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Explore some of the opportunities of the precast life.

You can pursue your passion whether it’s working with your hands, operating large machinery, building teams, leading projects or engineering solutions. The precast concrete industry offers stability and enormous potential. Precast will be here as long as our civilization stands. The precast industry doesn’t just offer jobs, it builds careers. There’s a place for everyone in precast.

Management
Plant Superintendent

Required Education/Training: Bachelor’s degree in related field, plus experience

Focus on day-to-day operations, such as maintenance, quality control and receiving and shipping. This position also ensures that employees follow safety, quality and best production practices.

Salary: $71, 730*
Sales & Marketing
Inside Sales/CSR

Required Education/Training: High school diploma or equivalent

Address or direct correspondence related to sales/bidding and other customer inquiries. Manage sales of products at the plant, if the company sells products to walk-in customers.

Salary: $39,680*
Sales & Marketing
Sales Manager

Required Education/Training: Bachelor’s degree in related field, plus experience

Responsible for all primary customer interface for all customers or in the assigned territory by gathering market intelligence and developing strategic goals for markets and customers.

Salary: $135,160*
Administration
Clerical

Required Education/Training: High school diploma or equivalent

Responsible for performing administrative tasks to support daily business operations. Duties include managing company phone and email, maintaining an organized filing system and restocking office supplies as needed.

Salary: $40,480*
Production
Welder

Required Education/Training: High school diploma or equivalent

Work primarily in the reinforcement assembly section of the precast concrete manufacturing process. Tasked with welding reinforcing assemblies, inspecting, cleaning and maintaining welding equipment and maintaining required maintenance records on equipment.

Salary: $48,940*
Transportation
Truck Driver

Required Education/Training: High school diploma or equivalent, CDL and specific training/licensing

Operate a precast concrete delivery truck. Responsible for the supervision of the loading of the truck and ensuring the proper and safe placement of precast product.

Salary: $39,950*
Administration
Accountant

Required Education/Training: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, CPA or CMA

Responsible for tracking expenses and revenue, paying accounts, managing pay roll and contributes to ensuring the company’s financial reports are accurate.

Salary: $79,880*
Sales & Marketing
Outside Sales

Required Education/Training: Bachelor’s degree in related field

Responsible for communicating with customers and regulators on the road while gathering market intelligence for regions/product line and develop strategic goals for markets and customers.

Salary: $73,080*
Management
QC Manager

Required Education/Training: Bachelor’s degree in related field

Oversees all quality control operations which includes pre-pour, post-pour inspections, raw material testing, fresh and hardened concrete testing and resolving quality issues. They may perform test and inspections and present quality-related content to employees.

Salary: $116,970*
Management
Crew Leader/Foreman

Required Education/Training: High school diploma or equivalent

Focus on a specific part of the precast production process. They are supervising employees to make sure they are working efficiently and safely.

Salary: $56,342*
Engineering
Drafting Tech

Required Education/Training: Associate’s degree in related field

In charge of preparing detailed drawings for precast concrete products based on the review of project plans and specifications.

Salary: $62,530*
Transportation
Dispatcher

Required Education/Training: High school diploma or equivalent

Responsible for the coordination of precast product deliveries.

Salary: $50,830*
Administration
General Manager

Required Education/Training: Degree in operations, engineering or management, plus experience

Oversees all plant operational function, including production, sales, engineering and administrative departments, as well as defining company goals and opportunities and managing strategic planning.

Salary: $101,280*
Engineering
Estimators

Required Education/Training: Bachelor’s degree in related field or extensive experience

Responsible for analyzing bid documents, recording precast concrete material types and quantities, preparing accurate cost estimates based upon company standards and guidelines, writing proposal notes and qualifications that are job-specific, and submitting cost estimates to the sales team for bidding.

Salary: $74,740*
Maintenance
Mechanic

Required Education/Training: High school diploma or equivalent

In charge of the maintenance and repair of all precast concrete production and/or handling/delivery equipment.

Salary: $58,500*
Engineering
Engineer

Required Education/Training: Bachelor’s degree in engineering and engineering license

Engineers oversee/perform the review of bid and/or project drawings in order to properly design related precast products for cost and production.

Salary: $95,890*
Safety
Safety Manager

Required Education/Training: Bachelor’s degree in related field, plus experience

The safety manager oversees all aspects of plant safety, including inspecting equipment, ensuring employee safety and maintaining required safety records.

Salary: $77,580*
Production
Batch Plant Operator

Required Education/Training: High school diploma or equivalent, plus experience

Tasked with running the precast plant batching system. This includes receiving concrete batching material deliveries, performing inspections and basic maintenance on batching equipment, cleaning the equipment and batching concrete mixes as needed.

Salary: $59,890*
Machinery
Crane Operator

Required Education/Training: High school diploma or equivalent

Tasked with running the crane during various stages of production, storage and shipping precast products as well as maintaining the crane system and associated equipment.

Salary: $44,750*
Maintenance
Maintenance Technician/Manager

Required Education/Training: High school diploma or equivalent

In charge of general maintenance and repair of all precast concrete production and/or handling/delivering equipment.

Salary: $79,020*
Administration
CFO

Required Education/Training: Bachelor’s degree in related field, plus experience

Responsible for managing and leading financial initiative of the company.

Salary: $206,680*
Administration
HR

Required Education/Training: Bachelor’s degree in related field

Ensure compliance with labor laws and regulations, manage employee relations, oversee recruitment, training and development programs. May assist in writing and administering corporate polices related to compensation, benefits, health and safety programs and more.

Salary: $67,650*
Production
QC Technician

Required Education/Training: High school diploma or equivalent

Performs various inspections, raw material, fresh and hardened concrete tests and investigations to maintain and continuously improve the precast product quality.

Salary: $45,850*

*All salaries pulled from 2023 Median Pay U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Exploring precast concrete career statistics

With high job satisfaction, in-demand skills, and significant employment growth, the precast concrete industry offers a variety of opportunities for professionals at all levels.

85% job satisfaction

The majority of professionals in the precast concrete industry report high levels of job satisfaction, highlighting the rewarding nature of careers in this field.

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60% of jobs require precast knowledge

A significant percentage of job postings in the construction industry seek candidates with skills specific to precast concrete, showcasing the demand for expertise in this area.

25% growth in employment

Employment opportunities in the precast concrete sector are expected to grow by 25% over the next decade, driven by increasing construction projects and infrastructure development.

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