As the skilled labor shortage continues to grow, opportunities in modular construction could pave the way for women and others not often considered for the job.

Findings from the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) suggest that young girls are often not exposed to construction skills the same as boys of the same age. This carries into career paths as women are less likely to enter secondary and post-secondary construction-based programs.

As volumetric modular construction, technology, and artificial intelligence (AI) bolster the housing industry with new opportunities and more efficient means of productivity, women entering the construction industry could also help soften the ever-growing skilled labor shortage while lessening the gender gap.