Women in the Workforce

Statistics of Women in Construction

1,173,000 Women now work in construction and make up 9.9 percent of the construction industry in the United States.

NAWIC - Construction Pay Gap

Women working in construction numbered 10.9 percent of the entire U.S. workforce in 2022. Source:  https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat18.htm

Women in the U.S. earn on average 82.9 percent of what men make. The gender pay gap is significantly smaller in construction occupations, with women earning on average 95.5 percent of what men make. Source: https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/womens-databook/2021/home.htm, Table 19