Miriam Call, Marketing
Paige Neuenschwander, Marketing
Seniors, BYU  

Miriam Call and Paige Neuenschwander presented on the current workforce challenges facing the construction industry. As the industry continues to grow, it is projected to require hundreds of thousands of additional workers. However, the workforce gap continues to widen, with more individuals leaving the field than entering it. Currently, for every seven workers who leave the industry, only one new worker joins.

In their scholarship presentation, Call and Neuenschwander explored strategies for attracting younger generations to careers in construction and addressed what the industry can do to improve recruitment and long-term workforce development.