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Field of degree: Construction

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Construction field of degree. Employment: 153,240. Median annual wage: $82,000.

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Table 1. Construction degree, 2022
Data	Construction	All fields
Employment	153,240	62,187,580
Median wage	82,000	66,000
Percent employed part time	6	14
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree	64	62
Percent with an advanced degree	10	38
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Chart 1. Types of construction major, 2022.

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Chart 1. Types of construction, 2022
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, 2022.

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Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a construction degree, by occupational group, 2022
Occupational group	Occupational group share
Management occupations	46%
Business and financial operations occupations	12
Construction and extraction occupations	10
Architecture and engineering occupations	9
Sales and related occupations	6
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 2023–33	Typical entry-level education	Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2022	Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2022
Construction managers	9%	Bachelor's degree	30%	6%
Construction laborers	8	No formal educational credential	3	1
Project management specialists	7	Bachelor's degree	3	25
Civil engineers	6	Bachelor's degree	5	29
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers	6	High school diploma or equivalent	2	2
Managers, all other	6	Bachelor's degree	5	21
Chief executives	5	Bachelor's degree	3	31
Carpenters	4	High school diploma or equivalent	2	1
Property, real estate, and community association managers	3	High school diploma or equivalent	2	12
Cost estimators	-4	Bachelor's degree	5	6
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 June 09, 2025).

Last Modified Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024