Construction
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Add ComparisonIn 2024, the locations with the highest concentration of Construction degree recipients are Indianapolis city (balance), IN, New York, NY, and Bayamón, PR. In 2024, the locations with a relatively high number of Construction degree recipients are East Providence, RI, Fairfield, CA, and March ARB, CA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Construction is a 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Construction and the types of students that study this field. Ivy Tech Community College awards the most degrees in Construction in the US, but Berk Trade and Business School and MotoRing Technical Training Institute have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Construction.
Tuition costs for Construction majors are, on average, $4,058 for in-state public colleges, and $16,680 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Construction programs are Public, 2-year institutions (516 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (28,494 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Construction, is Public, 2-year (28,494 completions in 2024).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Construction programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Ivy Tech Community College has the most Construction degree recipients, with 1,645 degrees awarded in 2024.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Construction.
Out of all institutions that offer Construction programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Berk Trade and Business School has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Construction, with 100%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Construction by year.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Construction graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Construction majors is $121,198 and the most common occupations are Construction managers, Other managers, and Civil engineers.
The industry that employs the most Construction majors is Construction, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals.
The average salary for Construction majors is $121,198 and the most common occupations are Construction managers, Other managers, and Civil engineers.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Construction majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Construction majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Construction majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations for Construction majors, by number of employees, are Construction managers, Other managers, and Civil engineers.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Construction majors working as Construction managers, Cost estimators, and Civil engineers.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Construction majors are Photographic process workers & processing machine operators, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists.
The number of Construction graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.29%, from 131,614 in 2023 to 135,950 in 2024.
The largest single share of Construction graduates go on to work as Construction managers (30.1%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Construction by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Construction majors, by number of employees, are Construction, Architectural, engineering & related services, and Elementary & secondary schools.
The highest paying industries of Construction majors, by average wage, are Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals, Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers, and Fruit & vegetable preserving & specialty food manufacturing.
The number of Construction graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.29%, from 131,614 in 2023 to 135,950 in 2024.
The industry which employs the most Construction graduates by share is Construction, followed by Architectural, engineering & related services. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Construction.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Construction majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Construction majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Construction in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Construction is 40.6.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate. Male employees are more likely to hold Construction degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Construction (24,620 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Construction. The most common ages of employees with this major are 35 and 27 years old, which represent 3.78% and 3.7% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Construction are 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, and Associates Degree.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Construction are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Construction.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Construction for each race & ethnicity.
In 2024, White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Construction.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Paraguay that hold Construction degrees (30.2 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (1,136 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Construction field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Construction majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Construction majors need more than the average amount of Repairing, Equipment Selection, and Equipment Maintenance.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Construction majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Repairing is very distinctive for majors, but the Critical Thinking, Monitoring, and Coordination are the three most important skills for people in the field.