphasizing safety, innovation, education, and being
driven by mission, they are one of the companies
forging the way ahead.

“I like the work and that I

already have a relationship
with a company as I look
towards starting my
apprenticeship.”
Construction companies continue to struggle to
fill craft positions so it’s important to build skills in
young people. Junior and senior high school students
and young adults have opportunities to spend
their summers experiencing the trades through the
Pacific Northwest Carpenter Institute’s summer camp
program as well as through summer jobs for young
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“The good wages available even when just starting,
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 The commercial subcontractor of choice
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debt to get into a career, were big factors,”
said one of Harver’s summer employees,
a college student looking at her future
prospects. Another young woman, a
recent high school graduate, commented,
“I like the work and that I already have
a relationship with a company as I look
towards starting my apprenticeship.”
All of us of any age work best
when we serve in a culture of safety—
physical safety, yes, but also safety to
be ourselves, to be creative, to make
mistakes and learn from them. So, from
the office to the jobsite, Harver is training
its team to show that every person of
any age or background is valued and
has an important role to play, by using
team-building activities and modeling
best practices. When people feel safe,
they also feel free to innovate. Our
world has challenges and problems regular assessments to see how well
that require innovation, so those with these activities are moving towards the
creative skills from science, technology, mission, which brings us full-circle.
engineering, mathematics, and yes, the If you ask Art and Kevin what they
arts have a place in construction! It’s want for the company, they’ll say they
not just about materials and hand tools. want to lead the industry, to build the
Construction is incorporating the latest well-being of every person on their team
tech, like 3-D printing, augmented reality, and of their local community, and for
building information modeling, and use every person to know they are a part
of drones. The owners of The Harver of something bigger than themselves,
Company, Kevin Hula and Art Cortez are part of a family. Why do they think more
encouraging their team to think outside people will want to pursue a career here?
the box, to ask what ideas are out there Because they know that what they’re
and how their team can maximize its doing is more than construction. It is the
potential as an industry leader. hard work of leadership and culture-
Like any other field, success here building. As Daniel Coyle has expressed
requires a commitment to lifelong it, being driven by purpose is “not as
learning. Nobody knows it all so simple as carving a mission statement
An exceptionally skilled community of education and training are crucial. in granite… It’s a never-ending process
craftworkers on the leading edge of Thus, Harver has created an in-house of trying, failing, reflecting and above all
construction technology and innovation. school (The Harver Academy) offering learning. High-purpose environments
a full range of interactive classes, don’t descend on groups from on
mentorship, coaching sessions, and high; they are dug out of the ground,
harverco.com meetings, to supplement apprenticeship over and over, as a group navigates its
programs. All of this is supported by problems together and evolves…” ■

