Construction has had issues with the supply chain for at least a couple of years now. Although many industries are currently feeling the squeeze, it may be affecting construction worse than others. The good news is that experts are actively looking for solutions. Here are a few of their ideas.

Temporary Release of Stockpiled Materials
The United States keeps an emergency stockpile of certain types of materials. The amount and use of the stockpile is dictated largely by the executive branch of the federal government. By releasing certain amounts of raw building materials, the government can bypass some of the current delays in the supply chain. It’s not a permanent solution, as these supplies will run out eventually. But it can help to bolster the market so that contracting businesses can continue to get supplies while the manufacturers and shipping interests fix the problems causing delays.

Infrastructure Updates to Eliminate Shipping Backlogs
Ultimately, putting a bunch of new materials into the shipping routes won’t help much without coping with shipping backlogs. Right now, one of the biggest problems that many industries are having with supply consistency is shipping. Specifically, ships are facing significant delays in transferring their materials to a shipyard, and then delays in getting those containers on a truck or other vehicle. Even a few days’ worth of backlogs can turn into weeks ‘worth of delays in deliveries. Upgrading and expanding the shipyards, while providing for increased labor, can modernize the processes to make them work more quickly.

Increased Paths to Raw Materials
Fixing the problems with shipping is a major part of addressing the supply chain, but so is access to the raw materials in the first place. The supply chain is failing at several points, and some experts think it is unwise to focus too much on issues that come up toward the end of the chain. In short, they believe that it is important to find different ways to source raw materials and make sure that businesses can get them from more than one supplier, in different locations. That way, things like bad weather or a shipping delay in one port are less likely to cascade into problems for everyone.

Assistance to Supplying Countries
Improving access to raw materials may involve interacting with other countries and helping to fix these problems together. Although the U.S. produces a lot of raw materials for construction domestically, there are many countries in Central and South America and in Asia that manufacture raw goods for export to the U.S. When they get hit with supply chain issues, American businesses feel the pinch. Some experts recommend collaborating with and providing assistance to these countries, as a way of making the supply chain more stable for all.

Sharing Data About Consumption
In many ways, the supply chain problems are exacerbated by a lack of understanding about demand. Anyone who went to the grocery store and found empty shelves last year knows that demand can be a tricky thing to predict. Sometimes, demand rises because people are using more of a particular product. In times of unpredictability, demand can be outsized due to hoarding. By sharing data about consumption patterns with suppliers, some experts believe that manufacturers may be better able to meet that demand in a way that discourages hoarding.

Managing the supply chain takes a lot of experts. You’ll learn quickly how important it is, once you are a contracting business owner. For more information about the steps to opening your own contracting business, visit CSLS today!

In the middle of a labor shortage for construction, finding the best employees is a big deal. But where do you go to find them? And how do you know when you’ve made the right choice? If you know where to look, you can have a better chance of securing the best talent in the industry. Here are a few things you should know.

Look for Training Programs
Although many people get their start in construction with no formal training or education, local trade schools and other programs can be a great place to find new talent. There’s been a push in recent years to expand educational programs to help people interested in building a construction career. These programs may provide training or an apprenticeship to earn a certificate or even to become licensed contractors. By connecting with these programs, you may be able to get a sense for who is interested in working in construction, and the types of trades that entice them the most.

Go to Conferences
Ultimately, one of the best ways to get to know what’s happening in your local construction industry is to attend construction conferences. While you are there, you can network with other professionals and meet people who are looking to break into competitive fields. Conferences are a great way to find out what is new in the industry, especially issues concerning changing practices or technological innovations. Conferences also attract new people who are eager to find companies who support these new technologies. Give yourself some time to get to know the other attendees, and you might be delighted by the result.

Ask for Recommendations
Although there are lots of new ways that you can look for employees, it doesn’t hurt to ask for recommendations among regular clients or fellow contractors. You can even talk to friends and family, to see if they know anyone who is interested in getting involved with construction but isn’t sure how. Recommendations can be a great start because you already have a little bit of vetting done by someone you know and trust. Just make sure that the person doing the recommending is a reliable judge of character. You may not always get a lot of options, but it’s worth a try.

Publicize Your Expectations
It’s funny how some companies look to hire people without actually making it obvious that they want to do so. If you are actively searching out employees, make a job description and post it on popular job search websites. Provide plenty of information about what you expect from the job and what your company can offer to entice people to apply, like competitive wages or a solid benefits package. These days, people want the details before they decide whether or not they want to apply. The more information you can give them, the more likely they are to give you a chance.

