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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.
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
- Typical hourly rate is $67 per hour with a typical salary of $134,400 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $47 and $83 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $43,400 and $147,200 per year.
- 54% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $50 per hour with a typical salary of $51,800 per year.
- 23.8% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past 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.
Multiple Jobs
- 2% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 11% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.