Estimate: 4.5M hours of labor for Vikings stadium construction
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The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority gave a quick update on the status of the new stadium to the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Sports Facilities yesterday. There wasn't a whole lot of news, but there was an interesting card in the MSFA's "deck," in Powerpoint parlance.
The MSFA put up a table of the project's workforce needs, citing an estimate by construction manager Mortenson Construction. Add up the numbers, and it amounts to more than 4.5 million work hours, a lot of paychecks for what are likely to be union tradespeople.
| Craft | Work Hours | Workers | Hours/Worker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenters | 971,515 | 5,616 | 173 |
| Ironwrokers | 805,668 | 4,659 | 173 |
| Electricians | 522,712 | 3,026 | 173 |
| Laborers | 484,465 | 2,802 | 173 |
| Operating engineers | 335,866 | 1,943 | 173 |
| Pipe fitters/plumbers | 334,081 | 1,931 | 173 |
| Teamsters | 249,630 | 440 | 567 |
| Glazers | 151,962 | 268 | 567 |
| Sheet metal | 149,109 | 863 | 173 |
| Drywall | 128,596 | 227 | 567 |
| Bricklayers | 123,301 | 712 | 173 |
| Sprinkler fitters | 90,161 | 159 | 567 |
| Cement masons | 56,304 | 328 | 172 |
| Roofers | 34,948 | 61 | 573 |
| Elevators | 34,947 | 203 | 172 |
| Painters | 27,711 | 49 | 566 |
| Tile setters | 21,381 | 38 | 563 |
| Millwrights | 3,578 | 6 | 596 |
| Total | 4,525,935 | 23,331 | 194 |
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