Aim for Inclusion
For decades, construction has attracted workers from very specific demographics. But if you want to have access to a wider pool of possible candidates, you’re going to want to be as inclusive as you can. Be wary of job descriptions that imply that you’re looking for a very specific type of person. Instead, set reasonably objective requirements that don’t skew toward a particular demographic. Ask a relative or a friend who has a different background than you to review your hiring notice and let you know if it’s too exclusive. Opening up your hiring practices might lead more potential employees with varied experience and ideas that can help keep your business relevant years into the future.

Hiring great employees may seem difficult, but there are a few ways you could make it easier. For more information about what you’ll need to start your contracting business, contact CSLS today!

On the construction site, there will be times when you need to take a few photographs to elaborate a point or to show progress. Although you might hire a professional photographer for the most important ones, on a daily basis, you probably don’t need to. But that doesn’t mean you can just snap a quick image and expect it to cover everything you need. Here are a few ways you can take better photos when you need it.

Upgrade Your Technology
Before you start taking pictures, it’s a good idea to evaluate the technology you’re using to take them. Camera technology can improve significantly over a couple of years. As such, if you’re relying on something that you bought in the 2000s, it may not be sufficient. It doesn’t mean that you have to buy the latest and greatest just to grab photos for your employees, however. Buy the best technology that you can afford in a format that you’re willing to learn how to use. If you’re not prepared to research different uses for lenses, point-and-shoot might be your best option.

Choose the Right Lighting
Finding the right time to take photos of progress on the construction site isn’t always easy. If the sun is right in your face, you may end up with a lot of glare. If it’s too early or late in the day, you might have to deal with a flash creating a similar problem. If your goal is clarity, look for times when you have these qualities:

• Flat light, as you might see on a cloudy day
• Minimal shadows concealing important details
• Natural or artificial lighting positioned at an angle toward the item, not pointed dead-on
• It may take some practice to figure out which lighting is best for each stage of the project.

Clear the Clutter
Even if you’re not staging photos for your clients or to add to your portfolio, you want to minimize distraction. Before you start snapping photos, take a moment to clean up the site. Clear away debris and waste. Move items like cables or boxes out of the way. It’s tempting to zoom in on your target so that you don’t have to do these extra steps. But if you come in too close, you may end up with a picture that has no context. It’s better to spend the time cleaning up and offering a relatively simple photo, than it is to complicate your life trying to avoid doing something you would have to do anyway.

Remember Perspective
If accuracy is more important than aesthetics, you should make sure that the picture provides the right perspective. Almost everyone has seen the recent trend in real estate, where property owners list pictures taken from an unusual perspective. Ideally, this approach is supposed to make a small room look larger. In practice, it can make a level room look like it belongs in a funhouse. If it is at all possible, try to take the photographs relatively close to the scene in question and not too far in the periphery. That way, the picture will still make sense to the person looking at it.

Hire a Professional
Taking good photographs is a skill that takes years to build. If you need to do more than snap a few photographs of your progress at the end of the day, you may want to consider hiring a professional. Images that you want to be able to show to future clients require an investment. Professional photographers already understand all of these complicated topics, and they can present your work in the most positive light. If it’s hard to imagine making the investment, just keep in mind that the images you post for public consumption are part of your brand. They should be good enough to last.

Providing high-quality images for employees and clients is a common part of running a contracting business. To learn more about what you need to get started, contact CSLS today!

When you do work for your contracting business, it’s common to follow the standard safety practices for each task. If you know that you are taking each step seriously, you can avoid injury and ensure that you get to the finish line with as little hassle as possible. However, there are other aspects of your business or personal safety that you might not think about as often. Here are five to remember.

Jobsite Security
If you’re working as a contractor on a jobsite, you need to make sure that the site will be safe and secure while you are there. It’s also important to consider how secure the site will be, if you have to leave equipment and materials for the day. Ask the property owner about security features of the site, including:

• Fences
• Surveillance equipment
• Locked doors and gates
• Pest deterrents

Protection is important, and you want to make sure that somebody is attending to it. You don’t want to enter the jobsite and find an unfamiliar person any more than you would like to find a snake or a mountain lion.

