Other Construction Trade
Add ComparisonIn 2024, the locations with the highest concentration of Other Construction Trade degree recipients are Harrison, AR, Caryville, TN, and Indianapolis city (balance), IN. In 2024, the locations with a relatively high number of Other Construction Trade degree recipients are Harrison, AR, Fort Belknap Agency, MT, and Caryville, TN. The most common degree awarded to students studying Other Construction Trade is a certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Other Construction Trade and the types of students that study this field. North Arkansas College awards the most degrees in Other Construction Trade in the US, but CET-Salinas and North Arkansas College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Construction Trade.
Tuition costs for Other Construction Trade majors are, on average, $5,000 for in-state public colleges, and $26,000 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Other Construction Trade programs are Public, 2-year institutions (26 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (203 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Other Construction Trade, is Public, 2-year (203 completions in 2024).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Other Construction Trade programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
North Arkansas College has the most Other Construction Trade degree recipients, with 71 degrees awarded in 2024.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Other Construction Trade.
Out of all institutions that offer Other Construction Trade programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, CET-Salinas has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Construction Trade, with 9.27%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Other Construction Trade 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 Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years. Male employees are more likely to hold Construction degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Construction (163 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 Other Construction Trade are Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, Certificate of less than 1 academic year, 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 Other Construction Trade.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Other Construction Trade for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Associates Degree recipients in Other Construction Trade.
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).
