Fact Sheet
Helmets to Hardhats Overview
Helmets to Hardhats is a national program that connects National Guard, Reserve and
transitioning active-duty military members with quality career training and employment
opportunities within the construction industry.
The program is administered by the Center for Military Recruitment, Assessment, and Veterans
Employment and headquartered in Washington, D.C.
Direction for management of the center comes from a board of trustees comprised of equal
numbers of employer and labor trustees.
Candidates can access information about careers and apprenticeships via the Internet from
anywhere in the world. The Helmets to Hardhats profile they complete helps communicate to hiring
managers the transferable skills they acquired during their military service.
Job Placement
Helmets to Hardhats is not a placement company. We refer candidates to promising career
providers and refer career providers to qualified candidates.
To apply for work or membership, candidates complete a comprehensive profile that helps the
building trades hiring managers determine what transferable skills they acquired during their
military service.
Prior to acceptance, candidates take an aptitude test to assess their skill level.
Demographics of U.S. Military Veterans
- 24.4 million veterans
- 2 million veterans are under age 35
- 1.7 million veterans are women
- 1 in 4 adult males is a veteran
Funding
The Center for Military Recruitment, Assessment and Veterans Employment administers Helmets to
Hardhats.
It was established as a nonprofit Section 501(c)(6) organization with a funding structure set
out under Section 302(c)(9) of the Taft-Hartley Act for purposes provided for under Section 6(b) of
the Labor-Management Cooperation Act.
Timeline
The program was created in 2002 and established in 2003.
Company Contacts
Interested personnel are encouraged to register on www.helmetstohardhats.org or call
866-741-6210 for more information.
After completing the registration, employers can post any available careers on the Helmets to
Hardhats website.