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 DEPARTMENT | CAREERS

BLUE is the new

WHITE
By Josh Zolin

⊲⊲I sat in the guidance counselor’s my degree-toting peers had between

office for what was probably the seventh 30 and 100k in student loan debt and
time in three months, listening to this well- were making 40k per year at best. They
intentioned man tell me that if I wanted to would be paying back those loans for
maximize my success, I needed to go to the next 10 to 20 years! Consider this:
college. All I could think was, “What the The average college budget for one
heck does this guy know about success?” academic year is $25,290. That’s $101,160
⊲Josh was a Hollywood stuntman before
After all, he knew nothing about me spent over four years. The average salary going to work in the trenches
personally. All he knew was that he was for an apprentice is $31,200. Even at
responsible for guiding kids toward the national average of a three percent
promising futures, and, like so many other increase every year (much less than in the
We hear a lot about how much
responsible adults, he thought the only skilled trades), you would have been paid money can be made in the
way to accomplish that was to get them $130,529 after four years. Meanwhile, skilled trades, but there are
to college. I was already pulling in six figures, and countless personal benefits, too.
In high school, I couldn’t go an hour on my way to running a multimillion- One of the most rewarding is
without someone asking me how my dollar company. I had found my version the opportunity to help people.
grades were, what I scored on my ACTs, of success completely by accident and In fact, in a recent anonymous
and where I was planning on going without a college education. survey, when I asked my techs
to school. You can imagine the looks That’s why I wrote Blue is the New what motivated them besides
when I told them I had a 3.6 GPA and White: The Best Path to Success No One money, the most common
scored a 26 on my ACTs, but had ZERO Told You About – Until Now. To shatter answer was helping people.
intention of going to college. Not that the stigma of the “college = success”
I have anything against college. I just
They simply love getting to
mentality and to let young people see a customer’s face after
knew my efforts (and dollars) could be know that they have options to achieve
better spent doing something else. As solving a problem and saving
success, including through careers in
it turned out, briefly, that “something the day. When somebody
the skilled trades. The book teaches
else” was being lit on fire and thrown says, “Thank you! Thank you a
people to look past the grease stains,
from five-story buildings as a Hollywood uniforms, and hardhats to understand
thousand times!” you can feel
stuntman. Before long, I left the Golden the truth behind the trades. This is an good about what you do. That’s
State to go work turning wrenches in the industry with unlimited possibilities, enough satisfaction in and of
trenches as a food service equipment positions, and benefits. It supports itself, knowing that you earned
technician at my dad’s company. fundamental values like helping people, someone’s trust and changed
work ethics, and self-esteem. Not to their entire perception of what
“At first it was hard. Then it got mention the pay in most trades blows you do—and all in an hour’s
harder. But eventually I found myself away that of a college graduate. work.
proud to be learning new skills, helping So, if you’re in high school and, like
people solve problems, and building so many, unsure of what you want to do Josh Zolin is the author of Blue is the
what would eventually become a for the rest of your life, at least know your New White: The Best Path to Success
wildly successful company.” options. College will always be there if No One Told You About – Until Now
you decide you need it. But if you have and the CEO of Windy City Equipment
Services, a restaurant equipment
I was 28 when I took over as CEO, doubts, roll up your sleeves and dig into repair and HVAC company.
and, you know what I realized? All of a trade. ■

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 “A QUALITY FLOOR
COVERING JOB CREATES INDUSTRY FINISHING
A QUALITY ENVIRONMENT.
AFTER THE JOB IS FINISHED,
PROFILE TRADES
THE FLOOR COVERING

FINISHING
IS A DAILY REMINDER OF
THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR
WORK.”

JOB
— Cam Crenshaw, Floor Factors

THE
IMPORTANT QUALITIES FOR
FINISHING TRADES PAINT, WINDOWS, FLOORS & WALLS,
●● Skills required for all of the WE DO IT ALL!
finishing trades include manual
dexterity, eye-hand coordination,
and physical fitness.
●● For both glaziers and floor finishers, The median salary
an ability to read blueprints and solve in 2018 for:
arithmetic problems quickly and
accurately is also is required.
●● Glaziers and painters should be
unafraid of heights and possess a

Floor Covering
good sense of balance as they often
work at great heights while painting

Glazers
Tapers
or installing windows and skylights.

Painters
●● Painters must have an eye for
detail as well as knowledge of
many types of finishes, their
$57,340 $43,550 $40,830 $39,940
properties, and their applications.
●● Additionally, because finishing
trades people are on job sites they MORE INFORMATION
interact directly with clients, other
contractors, interior designers, and
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after a new or renovated project has glass and metal technicians, are Glaziers, Architectural Metal, and Glass Trade:
been constructed, such as a skyscraper, responsible for selecting, cutting, Learn to cut, fit, and install glass, curtain
airport, bridge, office, or school, that’s installing, replacing, and removing all walls, windows, mirrors, doors, glass framing
when the “finishing” trades come in. types of glass in both homes and high systems, and specialty glass in commercial
The finishing trades crafts encompass rise buildings. buildings and residential projects. Mt. Hood
commercial and industrial painting, ●● Floor coverers work with plans or Glass Association Training: 503.491.7359
glazing and glasswork, floor covering blueprints to measure and install
installation, and drywall finishing, among materials for the best possible Floor Covering, Carpet & Soft Tile Applicator
others. The work of these tradespeople is finished floors, and must also be Trade: Learn to prepare a surface for flooring,
seen daily by millions of people. able to inspect floor surfaces for and install everything from commercial
imperfections and know how to and residential carpet, laminates, and
●● Painters prepare a variety of surfaces tile to vinyl, linoleum, and decorative
correct any flaws prior to beginning
(wood, masonry, drywall, plaster, surfaces. Signatory Floor Covering
the job.
concrete, synthetics, stucco, Contractors Training: 503.481.4320
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waterproofing, fireproofing, varnish, panels for painting by taping and
finishing joints and imperfections to board walls and ceilings for final paint or wall
shellac, wall coverings, and special covering applications by taping and finishing
decorative finishes. create a uniform surface. ■
the seams in sheets of drywall. Associated Wall
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“IT’S A BEAUTIFUL INDUSTRY SHEETMETAL
PROCESS OF ‘ORIGAMI
WITH METAL,’ WHERE
PROFILE WORKERS
WE TAKE FLAT METAL