Construction Vehicle Safety
When you think about safety, it’s tempting to focus on the safety tasks you need to complete onsite, whether that’s a client property or your own workspace. But you should also think about the safety of the transportation you take to get to and from work, especially if you use your own vehicle. Many people find that they forget about vehicle upkeep, until something breaks. Schedule regular maintenance for your work vehicle, and more often if you use it to travel to client sites regularly. Replacing the brakes when appropriate could be the difference between life and death.

Guest and Visitor Safety
For yourself and your employees, your business probably has a set of safety practices that everyone needs to follow. You might offer training and have everyone practice routines on a regular basis, to ensure that they remain sharp. Of course, all of these practical tasks do not relate to onsite guests or visitors. If you’re going to be having someone come to the site, whether it is a property owner, client, or inspector, you must ensure that they know the possible hazards. Confirm that you can provide adequate safety equipment for anyone who will be visiting the site on a given day.

Visibility
When you are engaged in a particular task, it may be difficult for you to think about all the things that are going on around you. And yet, that is a common source of jobsite injury. A worker is using a piece of equipment, not realizing that there is another worker around the corner or behind them. Increasing visibility and awareness is an important task to ensure the safety of the entire site. Increase lighting and add windows or mirrors as needed to ensure that people can see what they are doing and the environment around them.

Information Security
You may not think of the security of your business information as a safety task, but it certainly is. Your business’s ability to keep your information, and that of your clients, safe is a matter of security. Without it, you could be at risk for identity theft, property theft, as well as other personal threats. Make sure that you are keeping sensitive information in a secure place. If you’re not sure how to do that in a digital format, you may want to search for companies that can manage your data and encrypt it so that people cannot break in and gather that information for other uses.

Keeping your business and everyone in it safe sometimes calls for the unexpected. With these tips, you’ll have a better idea of what you should do. To discover the benefits of running your own contracting business, contact CSLS today!

When you think about starting a business, it’s easy to wonder how you could possibly build the right skills. The good news is that your whole life experience can be a resource to help you succeed. For example, your experiences spending time with friends can help set you up to work well with clients, employees and other contractors. Here’s how.

How to Solve Problems as a Team
Building and maintaining friendships gives you a lot of insight into what you’ll need to solve problems in your contracting business. Even if your business has you as the only employee, you’re still going to need to find ways to collaborate. In many cases, you’ll need to negotiate with clients to find the right solution to the problem. And once you have a few employees or subcontractors, you’ll just be extending those skills. The ability to find common goals, make sure that you’re all on the same page, and ensure that everyone’s needs are met is a crucial part of your long-term business success.

Ways to Overcome Different Communication Styles
You and your friends might have similar preferences for communication, but it’s likely that they don’t match up perfectly. Everyone knows someone who never responds to text messages, just as they know someone who sends about a million of them every day. Communicating with clients isn’t just about using the right language. You also need to choose the correct format. Figuring out how to talk with your friends without generating unnecessary conflict can give you a lot of insight into what your clients may expect.

How to Resolve Conflicts Without Losing Your Cool
When you’re among friends, you may feel much more comfortable getting competitive or expressing your unpopular opinions. But your friends are also more likely to call you out on it. This type of conflict is great in preparing you for your contracting business. When you have a conflict with a client, you must be far more careful in your tone and word choice. As such, you have to find ways to keep your cool, even if you’re not feeling it in the moment. Friendly debates, and even the ones that are not so friendly, provide an excellent source of practice in maintaining your position without steamrolling your opponent.

How to Maintain Good Boundaries
Good friendships are often built on a foundation of mutual respect. Mutual respect requires boundaries. Sometimes, the experiences that you have with friends that are good or not so good can help you to figure out the best way to engage with clients. For example, if you have a friendship that doesn’t have mutual respect or boundaries, you may feel like you are constantly compromising to please the other person. As a business owner, you have to be able to set good boundaries or your clients may run right over you. Learning what works and what doesn’t in your friendships set you up for better success when your income is on the line.

The Value of Commitment
The people that you consider your best friends earn that position by making a commitment to you. You earn that role by doing the same. In business, the ability to make a commitment and stick to it is vital. Without it, your clients can’t trust you and you may not be able to trust them, either. Commitment isn’t always easy, and it’s far better to pick up that lesson outside of a business setting. Learning the value of a commitment, and the responsibilities that you accept by making one, will help you become a better business owner.

