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Houston Construction Labor Market.

Energy capital with one of the largest industrial and EPC construction bases in North America, compounded by a massive medical-center build cycle.

Houston, Texas Drivers: Petrochemical and refinery turnarounds, LNG export terminals, EPC industrial, Texas Medical Center expansion, distribution and commercial. Updated 2026-05-19 Vintage Q2 2026

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Market Snapshot

Houston labor pressure.

Labor Pressure Score
82/100
Critical · ▲ 3 pts QoQ
Composite of demand, supply, compensation velocity, contractor growth, and time-to-fill. Directional, calibrated weekly.
Avg. Time-to-Fill (leadership) 68 days ▲ 3 days YoY Internal High confidence
Compensation Acceleration +6.1% YoY ▲ 0.8 pts Estimated Directional confidence
Active Major Projects 18 ▲ 2 QoQ Internal High confidence
Open roles vs. qualified pool
Leadership · ratio 2.1:1
Open leadership reqs 360
Qualified, reachable candidates 175
Estimated open leadership reqs vs. qualified, reachable candidates across industrial PM, EPC, and field supervision.
Hiring velocity
Avg. time-to-fill · 6-period trend (days)
Momentum: Accelerating — LNG and petrochemical backlog sustains industrial leadership demand through the next build cycle.
Top hiring contractors
Anonymized cohorts
EPC industrial contractorsHeavy field super + turnaround PM hiring ▲
LNG / midstream GCsMechanical + piping superintendents ▲
Healthcare GCsSteady PM + preconstruction demand —
Contractor growth & award signals
Headcount · awards · migration
Contractor headcount growth ▲ +6% YoY
Project award activity ▲ High
In-migration of talent ▲ Strong
Award activity curated from public filings; growth + migration are AlphaHire estimates.
Role scarcity heatmap
0–100 hiring difficulty by role
Industrial PM
86
Piping Superintendent
84
EPC Project Controls
80
Estimator
78
Turnaround Manager
85
Feeds the AlphaHire Labor Scarcity Index. Construction volume: Very high — One of the largest industrial and non-residential construction spend bases in the U.S.
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