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September 17, 2025 2 mins
Listeners, Boise’s job market is buzzing this week with new openings in construction, skilled trades, and engineering, reflecting the city’s ongoing growth and demand for hands-on expertise and professional skills. If you’re in construction or technical fields, now is a promising time to check out fresh opportunities. Roadtechs.com highlights a full-time NCCCO Certified Crane Operator opening right in Boise for those with certification and experience, offering competitive pay and stability. There’s also high demand locally for skilled electricians; whether you’re a licensed journeyman or an apprentice, multiple postings from companies like Aerotek and TradeForce Staffing list roles involving branch circuit work, substation termination experience, and commercial electrical projects, many starting immediately.

Commercial electricians can find several openings with Workify Staffing and GRUS Construction, with some Boise-area projects not requiring travel—great news for those preferring to stay local. For the mechanically inclined, Superior Skilled Trades has posted a new listing for licensed plumbers, and there are urgent calls for millwrights and pipefitters from Kodiak Labor Solutions and Millwrights4hire, many involving conveyor installation and welding skills. Civil and structural engineers seeking remote or hybrid work will find recent listings from Edgewater Technical Associates, showing that professional jobs are also multiplying.

Beyond direct construction roles, Boise’s wider labor market sees frequent requests for skilled laborers, traveling foremen, and general safety managers for ongoing infrastructure upgrades. Pay rates across postings have seen a steady rise, with many skilled positions offering rates of $30/hr and above, alongside overtime, per diem, and—occasionally—lodging, reflecting the labor shortage in both local and traveling construction teams. If you’re just starting out or looking to shift fields, multiple listings for apprentices, helpers, and entry-level installers make Boise welcoming for newcomers willing to learn.

Listeners should note that while construction and engineering dominate this week’s postings, allied trades—from carpenters to welders—are also in high demand. Employers across Boise continue to recruit for immediate starts, signaling a robust hiring environment. If you’re considering a move or looking for your next step, this week is a great time to sharpen up that resume and get out there. Boise’s skyline isn’t the only thing rising—opportunity is climbing, too, and skilled hands are wanted now more than ever.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Listeners. Boise's job market is buzzing this week with new
openings and construction, skilled trades and engineering, reflecting the city's
ongoing growth and demand for hands on expertise and professional skills.
If you're in construction or technical fields, now is a
promising time to check out fresh opportunities. Roadtech dot Com
highlights a full time NCCO certified crane operator opening right

(00:20):
and Boise for those with certification and experience, offering competitive
pay and stability. There's also high demand locally for skilled electricians,
whether you're a licensed journeyman or an apprentice. Multiple postings
from companies like Aerotech and Trade Force staffing list roles
involving branch circuit work, substation termination, experience, and commercial electrical projects,
many starting immediately. Commercial electricians can find several openings with

(00:44):
work i FI staffing and groose construction, with some Boise
area projects not requiring travel, great news for those preferring
to stay local. For the mechanically inclined, Superior Skilled Trades
has posted a new listing for licensed plumbers, and there
are urgent calls for mill rights and pipe fitters from
Kodiak Labor Solutions and mill Reads for hire, many involving

(01:05):
conveyor installation and welding skills. Civil and structural engineers seeking
remote or hybrid work will find recent listings from ed
Jatter technical associats showing that professional jobs are also multiplaying.
Beyond direct construction roles, Boise's wider labor market sees frequent
requests for skilled laborers, traveling foremen, and general safety managers

(01:27):
for ongoing infrastructure upgrades. K rates across postings have seen
a study rise, with many skilled positions offering rates of
thirty dollars per hour and above, alongside overtime, per diem
and occasionally lodging, reflecting the labor shortage in both local
and traveling construction teams. If you're just starting out or

(01:47):
looking to shift fields, multiple listings for apprentices, helpers and
entry level installers make Boise welcoming for newcomers willing to learn.
Listeners should note that while construction and engineering dominate this
week's post, allied trades from carpenters to welders are also
in high demand. Employers across Boise continue to recruit for

(02:07):
immediate starts, signaling a robust hiring environment. If you're considering
a move or looking for your next step. This week
is a great time to sharpen up that resume and
get out there. Boise's skyline isn't the only thing rising.
Opportunity is climbing too, and skilled hands are wanted now
more than ever.
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