Nevada State Contractors board members urge students to join their industry

NORTH LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A twelfth grader named Isaiah McLeroy says his ardour is science, however after listening to about high-paying careers in development, he is reconsidering.

“I will get down and soiled. I will go house, I am drained, my again hurts, with a pockets full of cash,” stated Isaiah Mcleroy.

The Nevada State Contractors board went to Desert Rose Excessive Faculty, a Clark County Faculty District different campus in North Las Vegas, Thursday, hoping to entice seniors into the constructing trade.

In response to Contractors Board Govt Margie Inexperienced, solely 17,000 contractor licenses have been issued in Nevada, however the workforce demand, if it may very well be met, would exceed 100,000 licenses.

“The trade is at all times on the lookout for the expert or new workforce as a result of there’s a labor scarcity,” stated Inexperienced.

Inexperienced additionally says whereas development was deemed a necessary job throughout the pandemic and constructing continued, accessible staff grew to become scarce.

“Lots of people didn’t need to exit to the workforce.”

Desert Rose Excessive Faculty Principal Janice Polley-Augente says expert commerce programs are fashionable.

“College students actually get pleasure from development and the method,” stated Polley-Augente.

Nevada State Contractors Board additionally affords a number of development scholarships for college kids all for studying a particular commerce.