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.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)Northwestern University, IL

$224,402

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)University of Pennsylvania, PA

$210,400

Business Administration, Management and Operations(professional)University of California-Berkeley, CA

$208,670

Business Administration, Management and Operations(professional)Harvard University, MA

$205,703

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)University of Chicago, IL

$194,606

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)Stanford University, CA

$193,776

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)Yale University, CT

$192,686

Business/Commerce(masters)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA

$190,333

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)University of Virginia-Main Campus, VA

$189,494

Business/Commerce(masters)Northwestern University, IL

$188,890

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)Dartmouth College, NH

$188,502

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)New York University, NY

$184,729

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)Columbia University in the City of New York, NY

$182,930

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)Cornell University, NY

$179,274

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)University of California-Los Angeles, CA

$172,128

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)Duke University, NC

$171,948

Business/Commerce(masters)Emory University, GA

$166,848

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)Carnegie Mellon University, PA

$165,798

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)University of Arkansas, AR

$164,382

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, MI

$160,286

Business/Commerce(masters)University of Virginia-Main Campus, VA

$159,747

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)The University of Texas at Austin, TX

$159,326

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC

$156,818

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)Rice University, TX

$150,476

Business Administration, Management and Operations(masters)University of Washington-Bothell Campus, WA

$149,800