The lower-cost alternative to ConstructionJobs.com
One job, live for a month: $325 with them, $40 with us.
Which One Should You Use?
Both cover construction. They cover different parts of it.
CHOOSE CONSTRUCTIONJOBS.COM IF
- You hire architects, designers or estimators
- You want openings pulled from your system
- You want banner ads and employer branding
- You would rather buy posts than subscribe
- You want a board that has run since 2000
CHOOSE SKILLEDTRADES.COM IF
- Almost everyone you hire works in a trade
- You run travel or per diem crews
- You screen on licenses and certifications
- You want to reuse one slot as jobs change
- You want a person sourcing, not a database
SkilledTrades.com vs. ConstructionJobs.com
The same eight questions, answered for both.
| Price | SkilledTrades.com | ConstructionJobs.com |
|---|---|---|
| Type of pricing | Flat monthly rate | Per 30-day post |
| Cheapest way to post a job | $40 a month | $325 for 30 days |
| Long-term contract | No | No |
| Features | SkilledTrades.com | ConstructionJobs.com |
|---|---|---|
| Per diem rate as a field | Yes | Not documented |
| State license with expiry | Yes | Not documented |
| Certifications tracked | Yes | Not documented |
| Hours per week | Yes | Not documented |
| Construction terminology | Yes | Construction only |
| Built only for the trades | Yes | Construction-wide |
| A person sources for you | Yes | No |
| Searchable resume database | No | Custom plan only |
| Applicant tracking systems | No | Yes, job wrapping |
| Live customer support | Yes | Yes |
| Free company profile | Yes | Not documented |
| Banner ads and branding | No | Yes |
| Design and estimating roles | No | Yes |
What Each Price Buys
Both companies sell the same unit: one job, visible for about a month. That makes the comparison unusually clean, because you are not weighing a subscription against an auction.
One standard 30-day post on ConstructionJobs.com is $325, and a featured one is $375. One local job slot with us is $40 a month and one per diem slot is $80.
There is a difference in shape as well as price. Their post runs 30 days and then ends. Our slot is a subscription: when a job is filled you close it and post a different one in the same slot, as often as you like, for the same monthly price.
The premium covers things we do not sell: job wrapping that pulls openings straight out of your own applicant tracking system, banner advertising, featured employer branding, and reach into the design side of a project. Worth paying for if your hiring goes past the crew. If it does not, $325 is $285 more for a post that expires.
SkilledTrades.com by the Numbers
Every job on the platform is a trades job. Local and per diem hiring live in the same place, the price is published, and you can cancel any time.
What a Job Post Costs
Their own pricing page, September 2026. Check before you buy.
SKILLEDTRADES.COM
- $40 a month for a local job slot
- $80 a month for a per diem job slot
- $100 one-off local post, $200 one-off per diem post
- Unlimited applications, no per-applicant fee
- Month to month, cancel any time
CONSTRUCTIONJOBS.COM
- $325 for one standard 30-day job post
- $375 for one featured 30-day post
- $520 for two interchangeable 30-day slots
- Resume search only on an unlimited or custom plan, by quote
Where We Have the Edge
Per diem work, and a person doing the looking.
We are built for both halves of construction hiring. A local opening and a travel job are different problems, and they live in the same place here. The daily per diem rate is a field on the post and it appears on the listing, because for a traveling tradesperson that is the number that decides whether the job is worth taking. It does not sit buried in the description where nobody can search or sort by it.
The larger difference is that somebody here works your job. On ConstructionJobs.com you buy a post and wait, and resume search comes only with an unlimited or custom plan priced by quote. Our Employment Specialists actively source against your opening through trade schools, talent banks, social channels and our own data, and then they pick up the phone. You are not buying a search box and doing the work yourself.
That is the case for adding us rather than replacing them. They reach the design and back-office side of a project, which we do not, and that breadth is worth paying for. If the job is an electrician, a welder or a pipefitter, and some of them travel, this is the side of the market we built the product for.
Common Questions
Including the answers that do not flatter us.
How much does ConstructionJobs.com cost?
One standard 30-day job post is $325 and one featured post is $375. Two interchangeable slots for 30 days are $520. Those were the prices on their own pricing page in September 2026.
Is SkilledTrades.com cheaper?
Yes, by a wide margin. A local job slot is $40 a month against their $325 post, and ours refills as often as you need while theirs expires after 30 days.
What do they offer that you do not?
A construction board that has run since 2000, 16,649 companies on the platform, and coverage of the design and back-office side of a project: architects, designers, civil and structural engineers, estimators and accounting roles. They also sell job wrapping, which pulls your openings out of your own applicant tracking system automatically, plus banner advertising and featured employer branding. If your hiring is not only trades, that breadth is real.
Do they support per diem?
We could not verify a structured per diem field. Their posting form sits behind an employer login, so we will not claim one does not exist, but it is not documented on their employer pages. On SkilledTrades.com the daily rate is a field on the post and it appears on the listing.
Can I search resumes on ConstructionJobs.com?
Not on any of the listed packages. Every published package shows zero job seeker profile views, and their resume search page says it is available only with an unlimited or custom plan, which is priced by quote. We do not sell resume search either. Our Employment Specialists do the searching and bring candidates to your job.
Which one covers more of construction?
They do. ConstructionJobs.com reports 170,761 job seekers across construction, design/build and engineering, which reaches the architects, designers and estimators around a project. Our 32 job titles cover the people who build the job: the trades themselves, plus electrical and mechanical engineers, project managers, superintendents, QA/QC and safety. We do not carry the design or back-office roles, so our audience is narrower by design.
How long does a job post stay up?
Theirs runs 30 days and then ends. Ours is a monthly slot, so the job stays live while you pay for the slot, and when you fill it you can close it and post another in its place at no extra cost.
Try It on One Job
Run the same opening on both and count who applies.