RESOURCES
Planning Your Future
Our hands-on programs leave many students and their parents feeling energized and eager to learn more. Whether you're on the brink of completing your education and excited to kickstart your career, aiming to develop your skills further, or simply exploring if construction is the right path, this page is for you.
Build San Diego
Access to construction job opportunities, apprenticeships, and continuing education.
Build California
Info on construction careers, training, and jobs across the state.
Build Your Future
BYF offers info on construction career paths and career and technical education.
After School Program
A free after-school program led by design and construction professionals.
Scholarships
Associations
Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) National Student Chapter Network
NAWIC Student Membership: Open to female students
Volunteer Opportunities
Amor: Build houses around the world alongside families in need. Trips (Families, Groups and Individuals)
Do you know of additional resources that should be included? Please share them with us.
Note: The resources provided are offered solely for informational purposes. This collection is not intended to be exhaustive.
Construction Industry Myth Busters
CA Department of Industrial Relations (dated April 2023)
Myth: Construction doesn’t pay well.
Annual salaries in San Diego County range from $112,281 - $153,978* for trades like carpentry, electrical, plumbers, painters, heavy equipment operators and construction managers.
*Total compensation includes Health & Welfare, Pension, Vacation & Holiday Pay, Training, and other payments.
Construction Digital Magazine (March 2023)
Myth: Construction is an outdated job.
Innovative new technologies like robotics, sustainable building, and virtual reality (VR) are making construction safer, more efficient, environmentally friendly, and data-driven.
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2022
Myth: Construction is only for men.
There are more women in construction than ever before. Women in construction earn 95.5% of men's earnings, significantly reducing the gender pay gap compared to the US average where women earn 82.9% of men's earnings.
Myth: Construction is unskilled labor.
Although many construction jobs don’t require a college degree, construction requires highly specialized skills gained through apprenticeship or trade school to master the craft.
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