Tips for young construction professionals: Key AGC of Washington benefits

There are few things more exciting than being a young professional new in your construction industry career. The services our industry provides are needed by Americans all over, including right here in Washington state. There are abundant opportunities to learn your trade, explore different development job paths and participate in continuing education to grow your skill set.

This industry is also a generous one. We take care of one another, support important causes and make a difference in the lives of our neighbors.

In this post, we’ll help you as a young professional navigate four of the many benefits you receive as a member of AGC of Washington. You’re probably familiar with many of these, though perhaps not all. We like to spotlight these benefits so you can continue to invest in your own career and help your peers do the same. Together, we can have the impact to which we aspire.

Group Retro Program

This workers’ comp program is a top industry performer when it comes to performance-based individual refunds back to members, year after year. You can use it to save money in industrial-insurance premiums and ultimately bid more competitively. The outcome of all of this is financial rewards for improved safety, kept-on-salary and light-duty efforts measurements.

Safety Services

We pride ourselves in helping members maintain excellent job-site safety. As a young professional, you’ll be able to use the safety resources we provide to help your organization achieve its goals. We also provide record-keeping services such as a resource page with useful URLs, formulas and references. As an industry association, we keep our ear to the ground for news and information on the latest safety regulations and rules, then distill that into easy-to-access insights. Our objective is to save you time and energy so you don’t have to track down those important details on your own.

Government Relations

The voice of young construction professionals needs to be heard. That’s why AGC is the leading advocate for the construction industry at all levels of government. This provides opportunities to expand public- and private-sector construction markets, helps reduce costs from excessive regulation and supports the implementation of fair tax policy that keeps your employer—or your own new construction business—as competitive as possible without excessive costs.

AGC Health Plan

Wellness is an important factor for all construction professionals and their families. It allows us to live the quality of life we desire and enables us to seek treatment when needed. The AGC Health Benefit Trust is among the top state-approved association health plans for the construction industry. The Trust partners with a variety of carriers and vendors, providing a robust employee-benefit package that can help you and your family throughout the year.

Whatever your initial reason for joining AGC of Washington, we’re so grateful to have you as a member and stand ready to help in any way. If you’re curious about these or other benefits that can help advance your career in construction, we invite you to reach out. Visit the AGC of Washington website for more information or call 206-284-0061. We look forward to hearing from you!