Open AccessInvestigation of Skill Sets for Multiskilled Labor Development in Construction
Author(s) -
Heung Jin Oh,
Soo Chul Chang,
Baabak Ashuri
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
epic series in built environment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
ISSN - 2632-881X
DOI - 10.29007/tsk3
Subject(s) - economic shortage , construction industry , computer science , labour economics , knowledge management , business , engineering , economics , construction engineering , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics)
The major objective of this research is to investigate construction job market for developing multiskilled labor in the construction industry using web scraping and text mining techniques. The construction industry has been suffered from the skilled labor shortage. To resolve the shortage and pertinent problems, multiskilled labor utilization strategies have been presented in construction. Although extensive research has been conducted over multiskilling strategies, it is still uncertain what skill sets are desirable to foster and utilize multiskilled labor efficiently in construction projects. To fill the gap, this research investigates skill sets for multiskilled labor development in construction using web scraping technique. We analyze texts of companies' job openings and provide the latest trends in what skill sets are beneficial for workers to get employed. The results provide skilled labor with the information of what kind of skill sets required to meet industrial needs. This research will contribute to the body of knowledge by expanding the multiskilling strategies through the data-driven analysis of real construction job market.