For Women

The goal of Nontraditional Employment for Women is to help women get skilled blue-collar jobs and achieve economic self-sufficiency. Why blue-collar jobs? Because they pay better, have better benefits, and offer enriching careers. Employment in the construction, transportation, and other male-dominated fields offers greater opportunity for economic independence than jobs traditionally held by women.

For example, the mean annual wage for a home health-care aide in New York is about $18,000; in the construction trades, it is $53,000. This can mean the difference between needing public assistance and earning a living wage.

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Over half of the most common trades in New York City's construction industry pay more than $20 per hour.