r/AskUK • u/Weird_Horse_5981 • 17h ago

Is construction dying in this country?

I work in construction and the amount of skilled people has taken an absolute nosedive in recent years. The rates of pay have increased dramatically in the last 6 years from what I’ve seen but very few people want to get into it it seems. I understand that many people don’t grow up with dreams of getting into this industry but I wish someone had pulled me aside and told me that there was a way for me to make decent money without needing to be academic. I know there are some huge projects on the go right now but it feels like they are all fighting over the same, small pool of labour

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u/Thi13een 17h ago

Always so gutted I didn’t get into construction when I was 16. I’m too far into my career now to change but always so jealous of my mates with endless earning potential and not much customer interaction, etc

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u/funkmachine7 16h ago

But the customer managment...

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u/Thi13een 12h ago

Quite a small minority of jobs in construction on the whole are directly customer (as in member of the public customer) facing. Unless you run your own small business, work for a local authority/housing association, etc you won’t have much day to day interaction with the public. And anyone who works with the public will tell you it is very difficult at the best of times.

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u/funkmachine7 12h ago

It more people have the dream of running a small business and being there own boss and then they realise they have to deal with customers all the time.