Women in United States Construction

The construction industry, traditionally male-dominated, is experiencing a significant shift with a steady increase in female employment, reaching 11.7% by 2024. This growth is partly due to initiatives like the United States — United States Department of Labor's WANTO grant program, which allocates millions to encourage women's participation, and the industry's need to address a worker shortage of 349,000. While women are more concentrated in office and administrative roles, their representation in fieldwork is lower. Notably, full-time female construction workers earn higher median wages ($57,725) than women in other industries and face a significantly smaller gender pay gap (4.7% compared to the national 17.0%). Geographic variations exist, with United States — Delaware and United States — Florida leading in female construction employment, while United States — Texas and the Northeast show lower concentrations. This analysis was conducted by Dalcon Construction using data from the United States — United States Census Bureau.