SHEET BY
AND MAKE IT INTO
COMPLEX AND
FUNCTIONAL SHAPES.”

SHEET SHEET METAL REPRESENTS ONE OF THE

MOST DIVERSIFIED SKILLED TRADES

Projected national growth

from 2018 to 2028: IMPORTANT SKILLS AND
8 percent.
TASKS REQUIRED OF
SHEET METAL WORKERS
●● Select types of sheet metal

154,400 ●●
according to plans.
Perform welding on all
143,000 ●●
types of materials.
Install metal sheets with
supportive frameworks.
2018 number 2028 projected ●● Fabricate, install, and repair
of sheet metal number of sheet metal ductwork for HVAC systems in
workers workers commercial buildings and homes.
●● Test, adjust, and balance
mechanical systems.
FABRICATING A BETTER WORLD, SHEET BY SHEET
●● Work both in the field and in the shop
“The sheet metal trade is one of the to five-year apprenticeship include utilizing mathematics and pattern
few trades that fabricates pretty much layout development methods.
welding, metallurgy (to understand
everything we install. It’s a beautiful the properties of metals and their ●● Cut, bend, and shape sheets
process of ‘origami with metal,’ where production and purification), and even of metal, using specialized
we take flat metal and make it into creating 3-D drawings to be utilized for fastening devices such as bolts,
complex and functional shapes,” says rivets, screws, and solder.
Building Information Modeling (BIM),
Lisa Davis, a sheet metal industry as well as basic math and geometry ●● Use hand and power tools and
leader and field rep for the International skills (to determine the amount and equipment including shears, breaks,
Training Institute. dimensions of material required). punches and forming presses,
As one of the most varied and “People are often intimidated by the edging and crimping machines,
diversified of all skilled trades, sheet hammers, grinders, and other tools.
math, but don’t be,” says Davis. “We
metal workers provide services that
teach you everything you need to know,
touch almost everyone across society.
and the ways to apply it in a useful
They design, create, install, and repair
way to the work you’ll be doing!”
“When your training is complete,
sheet metal products, including roofing, and you learn all aspects of sheet
gutters, and siding; and they fabricate The work you’ll be doing for a
and install fittings and ductwork used company that is part of the Sheet metal work, you will have the
in the construction industry for heating, Metal Workers Union may vary ability to build almost anything
ventilating, air conditioning (HVAC) and depending on the company. You may from commonly used materials.” –
refrigeration systems in residential, find yourself working for an HVAC Wayne Wineland,
commercial, and industrial applications, duct service shop, or a fabrication
chair for the Mid-Valley Sheet
among others. and installation company, or even an
Some of the skills that apprentices architectural firm creating beautiful
Metal Workers JAC.
can expect to learn throughout a four- building exteriors or entryways. ■

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Masonry workers held about

298,000 jobs in 2018, with
employment in the specialties
distributed as such:

