DARE TO BUILD
Build Your Future Arizona’s mission is to create a sustainable and skilled craft workforce by creating awareness about high paying construction careers, training opportunities and mapping career paths to employment in these high demand occupations.
Construction Career Match
The construction industry is full of opportunity with an extensive range of trades to work in. Want to find out which construction craft career would be perfect for you? Take the craft pro quiz!
Craft laborers get hands-on experience that touches several different crafts, offering a foot in the door to potential career specializations.
Carpenters build frameworks and structures by cutting and shaping wood and other construction materials.
Masons use bricks, blocks and stones to construct walls, structural supports and even decorative surfaces.
Ironworkers install iron and steel girders, columns and support beams that provide a sturdy structure for large buildings.
Electricians install and maintain the electrical and power systems in new and existing structures.
Painters apply paint and protective coatings on the walls and other surfaces of buildings.
Heavy equipment operators control large machinery that move materials at a construction site.
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“CONSTRUCTION IS TURNING TO TECNOLOGY…THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER CAREER PATHS TO GET INVOLVED IN…DON’T PASS UP ON THIS THINKING IT’S ONLY CONSTRUCTION.”
—Aaron Thompson
READY TO FIND OUT MORE?
Whether you’re a student exploring future options, an industry professional looking to recruit workers or an educator helping students navigate a career path, we have the resources you need.
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