West? All jokes aside, I’m not sure anyone will have a good suggestion. Not since the Great Depression has our economy and culture been so turn asunder. I’d make one of three suggestions.

1)If he loves construction or the world of building buildings, stick with it. Take a job swinging a hammer or as a plumber for a year or two. It won’t hurt his long term prospects.

2) If not use this time to find out what you love. Too many of us graduated uni with no idea what we wanted to do. Peace corps? The civil engineer corps in the Seabees, both could be options to explore figuring it out.

3) Learn to code. The construction industry like every industry is undergoing radical change and software will be at the vanguard. Learning to program can help almost anyone in almost any career.
Josh