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Construction Background Checks Built for Job Site Safety

Screen skilled trades, laborers, and project managers with a process built for speed, safety, and multi-site consistency.

Works alongside modern hiring teams and systems

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Job site safety

Why Construction Hiring Requires Speed, Safety & Consistency

Construction is one of the highest-risk industries for workplace incidents. Every hire has direct access to job sites, equipment, and client property. A single bad hire can create safety hazards, liability exposure, and project delays.

Criminal history checks across county, state, and federal databases
Employment verification for skilled trades and leadership roles
Reference checks to validate experience and reliability
Drug testing to maintain safe, productive job sites
Sex offender registry screening for on-site staff
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Safety-first screening

90% of reports in under 36 hours

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Comprehensive Screening, Built Around Your Needs

Apply the right level of screening by role, risk, and responsibility — without overcomplicating your hiring process.

Criminal History Checks

Criminal History Checks

Comprehensive criminal searches across county, state, federal, and national databases to identify records impacting job site safety.

Employment Verification

Employment Verification

Confirm past employment dates, job titles, and performance for skilled trades, supervisors, and management hires.

Reference Checks

Reference Checks

Speak with former employers and professional references to validate experience, reliability, and on-the-job performance.

Sex Offender Checks

Sex Offender Checks

Thorough searches to ensure no potential hire is listed on the sex offender registry.

Drug Testing

Drug Testing

Maintain a safe construction environment with urine, hair follicle, oral fluid, and lab-based confirmatory drug testing.

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Trusted by Construction Organizations Across the Country

"We hire across multiple job sites and 3rd Degree keeps everything consistent. Fast results and a team that actually answers the phone."

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Robert Keller

Safety Director, Keller Construction

"Their employment verification and drug screening programs are exactly what we need for our skilled trades hiring. Turnaround is excellent."

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Lisa Nguyen

HR Manager, Pacific Builders

"Compliance across multiple states used to be a headache. 3rd Degree handles it all — disclosures, adverse action, everything."

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James Ortiz

Owner, Ortiz General Contracting

Quick answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Criminal history checks, employment verification, reference checks, sex offender registry searches, and drug testing are all critical for construction roles — especially for safety-sensitive positions.

Build a safer workforce, one hire at a time.

Get the specialized background screening your construction company needs to protect your job sites, your clients, and your reputation.

Get started with construction background checks

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Trust 3rd Degree Screening for specialized background screening services tailored to the needs of the construction industry — from skilled trades to project leadership.

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