You can pick up a lot of business skills from your friends, but you can’t get all of them that way. For expert training in preparation for the contractor licensing exam, visit CSLS today!

Security on the construction site is a big deal. If anyone has access when they should not, you may have problems with theft. It’s more common than you might think, and it’s the last thing that you want. But if you prepare ahead of time, you can minimize your risk. Here’s what to do.

Enclose the Jobsite
One of the best ways to improve the security of the site is to enclose it. You may be able to build temporary fences around the site, so the people have to go through designated openings to get in. Thieves can scale fences, but it will act as a deterrent for people looking to grab and go. If you’re working on a smaller project for a personal property owner like a homeowner, it’s a good idea to find a place to secure tools and materials. No one wants to leave expensive equipment in an open backyard only to discover that it’s missing the next day.

Track Who Enters and Leaves
On a larger construction site with many teams working at the same time, developing a monitoring system is paramount. Everyone who enters or leaves the site should be required to sign in and out. There are plenty of systems that use identification badges to the same effect, for faster processing. If you have visitors to the site, like clients or inspectors, you can track their participation as well. The existence of such a system on the site often acts as its own deterrent. People are less likely to come on the site and steal something if they know that somebody is tracking their presence.

Maintain an Inventory of Tools and Materials
Although you might expect that construction site theft is only done by random people, you may also have to be careful with the workers who are on the site legitimately. You don’t have to assume that all of your employees are going to steal from you, but there are ways to minimize the risk. One of the best methods of guaranteeing that everything stays put is to maintain an inventory of tools and materials that you are using on the site. Track who uses equipment and make sure that they put it back when they’re done. At the end of work each day, take a moment to review the site-specific inventory and confirm that everything is in place.

Don’t Let Materials Sit for Days
A big pile of materials, sitting apparently unmonitored, is an enticing prospect for thieves. These days, practically any construction material could make a handy sale for quick cash. If you’re in the habit of delivering all the materials that you need to the site at the beginning of the project, it may be worth rethinking that process. With few exceptions, you can have materials delivered a day or two before you need them without causing interruptions to the work. Time your deliveries earlier in the week, and make sure that you put them in a secure place that is out of sight from the street.

Add Security Features
Ultimately, ensuring the security of the jobsite and your business may require a few additional security features. You might be surprised how much additional lighting on the jobsite can help to discourage thieves from breaking in. Similarly, it may be worth investing in:

• Motion sensor lights
• Security cameras
• Alarm systems, when needed

The existence of these features makes thieves less likely to try the site, because they know that they are likely to generate attention.

Keeping your contracting business safe from theft can save you up to hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. You just have to make the right investment. For more information about building your construction career, contact CSLS today!

When you are working on a jobsite, you need your senses to work for you. It’s tempting to avoid using all the protective gear that you need to preserve your ears, hands, face and more. But if you don’t, you may end up in a situation that is beyond all sense. Here are five reasons to stay sharp.

Sight Increases Accuracy
When you are working in a dimly-lit space on the jobsite, your ability to see is crucial. Sometimes, the tight nooks and crannies of a building require work, but they don’t make it easy. You’ll need adequate lighting to do the job with a high degree of accuracy. If you don’t have that lighting, you’ll spend most of your time squinting and straining to see. That puts you at a higher risk of mistakes or injury. It can even make it more difficult to see what you’re doing in regular light, if you let it happen long enough.

Sound Is Important for Awareness
Unlike your sight, you can use sound all around you. The noises of the construction site give you a sense for what is going on in various places. You’ll need that kind of awareness if you are walking in areas where you can’t see completely in front of you. Wearing protective headphones can help to keep your hearing sharp, especially if you are using loud equipment. It’s also good to have the ability to hear sounds happening behind you. That way, if someone isn’t paying attention to your presence for some reason, you may still be aware of theirs.

You Need to Smell Trouble
There’s a reason that a lot of toxic solvents or materials on the jobsite smell bad. If something smells terrible, that’s an important reminder to you that it exists and it may need to be managed. For example, chemical cleaners smell sharp and they may burn. If they are dumped or leaking into a space unseen, you may not have any indicator other than the horrible odor. It’s easy to think of your sense of smell as the least important one, but you would find life very difficult to live without it. When you’re working with toxic materials, be sure to wear appropriate protection for your mouth and nose.