Concrete Finishers
Cement Masons

Stonemasons
Blockmasons
Brickmasons

Finishers
Terrazo
Working with some of the most limestone; and artificial stone, made
durable materials in construction, from concrete, marble chips, or other 191,000 87,000 17,100 2,800
masonry workers help build things masonry materials.
that can last for hundreds of years, ●● Terrazzo workers and finishers
from massive hydroelectric dams to blend fine marble chips into epoxy,
interstate highways. In the construction
industry, masons typically use bricks,
concrete blocks, concrete, and natural
resin, or cement to create decorative
walkways, floors, patios, and panels.
During on-the-job training and
$ Every year, the International
Union of Bricklayers and Allied
Craftworkers, based in Portland,
and manmade stones to create walls, apprenticeships, aspiring masons can awards three scholarships to students
walkways, fences, and other masonry
structures.
expect to learn a variety of skills, from with stipends of $5,000 per year for up
reading blueprints in order to calculate to four years.
The trade spans an array of work, with the needed materials, to laying out
several specialties. patterns, forms, and foundations. They’ll The U.S. Bates Scholarship program
●● Brickmasons and blockmasons, for become experts at cutting materials to (www.bac1or.org/news/bac-bates-
instance, specialize in building and size, mixing mortar or grout, aligning scholarship) is an annual competition
repairing walls, floors, fireplaces and structures vertically and horizontally conducted through the National Merit
other structures using brick, terra cotta, using levels and plumbs, and much Scholarship Program. To be eligible for
precast masonry panels, concrete more – all foundations, so to speak, of a the program, students must:
block, and other materials. durable trade.
●● Cement masons and concrete “The idea of building something that ●● Be entering college in the fall of 2021.
finishers place and finish concrete f lasts way into the future is powerful,” says
or walls, sidewalks, beams, columns, Shawn Lenczowski of the Oregon and SW ●● Have a parent or step-parent who is a
and panels. Washington Trades Joint Apprenticeship U.S. BAC member in good standing.
●● Stonemasons build stone walls and and Training Committee. “And it can lead ●● Plan to take or have taken the “PSAT”
set stone exteriors and floors using to a lifelong career where you can point to exam in October 2019. Please check
two types of stone: natural-cut the pride that goes into the projects that with your high school to schedule
stone such as marble, granite, and you have built with your own hands.” ■ the exam.
●● Apply for the U.S. Bates Scholarship.
The deadline is March 31, 2020.
Use Building Future magazine’s resources to contact your local training program for more information.

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 MASONS
CRAFTWORKERS
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FOR IRONWORKERS
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Ironworkers often walk on narrow
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Sweat, skill, and savvy, falling while doing their job.
it’s just part of the job!
Depth perception
Ironworkers must be able to
judge the distance between
objects and themselves in order
Ironworkers Others to work safely. Ironworkers often
signal crane operators who move
beams and bundles of rebar.
DID YOU KNOW? Hand-eye coordination
With a 2019 median salary of $77,219, Ironworkers must be able to
ironworkers represent a rapidly growing tie rebar together quickly and
segment of the American workforce with a precisely. An experienced worker
projected job growth of 13 percent from 2016 to can tie rebar together in seconds
Ironworkers Local 29 works with National 2026, nearly double the average growth rate of and move on to the next spot; a
Women’s pre-apprentice seven percent for all occupations. beginner may take much longer.
F US Department of Labor
Physical stamina
Ironworkers must have physical
BUILDING THE WORLD AROUND YOU endurance because they spend
Have you ever looked up at a towering city of a building or road, no other trade many hours each day performing
skyline and wondered, “Who built that?” Who would be able to install their work. That’s physically demanding tasks
built that giant pink building that towers over why ironworkers are the most respected such as moving rebar.
Portland’s skyline or the more than 8,000 tradesperson in the construction industry.
bridges we have throughout Oregon? “When you’re an ironworker, you’re building Physical strength
Proud union ironworkers built every one of North America’s infrastructure,” says Jason Ironworkers must be strong
those structures along with just about every Fussell, apprenticeship coordinator for enough to guide heavy beams
other kind of building, bridge, or industrial Ironworkers Local 29. “The possibilities into place and tighten bolts.
structure you can name. That’s right: every of training, earning,
day hardworking, dedicated ironworkers put
sweat, skill, and savvy into the bridges that
providing, advancing,
and building are
Unafraid of heights
Ironworkers must not be afraid
link us together, the stadiums where we watch endless.” There is to work at great heights. For
our sports heroes play, and of course, the no limit to what example, as they erect skyscrapers,
soaring towers that scrape the sky. ironworkers workers must walk on narrow
Without ironworkers to erect the skeleton can do! ■ beams—sometimes over 50 stories
high—while connecting girders.
Use Building Future magazine’s resources to contact your local training program for more information.

