Construction Managers Career, Salary and Skills
Construction Managers have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $114,990 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 380,360. Wage data is published for 436 locations.
Occupation description
Plan, direct, or coordinate, usually through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, and systems. Participate in the conceptual development of a construction project and oversee its organization, scheduling, budgeting, and implementation. Includes managers in specialized construction fields, such as carpentry or plumbing.
O*NET code
11-9021.00
Job zone
4
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$114,990
Hourly median
$55.28
Employment
380,360
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Judgment and Decision Making | 4.12 | 4.38 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 4.12 | 4.12 |
| Coordination | 4.00 | 4.50 |
| Time Management | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Active Listening | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.00 | 4.38 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.88 | 4.25 |
| Negotiation | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Monitoring | 3.88 | 4.50 |
Typical tasks
- Develop or implement quality control programs.
- Plan, schedule, or coordinate construction project activities to meet deadlines.
- Prepare and submit budget estimates, progress reports, or cost tracking reports.
- Direct and supervise construction or related workers.
- Determine labor requirements for dispatching workers to construction sites.
- Confer with supervisory personnel, owners, contractors, or design professionals to discuss and resolve matters, such as work procedures, complaints, or construction problems.
- Prepare contracts or negotiate revisions to contractual agreements with architects, consultants, clients, suppliers, or subcontractors.
- Inspect or review projects to monitor compliance with building and safety codes or other regulations.
Technology
- 3M Post-it App
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Creative Cloud software
- AEC Software FastTrack Schedule
- ArenaSoft Estimating
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Autodesk Revit
- Axios Systems assyst
- Bechtel Software SETROUTE
- Cadsoft Design/Build
- CBS ProLog Manager
- Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
- CSI WSE CodeBuddy
Construction Managers salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Construction Managers Salary in TXMedian $101,470 · Employment 59,060
- Construction Managers Salary in CAMedian $133,160 · Employment 34,750
- Construction Managers Salary in FLMedian $113,130 · Employment 34,010
- Construction Managers Salary in ILMedian $109,160 · Employment 19,160
- Construction Managers Salary in Dallas, TXMedian $103,550 · Employment 17,110
- Construction Managers Salary in Houston, TXMedian $103,530 · Employment 16,500
- Construction Managers Salary in NCMedian $106,640 · Employment 16,310
- Construction Managers Salary in OHMedian $101,980 · Employment 16,130
- Construction Managers Salary in Chicago, ILMedian $117,280 · Employment 13,850
- Construction Managers Salary in COMedian $124,830 · Employment 12,550
- Construction Managers Salary in New York, NYMedian $158,000 · Employment 12,120
- Construction Managers Salary in GAMedian $110,810 · Employment 10,740
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.