2022 GREEN INDUSTRY OUTLOOK sponsored by


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reen industry professionals fought to bring in new employees and develop the current team in the past year to try to get the most out of the work coming in. But doing so wasn’t easy for


everyone. For the fourth year running within a differ- ence of just two points, almost the exact same number of respondents (64%) say their region doesn’t have enough qualified workers to support their needs. Contractor re- spondents were even more dire, with almost three quar- ters (73%) saying there weren’t enough hands to do the work.


Tat said, the total number of full-time employees


during peak season hasn’t meaningfully shifted by more than a few points in any category in the past three years, suggesting that overall crew sizes have remained about the same for many, even with the extra jobs available. Breaking down the survey responses regarding labor,


a few different smaller trends emerge. Employers who say they can find enough employees tended to respond


During peak season, how many full-time equivalents are employed by your business?


1-5 employees


6-10 employees 11-25 employees 26-50 employees


51-100 employees 101+ employees


6% 12%


Does your region offer enough qualified workers to meet your company’s needs?


36% Yes


64% No


On average, what does your business pay its crew members?


$11 per hour or less $12-$14 per hour $15-$17 per hour $18-$20 per hour


$21 or more per hour 3% 9% 26% 30% 32% 13% 19% 12%


64% Yes


38%


that they have more racially and gender-diverse compa- nies, and have a policy or program related to encourag- ing employee diversity. It’s not uncommon for prospec- tive employees to look for people who look and sound like them at a company before they apply. Tere was no meaningful variance between the two groups when it came to encouraging training and certification. Another difference between them came in how much


crew members are paid on average. Tose who say they can find enough crew members more often paid $18 per hour or more. Tat’s compared to those who say they can’t, who more often paid between $15 and $20 per hour. Tat could be part of the reason that those who can’t find enough workers more often increased average crew member pay in the past year. Interestingly, that group also offers monetary bonuses or incentives more often, by a difference of almost 10%. At least in the cur- rent market, potential employees could be looking more for a reliable paycheck than possible bonuses.


Does your business have a policy or program related to employee diversity?


36% No


Have you increased your average pay for crew members in the past year?


80% Yes


20% No


Do you offer monetary bonuses or incentives to crew members?


64% Yes


36% No


Do you have at least one employee dedicated to sales?


51% Yes


49% No


66% Total percentage of


respondents who employ Spanish-speaking workers


74% Total percentage of


respondents with racially diverse employees


71% Total percentage of


respondents with gender- diverse employees


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