Construction Managers

Architecture and Construction
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.

What a construction manager does

Become a construction manager

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good construction manager

  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
  • Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.
  • Managing your time and the time of other people.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Average hourly rate is $58 per hour with an average salary of $121,600 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $46 and $67 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $96,100 and $140,000 per year.

Construction Manager job outlook

  • There are 8,829 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 2,358 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

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