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ARCHITECT - Pay: $78,470

JOB⊲⊲ At the start of a project, architects meet clients to discuss their
requirements. Architects prepare and present initial proposals, typically in the form of
a sketch design including feasibility studies or site reports. As the project progresses,
they maintain communication with the client, providing detailed plans, specifications,
budgets, schedules, and progress reports. They also arrange meetings to resolve any
problems that occur during the design or construction phase.

TRAINING:
Architects must be licensed and complete a professional degree in architecture and
pass an Architect Registration Examination.

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BOILERMAKER - Pay: $80,474
JOB⊲⊲ Boilermakers work with steel, aluminum, and other metals to build,
repair, and maintain boilers, cranes, tanks, pipelines, cable-ways, pressure
vessels, and structural frames. They rig and lift loads with rope, steel cables, and
chains, and operate power tools.

TRAINING:
Union: Southern Oregon Boiler Operators JATC
Phone: 541-245-7912
Area: 4 & 5

CARPENTER - Pay: $78,470

JOB⊲⊲ Carpenters construct, erect, install, and Non-Union:
repair structures and fixtures made from wood, steel, Oregon SW Washington Carpenters JATC
and other materials. They are involved in many different Phone: 503-256-7300
kinds of construction such as: millwrights, piledrivers, Email: [email protected]
scaffold erectors, shipwrights, tradeshow workers, floor Website: www.nwcoc.com
coverers, and building insulators. Area: Area: 1, 2, 3, 6 & 7

TRAINING: Non-Union:
Union: Lane/Douglas Counties Carpenters JATC
Oregon SW Washington Carpenters JATC Phone: 503-256-7300
Phone: 503-287-3708 Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] Website: www.nwcoc.com
Website: www.pnci.org Area: 3 & 4
Area: Statewide

CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS - Pay: $91,370

JOB⊲⊲ Construction project managers control the time, cost, and quality of
construction projects. They plan and coordinate all aspects of the construction
process, including hiring contractors and working with engineers, architects,
and vendors.

TRAINING:
Construction firms typically prefer managers have a combination of construction
experience and a bachelor’s degree in a construction related filed.

DRYWALL INSTALLER/FINISHER - Pay: $79,159

JOB⊲⊲ Fasten drywall panels to the inside framework of building. Prepare panels
for painting by taping or finishing joints. Work with ceiling tile installers to build walls.
Prepare panels by sawing, drilling, or cutting holes in panels for electrical outlets, air-
conditioning units, and plumbing.

TRAINING:
Union: Union:
OR & SW-WA Drywall Finishers JATC OR & SW Washington Carpenters JATC
Phone: 503-287-4856 Phone: 503-287-3708
Website: www.rtctraining.org Website: www.pnci.org
Area: 1, 2, 3 & 4 Area: 2 & 3

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 ELECTRICIAN - Pay: $96,106
JOB⊲⊲ There are different categories of electricians including inside wiremen who install the
power, lighting and controls in commercial and industrial buildings. Limited energy technicians
install circuits and equipment for low voltage systems like phones, computer networks and
security systems. Residential wiremen install electrical systems in houses. *For an even more
detailed list of additional locations go to: www.oregon.gov/boli

