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Construction Manager: what the job is, what it pays, and how to get hired.

The work, the skills that matter, the tools in demand and the pay range, from U.S. government data, plus every TryHired page for the role.

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Updated Oct 24, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · O*NET 31.0
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Median percentile pay

Half of construction managers earn more than this and half earn less.

Annual
$114,990
Hourly
$55.28
Source
BLS May 2025
Quick answer

Construction Managers plan, direct, or coordinate, usually through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, and systems. The median pay is $114,990 a year ($55.28 an hour) (BLS, May 2025). The most commonly reported education requirement is a bachelor's degree (40% of workers surveyed by O*NET).

Median pay
$114,990
BLS May 2025
Employed in the U.S.
380,360
BLS May 2025
Preparation
Job Zone 4 of 5
considerable preparation
Most common education
Bachelor's Degree
40% of workers
Explore the role

Every page for Construction Managers

SalaryConstruction Manager salary

Pay by percentile, state and metro, with a negotiation script.

Open →How to becomeConstruction Manager how to become

Education, training and the skills to build first.

Open →ResumeConstruction Manager resume

Keywords, bullet formulas and the skills to prove.

Open →Interview questionsConstruction Manager interview questions

Questions with what they test, plus practice mode.

Open →Career changeConstruction Manager career change

Where these skills transfer, with skill match and pay change.

Open →Free toolCheck your resume

Parsed text, evidence per bullet, fixes first.

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The work

What construction managers do day to day

Data Core tasks rated most important by workers in the role (O*NET).

  1. Inspect or review projects to monitor compliance with building and safety codes or other regulations.
  2. Develop or implement quality control programs.
  3. Plan, schedule, or coordinate construction project activities to meet deadlines.
  4. Prepare and submit budget estimates, progress reports, or cost tracking reports.
  5. Direct and supervise construction or related workers.
  6. Determine labor requirements for dispatching workers to construction sites.
  7. Confer with supervisory personnel, owners, contractors, or design professionals to discuss and resolve matters, such as work procedures, complaints, or construction problems.
  8. Prepare contracts or negotiate revisions to contractual agreements with architects, consultants, clients, suppliers, or subcontractors.
Skills that matter

Ranked by importance to the job

Data O*NET importance ratings. The first three are core.

Judgment and Decision MakingcoreManagement of Personnel ResourcescoreCoordinationcoreComplex Problem SolvingTime ManagementActive ListeningCritical ThinkingNegotiationReading Comprehension

Knowledge areas: Building and Construction, Administration and Management, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology, Customer and Personal Service, Mechanical.

Tools and technology

Software construction managers use

Data Examples reported for the role; employer demand flags from O*NET.

  • Procore softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareIn demand
  • Adobe Creative Cloud softwareGraphics or photo imaging softwareHot technology
  • Autodesk AutoCADComputer aided design CAD softwareHot technology
  • Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3DComputer aided design CAD softwareHot technology
  • Autodesk RevitComputer aided design CAD softwareHot technology
  • Microsoft VisioProcess mapping and design softwareHot technology
  • Trimble SketchUp ProGraphics or photo imaging softwareHot technology
  • ArenaSoft EstimatingAnalytical or scientific software
  • CSI WSE CodeBuddyCompliance software
  • Cadsoft Design/BuildComputer aided design CAD software
  • Computer aided design and drafting software CADDComputer aided design CAD software
  • Drone image capturing softwareGraphics or photo imaging software

Also called: Construction Project Manager, Concrete Foreman, Construction Area Manager, Construction Foreman, Construction Management Supervisor, Construction Services Manager.

Method

How this page is built

Tasks, skills, tools, education and related roles come from O*NET 31.0. Pay and employment come from the BLS OEWS May 2025 national estimates. The skill-match score is our calculation: Skill match is the correlation between the two occupations' skill profiles: for each of 35 O*NET skills (10 essential, 25 transferable) we multiply importance by level, subtract the average across all occupations, and correlate the two profiles. 100 means identical shape; 0 or below means unrelated. Only occupations that O*NET itself lists as related are compared.

What this page can't tell you
  • How a specific employer defines the job.
  • Pay for self-employed workers (OEWS covers employees).
  • Your own chances: data describes the occupation, not you.
Sources
  1. O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. TryHired selected, ranked and combined the data; O*NET is not responsible for these pages.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).