Touch Improves Precision
Your skin has a way of getting used to certain stimuli, like very hot water or very cold surfaces. Eventually, your skin might not be as reactive to these things. While that might seem like a benefit, especially if you’re tired of hurting your hands, you should know that it’s not a good thing. Your skin is an amazing organ because it remembers what it feels. You can use that to inform you about the state of the task that you’re working on. But the more you push it, the more likely you are to dull that sense. Eventually, you might notice that you can’t feel certain things anymore. And that makes you more likely to get seriously injured.

You’ll Be Safer With Your Senses Intact
You may think of your senses as five separate abilities, but it’s better to think of them as a complete package. Your body uses all five at once to gain information about your environment and keep you aware of things that you might not be able to see or hear. Losing one can make it harder to use the others to your maximum ability. In short, it’s easy to skimp on protective gear when you think you don’t need it. But all it takes is one minor slip to trigger a lifelong problem.

Keeping your senses about you is an important part of running a contracting business. For expert guidance on passing the contractor licensing exam, visit CSLS today!

Like any other piece of equipment, a vehicle is a major investment for your contracting business. Although there are many circumstances in which you might just use your own for travel to the job site, there are other ways that buying a vehicle for your company may make a lot of sense. Here are a few things to keep in mind.

Equipment and Material Storage
For many small business owners in construction, it’s not possible to do everything and leave all the equipment at the job site. You may have tools that belong to your business that you need to take with you at the end of the day. In addition, you may be on the hook to deliver certain materials to the site. If your personal vehicle does not allow you the space, you may need to consider buying a vehicle specifically to hold this equipment and materials. Fortunately, this approach also gives you a convenient and portable place to store them. That way, they are always ready to go when you are.

Carpooling Capability
As a contracting business owner, you might work by yourself or with a handful of employees. When you’re commuting to a job site that is some distance away, you have to decide if you will ask people to take their own vehicles or find a way to carpool. Many vehicles meant for construction have space for multiple passengers, which would make carpooling a possibility. If you’re trying to cut costs on commuting, or if you have limits on the number of cars you can bring to the job site, the ability to carpool may solve a lot of problems.

Brand Development
One of the best ways to get your name out there as a contracting business is to literally get your name out there. You can post advertisements in a variety of places, but you can also use a construction vehicle as part of your brand development plan. Few people would deck out a personal vehicle with their contracting business name and logo on the side. But it’s commonplace to do that with a business vehicle. If you’re trying to get attention in specific neighborhoods or communities, it could be a good way to generate familiarity with your business.

Improved Driving in Difficult Conditions
California features a variety of weather conditions that can make driving difficult, like floods, snowstorms, or wildfires. While you might not be willing or able to invest funds to buy a personal vehicle that can handle these conditions, that’s not necessarily the case for your business. If you need to commute to locations that might be difficult to access at certain times of the year, having a vehicle with better control might be a matter of safety as well. Even if you just have a lot of freeway driving, something with better mileage may prove to be a great business investment.

Less Wear and Tear on Your Personal Vehicle
Ultimately, when evaluating a major purchase for your contracting business, it’s worth considering how you pay for the alternatives. If you don’t buy a construction vehicle, then you’re probably going to be using your own. That might not be a big problem if you’re only commuting a few miles each way and not using the vehicle for actual work. On the other hand, if you are driving up to 150 miles a day five days a week to various client sites, you’ll notice that mileage on your vehicle. You’ll pay more for gasoline, but also for oil changes and tire replacement. Having a dedicated vehicle for your business can keep those expenses tied to your company, not your personal finances.

When you run a contracting business, you’ll have to make lots of decisions, like whether to buy a business vehicle. If you’re ready to get started on your construction career, visit CSLS today!

Watching someone go off the script on social media can be a delight to observe. Going through it is another matter entirely. Knowing how to engage on social media for your contracting business is tricky, and there are a lot of possible problems. Here are five ways you can keep yourself from becoming the next viral nightmare.

Separate Business and Personal Accounts
One of the biggest problems that businesses have with social media is the inability to keep their personal and business accounts separate. Even if your business name is also your own name, you probably have a different approach to engagement on your business accounts than you do on your personal accounts. It’s important to make sure that you are distinguishing the two, especially if your engagement with social media can be controversial at times. If necessary, make sure that you only use your business accounts on certain devices. Create a different login for each one. That way, you’re less likely to post from your business by accident.