TRAINING:
Union: Union:
NIETC JATC (NECA/IBEW Electrical JATC) Central Electrical JATC, Inside Electrician
Inside Electrical – Ltd. Energy Technicians, Ltd. Energy Technician - Class A
Class A & B JATC – Ltd. Residential Electrician JATC Phone: 541-917-6199
Phone: 503-262-9991 x5059 Website: www.cjatc.org
Website: www.nietc.org Area: 1, 2, 3 & 7
Area: 1, 6 & WA
Mixed:
Non-Union: Southern Willamette-Valley Ltd Energy
IEC - Independent Electrical Contractors Electrical JATC
Inside Electrical – IETC Training Ctr. – Ltd. Phone: 541-279-1543
Energy Technicians, Class A & B – Ltd. Website: www.nwapprenticeship.org
Residential Electrician JATC Area: 3, 4 & 5
Phone: 503-598-7789
Website: www.iecoregon.org Union:
Area: 1, 2, 6 & WA State Crater Lake Electrical JATC, Inside
Electrical – Ltd. Energy Technicians – Ltd.
Non-Union: Energy Technician - Class A & B
Protective Signaling JATC Phone: 541-773-5888
Ltd. Energy Technician - Class A Website: www.clejatc.org/applicant.html
Phone: 503-475-6396 Area: 4, 5 & 7
Website: www.protectivesignalingjatc.org
Area: 1 & WA State Non-Union:
Central OR Ltd Energy Electrical JATC,
Mixed: Inside Electrical – Ltd. Energy Technicians
Mid-Willamette Industrial TATC – Ltd. Energy Technician - Class A & B
Area II Limited Energy Electrical JATC Phone: 541-279-1543
Website: www.linnbenton.edu/business/apprenticeship Website: www.nwapprenticeship.org
Area: 2 Area: 7

ELEVATOR INSTALLER/MECHANIC - Pay: $113,365

JOB⊲⊲ Assemble, install, maintain, and repair electric or hydraulic freight or
passenger elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, or moving walkways and similar
equipment in new and existing buildings. Modernize outdated equipment.

TRAINING:
Union:
OR-SW-WA Elevator Industry JATC
Phone: 503-252-5852
Website: www.neiep.org/Help/Default.aspx?id=ElevatorIndustryFAQ
Area: Statewide

FLOORING INSTALLER - Pay: $59,604

JOB⊲⊲ Install, replace, and repair all types of carpets, plastic laminates, and
other decorative coverings in buildings, airplanes, ships, swimming pools, stores,
automobiles, and athletic fields using manual and power tools to measure, hammer,
cut and shear, spread and stretch, and prepare floors.

TRAINING:
Union:
OR & SW-WA Floor Covering JATC
Phone: 503-481-3420
Website: www.finishingtradesinstitute.org
Area: Statewide

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GLAZIER/WINDOW INSTALLER - Pay: $81,706
JOB⊲⊲ Glaziers – architectural metal and glass workers – fabricate, fit, and
install framing systems and plate-glass windows, skylights, mirrors, store fronts,
facades, and specialty glass in commercial and residential buildings.

TRAINING:
Union:
OR SW-WA Glaziers, Architectural Metal & Glassworker JATC
Phone: 503-491-7359
Website: www.mhcc.edu/GlassWorkers
Area: 1, 2 & 3

IRONWORKER - Pay: $77,219

JOB⊲⊲ Ironworkers erect the structural framework for high rise buildings,
bridges, power plants, and towers. They place reinforcing steel in concrete forms
for roadways, foundations, and structures. Welding, ornamental, rigging, and
machinery moving are also a part of this trade.

TRAINING:
Union:
Pacific NW Ironworker & Employer JATC
Phone: 503-775-0877
Website: www.nwiw.com/CONTACT29.htm
Area: Statewide

LABORER - PAY: $66,721

JOB⊲⊲ Skilled and unskilled, laborers prep the worksite for construction or demolition. They
are responsible for loading and unloading building materials, running equipment, and setting up
scaffolding and other temporary structures. They are essential to highway construction, building,
and environmental remediation.
TRAINING:
Union:
Oregon Laborers JATC Non-Union:
Phone: 541-740-4753 Oregon Columbia Laborers JATC Ltd Energy Electrical JATC
Website: www.oregonlaborers.com Phone: 503-256-7300 or 1-800-309-1442
Area: Statewide Website: www.nwcoc.com
Area: Statewide

MASONRY TRADES (MULTIPLE) - Pay: $69,914

JOB⊲⊲ Masonry trades include cement masons who work
on roads and bridges; bricklayers; marble, slate and tile
setters, terrazzo workers; and finishers who use concrete Non-Union:
blocks, bricks, and manmade or natural stone to build fences, Oregon Columbia Masons TATC
walls, walkways, and other masonry structures. Phone: 503-256-7300
Website: www.nwcoc.com
TRAINING: Area: 1, 2, 3 & 7, Bricklayer
Union: Area: 1, 2, 3 & 7, Cement Mason
Oregon SW-WA Mason Trades JATC
Phone: 503-234-3781 Union:
Website: www.bac1or.org Oregon & SW-WA Cement Masons JATC
Area: Statewide, Bricklayer, Marble Setter, Terrazzo Worker, Phone: 503-408-8555 - 866-408-8555
Finisher & Tile setter Email: [email protected]
Area: 1: Caulker Area: Statewide

