Field of degree: Construction
Table 1. Construction degree, 2019
Data |
Construction |
All fields |
Employment
|
136,560 |
56,820,460 |
Median wage
|
78,000 |
60,000 |
Percent employed part time
|
5 |
15 |
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree
|
62 |
61 |
Percent with an advanced degree
|
11 |
37 |
Chart 1. Types of construction major, 2019
Construction major |
Major share |
Construction Services
|
100% |
Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a construction degree, by occupational group, 2019
Occupational group |
Occupational group share |
Management occupations
|
49% |
Construction and extraction occupations
|
10 |
Business and financial operations occupations
|
10 |
Architecture and engineering occupations
|
8 |
Sales and related occupations
|
4 |
Other
|
19 |
Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a construction degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile |
Percent growth, projected 2020–30 |
Typical entry-level education |
Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2019 |
Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2019 |
Construction managers
|
11% |
Bachelor's degree |
31% |
6% |
General and operations managers
|
9 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
13 |
Civil engineers
|
8 |
Bachelor's degree |
5 |
28 |
Construction laborers
|
8 |
No formal educational credential |
3 |
1 |
Personal service managers, all other; entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling; and managers, all other
|
7 |
Bachelor's degree |
8 |
20 |
Project management specialists and business operations specialists, all other
|
6 |
Bachelor's degree |
3 |
24 |
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
|
6 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
2 |
2 |
Carpenters
|
2 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
3 |
1 |
Cost estimators
|
1 |
Bachelor's degree |
5 |
6 |
Chief executives
|
-6 |
Bachelor's degree |
3 |
30 |
Last Modified Date:
Friday, December 3, 2021