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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	60
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	48%
Business and financial operations occupations	11
Construction and extraction occupations	10
Architecture and engineering occupations	8
Sales and related occupations	4
Other	18
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 2021–31	Typical entry-level education	Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2019	Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2019
Construction managers	8%	Bachelor's degree	31%	7%
Civil engineers	7	Bachelor's degree	5	28
Project management specialists	7	Bachelor's degree	3	24
General and operations managers	7	Bachelor's degree	1	13
Managers, all other	6	Bachelor's degree	8	20
Construction laborers	5	No formal educational credential	3	1
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers	4	High school diploma or equivalent	2	2
Carpenters	2	High school diploma or equivalent	3	1
Cost estimators	-2	Bachelor's degree	4	6
Chief executives	-7	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 September 08, 2022).

Last Modified Date: Thursday, September 8, 2022