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 MILLWRIGHT - Pay: $61,190
JOB⊲⊲ Millwrights are skilled construction mechanics who use precision machinery to install,
dismantle, repair, reassemble, and move machinery, conveyor systems, escalators, giant electrical
turbines, and generators in factories, power plants, and construction sites.

TRAINING:
Union:
OR SW Washington Carpenters JATC
Portland: 503-287-3708
Tangent: 541-601-4104 o
Redmond: 877-287-9282
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.pnci.org/index.lasso
Area: Statewide

OPERATING ENGINEER - Pay: $99,069

JOB⊲⊲ Operating and technical engineers operate the bulldozers, motor graders, backhoes, paving
machinery, and cranes that help to form highways, site infrastructure, and skylines. They work mines, dig
wells, survey sites, pave and grind roads, and drill and hoist steel and slabs. They also do the final grading
as well as maintain/repair machinery.
Non-Union:
OR/Columbia Heavy Equip Operator JATC
TRAINING: Phone: 503-256-7300 or 1-800-309-1442
Union:
Website: www.nwcoc.com
OR SW-WA IUOE LOCAL #701 & AGC JATC
Area: Statewide
Phone: 503-650-7701
Website: www.oetraining.org
Non-Union:
Area: Statewide
Knife River Oregon JAC
Phone: 541-928-6491
Website: www.kniferiver.com
Area: 1, 2, 3, 4 & 7

PAINTING & WALL COVERING - Pay: $62,526

JOB⊲⊲ Painters prepare wood, masonry, drywall, plaster, concrete, and metal surfaces prior to the
application of paint, high performance coatings, waterproofing, fireproofing, and decorative finishes
in residential and commercial settings. Painters work on marine vessels, commercial buildings,
residences, and industrial plants and bridges.

TRAINING:
Union:
Oregon & SW Washington Painters JATC
Phone: 503-287-4856
Website: www.rtctraining.org
Area: Statewide. Area 1, Traffic Control Painter

PILE DRIVER - Pay: $75,027

JOB⊲⊲ Pile drivers work with pile-driving rigs that drive metal, concrete, or wood piling into the
earth to hold back dirt during excavations, and as a fundamental part of the foundation system for
skyscrapers and concrete pilings that hold up docks, wharves, and bridges.

TRAINING:
Union:
OR SW WA Carpenters JATC
Portland: 503-287-3708 or 877-287-9282
Tangent: 541-601-4104 or 877-287-9282
Redmond: 877-287-9282
Website: www.pnci.org

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PLASTERERS AND STUCCO MASONS - Pay: $78,867
JOB⊲⊲ Plasterers finish interior walls and ceilings of residential and commercial
buildings, apply plaster on masonry, metal and wire lath (stucco), or gypsum. Most
of these finishes are applied by hand.

TRAINING:
Union:
The Plasterers Local 82
Phone: 503-254-4022
Website: www.plastererslocal82.com/info/Apprenticeship
Area: Statewide

PLUMBERS/STEAMFITTERS/PIPEFITTERS - $105,330
JOB⊲⊲ Plumbers install piping for water systems, drain, waste and vent systems, irrigation, water mains,
bathroom accessories, and gas. Steamfitters assemble and install pipe to carry water, steam, compressed
air, gases, etc. HVAC/refrigeration fitters install, maintain, and service refrigeration, heating, ventilating, and air
conditioning systems. Pipefitters lay pipe for storm or sanitation sewers, drains, and water mains and perform
any combination of tasks such as grading trenches or culverts, positioning pipe, or sealing joints.

