At my previous employer, a small heavy/highway contractor in Connecticut, the average of our labor force was 47 years old. 42 if you didn’t count the operators.
It is tough to find young kids willing to work hard for 60 grand a year plus overtime.
Exactly. They might get their hands dirty or something. And you mean we have to work when it’s hot or cold or raining or windy?? Screw that, I’m going back to the couch in moms basement where it is safe.
Three new homes built in my neighborhood recently. Most workers appear to be young Mexicans and older American men. I don’t think young American guys want to do construction.