Winter's well underway

Winter is here and well underway. And with that comes not only unpredictability in the weather, but also with the labor market within the green industry. At a time when most are laying off a majority of employees, some are still needed to effectively offer snow removal services.

In our latest State of the Snow Market report, contractors from various parts of the country weighed in on where in they are with snow season preparations and what they’re doing to find quality workers this winter. Here's a few things we heard:

• Roughly half of you have an employee recruiting and retention strategy in place for your snow seasonal employees. 
• Most of you have just a few more hourly positions you need to fill for the winter. 39% of you have less than five spots remaining, while 35% of you are fully staffed up.
• Your wages vary greatly for your seasonal contractors. 25% of you are paying $1,000 to $2,000 per season, and 25% of you are paying out over $4,000 per employees.

Catch the full report and see what else we heard from contractors ahead of this winter.