Be Selective When Assigning Posting Privileges
Every now and then, you’ll read a horror story about what happened when a social media manager for a small business went rogue in the off-hours. You definitely don’t want this to happen to you, because it’s your credibility and reputation on the line. As such, if you decide to hand off social media responsibilities to an employee, make the decision carefully. Even if you completely trust the employee to make good choices, you’ll still want to follow up with it on occasion. If something goes wrong, you’ll get an early warning that way.

Take Time to Reply
For many consumers, social media is a way to engage with businesses and provide feedback. You might encourage your clients to give you a review on sites like Facebook or Yelp. When you get good reviews, positive replies could be easy and quick to create. On the other hand, if you get negative reviews, you might feel pressed to provide your side of the story as quickly as possible. Instead, take time to think through your reply and how you want others to see it. It’s better to wait a day or two to craft a reasoned response than it is to reply off the cuff and wish that you had taken more time.

Ignore Trolling Comments
Of course, social media is full of bad-faith commenters. On the surface, they may look like former or potential customers, when in reality they are just random people jumping on the bandwagon. While it is a good idea to respond to the questions and concerns of real clients, you should be careful when choosing to engage with people who are trying to give you a difficult time. Some people see frustrating others as an entertaining pastime. It’s better to ignore them and let their posts sit empty than to fall into the trap and waste a lot of time trying to fix it.

When In Doubt, Log Out
The thing about social media is that you don’t need a big following to go viral, especially not when it’s something bad. So even if your social media is relatively new and you don’t have a lot of followers, it’s a good idea to take care of your overall engagement. If you’re not skilled in social media management, ask a friend or family member with experience to periodically check in on your social media accounts. They may be able to let you know when an account has gone off the rails, and they can give you valuable feedback about when to disengage and take a break.

Social media is a great way to engage with customers and find more opportunities for your contracting business. You just have to make sure not to get yourself in trouble. For more tips about becoming a licensed contractor, contact CSLS today!

There are dozens of construction fields. If you’re not sure which one to pursue, how do you decide? The trick is to think about which areas have a lot of growth potential, and which ones are well-suited for the kind of career you want to have. You might have to try out a few directions before you are sure which one will be the most appropriate for your goals. With this information, you’ll know the most popular construction fields.

Electrician
One of the most in-demand fields for construction at the moment is electrical. Becoming an electrician is hard work. You don’t necessarily have to get a degree like engineering, but it can help you break into niche specialties and earn a higher wage. Because of the trickiness of the job and the necessity of getting it just right, electrician tends to be a higher-paid career compared to most in construction. And considering there are tons of electricians heading to retirement without as many to replace them, it’s an ideal time to get started.

Plumber
If you want a fast-growing field that has a high demand, consider becoming a plumber. The Bureau of Labor Services estimates that this position will grow in demand by more than 10 percent over the next several years, which is far outpacing most industries. And you know that it’s not a trend that will become obsolete over time. People will always have plumbing and it will often need professional repair or upgrades. You may have to get used to digging in the trenches, literally, but you can expect reliable business and a decent wage for your work.

Construction Inspector
If you have an eye for detail and you love to review, being a construction inspector might be the rewarding career you’re looking for. In this job, you’ll review plans and look at various stages of the construction project to confirm that they meet building codes and other requirements. While you might spend a fair bit of time behind a desk, you can also expect to be all over the construction site. This job usually requires several years of experience, so you know what to look for and which regulations need to be met. But as a tradeoff, it’s one of the higher-paying jobs.

Equipment Operator
If you dreamed about operating a crane or an excavator as a kid, you might be surprised to learn that this is a reliable job with plenty of flexibility and room for growth. Becoming a heavy equipment operator often starts with an apprenticeship or training program, but you might also learn while you’re on the job. Some types of equipment call for special licenses that you’ll need to obtain before you can take on the role. But those tend to have a higher average annual income, in exchange for your work.

Solar Installer
If you’re dying to get into a field that is constantly on the move and improving every year, becoming a solar installer is definitely one to consider. This job involves putting together, installing and maintaining solar panels. It’s a booming industry right now, as people look to take advantage of sustainable energy and tax credits to cut their expenses. It’s rated as one of the best jobs in construction, and even among various industries, because of its growth potential and the fact that you don’t need a degree.

Finding the right construction job for you is an ideal way to build a career you can keep for decades. To get started on your career path, visit CSLS today!