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Field of degree: Construction

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Construction field of degree. Employment: 136,560. Median annual wage: $78,000.

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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
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Chart 1. Types of construction major, 2019.

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Chart 1. Types of construction major, 2019
Construction major	Major share
Construction Services	100%
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a construction degree, by occupational group, 2019.

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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
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a construction degree.

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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
Note: Occupational profiles may comprise multiple SOC occupations, which may have differing education categories. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program (projected growth, entry-level education) and U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (degree holders, advanced degrees).

Suggested citation:

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Field of degree: Construction,
at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/field-of-degree/construction/construction-field-of-degree.htm (visited May 10, 2022).

Last Modified Date: Friday, December 3, 2021