TRAINING: Non-Union
Union: Area III Plumbers JATC
OR SW-WA NW-CA Plumbers and Steamfitters JATC Phone: 541-636-3592
Tualatin: 503-691-1997 Area 3 & 4
Eugene: 541-726-1131
Redmond: 541-419-5128 Non-Union
Medford: 541-821-1282 Area IV (Coos Bay) Independent TAC
Eureka: 541-821-1282 Area V (Rogue Valley) Plumbers JATC
Website: www.ua290.or Area VII Plumbers JATC
Area: Statewide Phone: 541-344-6473
Area: 3, 4 & 5
Non-Union:
North Coast Plumbers JATC Non-Union
Phone: 503-861-9487 Klamath Basin Plumbers JATC
Area: 1 Phone: 541-880-2234
Website: www.klamathcc.edu
Non-Union Area: 5
Area I Plumbers JATC
Phone: 503-675-0548 Non-Union
Website: www.areaonejatc.com Ontario TATC
Area: 1 Phone: 208-452-4970
Area: 6
Non-Union
Area II Plumbers JATC Non-Union
Phone: 503-991-5203 Blue Mountain TATC
Website: www.area2app.com Phone: 541-278-5854
Area: 1, 2 & 6 Website: www.bluecc.edu
Area: 6 & 7

ROOFER - PAY: $79,493

JOB⊲⊲ Roofers and waterproofers replace, repair, and install the roofs, waterproofing,
and air barrier systems of buildings using a variety of materials including shingles, slate,
asphalt, aluminum, wood, or related drainage materials.

TRAINING:
Union:
OR/SW-WA Roofers & Waterproofers JATC
Phone: 503-546-4235
Website: www.orswroofersapp.com
Area: Statewide

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 SHEET METAL /HVAC WORKER - Pay: $84,087
JOB⊲⊲ Sheet metal workers fabricate and install fittings and duct work for heating, ventilation, and
air-conditioning systems in residential, commercial, and industrial applications. They set up and operate
equipment to cut, form, and attach metal together for applications such as metal roofing and stainless-
steel work for restaurants, kitchens, and hospitals.

TRAINING:
Union:
Portland Sheet Metal Worker JATC
Phone: 503-257-1022
Website: www.sheetmetal-16.org
Area: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7

Non-Union:
Mid-Valley Sheet Metal Workers JAC
Phone: 503-399-5255
Website: www.chemeketa.edu/programs-classes/program-finder/apprenticeshipsheet-metal
Area: 1 & 2

Non-Union:
Sheet Metal JATC
Phone: 503-726-5433
Website: www.abcpnw.org
Area: 1

Non-Union:
Area III Sheet Metal/HVAC Env Sys JATC
Phone: 541-279-1543
Website: www.nwapprenticeship.org
Area: 3, 4 & 7

Non-Union:
South Central Oregon Sheet Metal JATC
Phone: 541-245-7912
Website: www.roguecc.edu/workforce
Area: 5

SOLAR HEATING AND COOLING INSTALLER - Pay: $63,580

JOB⊲⊲ Install or repair solar energy systems designed to collect, store, and circulate solar-heated
water for residential, commercial, or industrial use.

TRAINING:
Non-Union:
Renewable Energy JATC
Phone: 541-279-1543
Area: Statewide

ME I COULD DO THIS, AND NOW I KNOW I CAN

THEY TOLD

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APPRENTICESHIP PRE-APPRENTICESHIP
Apprenticeship is a combination of on-the-job Pre-Apprenticeship Programs are a
training and related classroom instruction under the wonderful opportunity to obtain the basic
supervision of a journey-level craft person or trade knowledge and skills necessary to compete
professional, in which workers learn the practical and for entry into approved apprenticeship
theoretical aspects of a highly skilled occupation. programs. These programs are short in
duration and provide participants classroom
and hands-on instruction in safety, tool use,
ADULT APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM PROVIDERS and more. Below is a list of adult and youth
pre-apprenticeship providers. Contact these
Constructing Hope providers to find out more information on
503-281-1234 their programs and class schedules
www.constructinghope.org
Carpenters Trade Preparation
YOUTH PRE-APPRENTICESHIP
503-287-3708 PROGRAM PROVIDERS
www.pnci.org/apprenticeship.lasso
Benson Polytechnic High School
Chemeketa Community College 503-916-5100
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503-667-4978
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