Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

11-9021 Construction Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate, usually through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, and systems. Participate in the conceptual development of a construction project and oversee its organization, scheduling, budgeting, and implementation. Includes managers in specialized construction fields, such as carpentry or plumbing.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
293,380	0.9 %	$50.48	$105,000	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$26.99	$34.57	$45.80	$60.60	$79.23
Annual Wage (2)	$56,140	$71,900	$95,260	$126,040	$164,790

Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Nonresidential Building Construction	75,580	9.06	$50.79	$105,640
Residential Building Construction	48,680	6.01	$47.17	$98,120
Building Equipment Contractors	35,170	1.58	$52.30	$108,780
Utility System Construction	18,450	3.23	$51.55	$107,220
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	17,500	1.87	$47.37	$98,520

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Nonresidential Building Construction	75,580	9.06	$50.79	$105,640
Land Subdivision	2,500	6.58	$55.36	$115,140
Residential Building Construction	48,680	6.01	$47.17	$98,120
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	4,340	3.53	$51.27	$106,640
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	12,200	3.47	$53.01	$110,260

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Oil and Gas Extraction	710	0.50	$71.35	$148,400
Insurance Carriers	50	(7)	$65.31	$135,830
Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only)	100	0.03	$64.03	$133,180
Scientific Research and Development Services	200	0.03	$62.39	$129,780
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	180	0.02	$62.16	$129,290

Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Texas	34,560	2.78	1.39	$47.10	$97,970
California	32,830	1.89	0.95	$58.43	$121,540
Florida	23,820	2.71	1.36	$47.52	$98,840
North Carolina	13,500	3.03	1.51	$53.48	$111,250
Illinois	13,040	2.16	1.08	$45.73	$95,120

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Colorado	10,300	3.84	1.92	$48.79	$101,490
Alaska	1,210	3.82	1.91	$50.22	$104,460
Hawaii	2,160	3.40	1.70	$56.21	$116,910
North Carolina	13,500	3.03	1.51	$53.48	$111,250
North Dakota	1,270	3.02	1.51	$51.00	$106,090

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey	6,920	1.69	0.85	$70.87	$147,410
New York	11,380	1.19	0.60	$65.06	$135,320
Delaware	620	1.37	0.69	$59.97	$124,730
California	32,830	1.89	0.95	$58.43	$121,540
Rhode Island	390	0.80	0.40	$57.69	$120,000

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	13,990	1.45	0.73	$71.22	$148,140
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	11,170	2.39	1.20	$46.30	$96,300
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	10,770	3.53	1.77	$48.07	$99,990
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	10,740	1.72	0.86	$61.21	$127,320
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	9,740	2.66	1.33	$49.36	$102,670
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	7,590	2.87	1.44	$53.96	$112,230
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	6,850	4.52	2.26	$50.91	$105,900
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	6,690	2.10	1.05	$53.92	$112,150
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	6,150	2.20	1.10	$54.12	$112,570
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	5,820	2.12	1.06	$50.97	$106,010