SIC 1611 | NAICS 237310
The following guide to industry information, research, and analysis provides sources for industry trends and statistics, financial ratios, salary surveys, and more.
Comprehensive research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year growth forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Topics addressed in the reports include:
Monthly trade magazine features news and information for contractors, engineers, and government officials, with special features including the "State of the Industry" report published in the December issue which provides a summary of survey responses concerning current business conditions and expectations for the year ahead. Articles from current and archived issues are available free online.
Frequently Asked Questions
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FAQs section provides an overview of the U.S. transportation system network and includes links to additional
detailed documents. Topics covered in this section including size and composition of the U.S. transportation
system network, current condition of roads and bridges on a national and state basis, construction and
repair costs, federal and state funding sources, and environmental issues.
Quarterly Industry Conditions Survey
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Quarterly survey provides information on current market conditions and the expected outlook for the
year ahead based on a survey of contractor members, with topics addressed in the report including work
performed, employment, backlog, capital spending, profit margins, wage and salaries, cost of materials,
capacity, delays, and shortages. Survey results are available to participating contractors.
Annual Forecast
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Annual forecast provides market analyses and forecasts for the transportation construction industry
by transportation mode (e.g., highways and streets, bridges
and tunnels, railroad, subway, and light rail transit, airport
terminals and runways, and ports and waterways), with information provided on a state-by-state
basis including investment outlook and program revenue sources and expenditures.
U.S. Transportation Construction Industry Profile
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Comprehensive report quantifies the impact of the industry on the national and state economies, with
information provided for each state including transportation network profile, value of freight shipments
by type of product and transport mode, tax revenues generated
and direct employment supported by industry activities, miles driven by type of trip, how residents
get to work, and daily commuting times.
Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level including:
Financial benchmarking section of these reports provides an analysis of industry profit and expenses as a percentage of revenue by major category (e.g., purchases, wages, depreciation, marketing, rent, utilities, other costs, and earnings before interest and taxes) for the most recent year and line graphs indicating trends for each category over the past five years. Sample report can be viewed free online.
Annual compensation survey provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage data for industry personnel on a national and state basis for over 100 job positions, with occupational groups covered by the survey including management, office and administrative support, architectural and engineering, construction and extraction, and transportation and material moving. Survey is available to ARTBA members only.
Annual wage survey provides hourly and annual wage data for personnel employed in this sector (e.g., operating engineers, heavy and paving equipment operators, and structural iron and steel workers) by contractors that construct, maintain, and repair highways, streets, and roads, elevated highways and bridges, public sidewalks and walkways, airport runways, and private driveways and parking facilities.
Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage data for selected positions in this sector such as project manager, civil engineer, structural engineer, job foreman, crane operator, and heavy equipment operator, with employers for which salary or hourly wage data is provided including Peter Kiewit Sons, Inc., Bechtel Corporation, Skanska USA Civil, Inc., and Granite Construction Company.
Interactive database provides detailed transaction data for over 38,000 private and public companies sold for prices ranging from under $250,000 to over $500,000,000, with valuation measures provided including market value of invested capital as a multiple of revenue, gross profit, EBIT, EBITDA, SDE, and book value of invested capital. User guide, free webinar, and sample reports are available online.