Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

11-9021 Construction Managers

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.

National estimates for Construction Managers
Industry profile for Construction Managers
Geographic profile for Construction Managers

National estimates for Construction Managers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Construction Managers:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
285,640	1.0 %	$ 51.57	$ 107,260	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Construction Managers:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 27.35	$ 35.32	$ 46.72	$ 61.95	$ 81.28
Annual Wage (2)	$ 56,880	$ 73,460	$ 97,180	$ 128,860	$ 169,070

Industry profile for Construction Managers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Construction Managers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Construction Managers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Construction Managers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Nonresidential Building Construction	75,270	9.32	$ 51.39	$ 106,890
Residential Building Construction	47,170	5.90	$ 49.20	$ 102,330
Building Equipment Contractors	33,990	1.55	$ 52.79	$ 109,800
Utility System Construction	17,990	3.23	$ 53.19	$ 110,640
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	17,510	1.89	$ 47.67	$ 99,150

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Construction Managers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Nonresidential Building Construction	75,270	9.32	$ 51.39	$ 106,890
Land Subdivision	2,570	7.27	$ 54.81	$ 114,010
Residential Building Construction	47,170	5.90	$ 49.20	$ 102,330
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	4,230	3.52	$ 52.41	$ 109,010
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	12,400	3.46	$ 55.07	$ 114,540

Top paying industries for Construction Managers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	120	0.11	$ 66.78	$ 138,910
Oil and Gas Extraction	660	0.53	$ 66.03	$ 137,330
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	80	0.01	$ 63.84	$ 132,780
Scientific Research and Development Services	230	0.03	$ 63.25	$ 131,560
Telecommunications	880	0.13	$ 63.12	$ 131,280

Geographic profile for Construction Managers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Construction Managers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Construction Managers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Construction Managers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Texas	40,320	3.33	1.62	$ 45.52	$ 94,680
California	31,260	1.90	0.93	$ 61.56	$ 128,050
Florida	22,090	2.62	1.27	$ 50.73	$ 105,530
North Carolina	14,750	3.44	1.67	$ 53.62	$ 111,530
Illinois	11,460	2.04	0.99	$ 48.62	$ 101,140

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Construction Managers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Colorado	10,460	4.06	1.98	$ 51.44	$ 107,000
Hawaii	2,140	3.73	1.82	$ 58.69	$ 122,080
North Carolina	14,750	3.44	1.67	$ 53.62	$ 111,530
Alaska	1,020	3.43	1.67	$ 49.79	$ 103,570
Texas	40,320	3.33	1.62	$ 45.52	$ 94,680

Top paying states for Construction Managers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey	6,650	1.76	0.86	$ 73.20	$ 152,250
New York	8,580	0.99	0.48	$ 67.65	$ 140,700
Delaware	570	1.34	0.65	$ 63.91	$ 132,930
California	31,260	1.90	0.93	$ 61.56	$ 128,050
Hawaii	2,140	3.73	1.82	$ 58.69	$ 122,080

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Construction Managers:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	12,510	4.21	2.05	$ 48.03	$ 99,900
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	12,120	3.38	1.65	$ 45.79	$ 95,230
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	11,510	1.30	0.63	$ 73.79	$ 153,490
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	10,620	1.82	0.89	$ 65.55	$ 136,340
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	9,540	2.19	1.07	$ 49.39	$ 102,720
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	7,100	4.87	2.37	$ 52.04	$ 108,230
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	6,990	2.79	1.36	$ 56.54	$ 117,600
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	6,350	2.10	1.02	$ 56.02	$ 116,510
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	6,290	2.39	1.16	$ 45.83	$ 95,320
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	5,680	2.18	1.06	$ 55.36	$ 115,150

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Construction Managers:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Raleigh, NC	3,500	5.64	2.74	$ 54.44	$ 113,230
Greeley, CO	580	5.59	2.72	$ 45.91	$ 95,490
Fairbanks, AK	170	5.48	2.67	$ 46.98	$ 97,720
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	7,100	4.87	2.37	$ 52.04	$ 108,230
Wilmington, NC	610	4.82	2.34	$ 49.67	$ 103,320
Midland, TX	440	4.43	2.16	$ 52.15	$ 108,470
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	200	4.33	2.11	$ 56.51	$ 117,530
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	630	4.29	2.09	$ 56.48	$ 117,470
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	12,510	4.21	2.05	$ 48.03	$ 99,900
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	5,030	4.15	2.02	$ 56.15	$ 116,780