President Barack Obama’s proposed Stimulus Plan is expected to create over four million new jobs in the United States if passed by Congress, and that’s good news for people who want to move into the construction industry in 2009.
According to The New York Times, the Obama proposal states that nearly 400,000 jobs could be created by building and repairing roads, schools and bridges. That means there will be a demand for heavy equipment operators and Heavy Equipment Training, creating a need for training programs such as those offered by the National Heavy Equipment Operators School.
“President Obama has hinted that the entire USA infrastructure will be rebuilt. This will cause a tremendous demand for heavy equipment careers,” says David Rose, spokesman for National Training Schools.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, about three out of four heavy equipment operators worked in the construction industry. Many equipment operators worked in heavy construction, building highways, bridges, or railroads in every section of the United States.