Beyond Shovel-Ready: The Extent and Impact of U.S. Infrastructure Jobs
A new report by the Brookings Institution sheds light on the widespread contributions that infrastructure jobs make to the U.S. economy, including their importance at the metropolitan level. Many of these jobs offer more equitable wages, require less formal education for entry, and are projected to grow by 9.1% during the next decade, including the need to replace more than 2.7 million workers.
From 2012 to 2022, many infrastructure jobs are projected to grow by thousands of additional workers, led by fast-growing occupations such as wind turbine service technicians and solar photovoltaic installers. There will be a need to replace nearly 25% of this infrastructure workforce due to retirements and other employment shifts.
