Renewing the water workforce: Improving water infrastructure and creating a pipeline to opportunity
At a time when many Americans are struggling to access economic opportunity and many of the country’s infrastructure assets are at the end of their useful life, infrastructure jobs offer considerable promise. Workers in these jobs earn competitive wages and face lower educational barriers to entry. They develop extensive knowledge and transferable skills that cut across multiple disciplines. And the coming wave of retirements and other employment shifts in the infrastructure sector means prospective workers can find long-term careers.
The Economic Benefits of Investing in Water Infrastructure
In March 2017, the Value of Water Campaign released its report on the economic benefits of investing in water infrastructure finds that if we close the investment gap for water infrastructure, there is a ripple effect of sustained job creation, GDP growth, and more.