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Field of degree: Construction

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Construction field of degree. Employment: 143,860. Median annual wage: $77,000.

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Table 1. Construction degree, 2021
Data	Construction	All fields
Employment	143,860	59,687,450
Median wage	77,000	63,000
Percent employed part time	7	14
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree	65	62
Percent with an advanced degree	11	38
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Chart 1. Types of construction major, 2021.

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Chart 1. Types of construction, 2021
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, 2021.

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Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a construction degree, by occupational group, 2021
Occupational group	Occupational group share
Management occupations	46%
Business and financial operations occupations	11
Architecture and engineering occupations	9
Construction and extraction occupations	9
Sales and related occupations	5
Other	20
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 2022–32	Typical entry-level education	Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2021	Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2021
Project management specialists	6%	Bachelor's degree	4%	26%
Civil engineers	5	Bachelor's degree	6	29
Construction managers	5	Bachelor's degree	28	7
Construction laborers	4	No formal educational credential	3	1
General and operations managers	4	Bachelor's degree	2	13
Engineers, all other	3	Bachelor's degree	1	32
Managers, all other	3	Bachelor's degree	8	21
Construction and building inspectors	-2	High school diploma or equivalent	2	7
Cost estimators	-3	Bachelor's degree	4	6
Chief executives	-8	Bachelor's degree	4	32
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 September 06, 2023).

Last Modified Date: Wednesday, September 6, 2023