Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2020

5,016

growing 1.33%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$4,167

growing 13.8%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$21,377

growing 36.7%

Average Wage

$98,202

growing 2.35%

People in Workforce

114,634

growing 4.28%

Average Employee Age

growing 0.394%

About

The locations with the highest concentration of Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection degree recipients are Indianapolis city (balance), IN, Williamsport, PA, and Philadelphia, PA. The locations with a relatively high number of Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection degree recipients are El Centro, CA, Coachella, CA, and Lincolnia, VA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection is a associates degree.

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection and the types of students that study this field. Wake Technical Community College awards the most degrees in Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection in the US, but Penta County Joint Vocational School and ETI Technical College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection.

Tuition costs for Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection majors are, on average, $4,167 for in-state public colleges, and $21,377 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection programs are Public, 2-year institutions (230 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (3,308 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection, is Public, 2-year (3,308 completions).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$4,167

Median In-State Public

$21,377

Median Out of State Private

Wake Technical Community College has the most Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection degree recipients, with 274 degrees awarded in 2020.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection.

Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Penta County Joint Vocational School
33.3%
ETI Technical College
30.8%
Orleans Technical College
26.4%

Out of all institutions that offer Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Penta County Joint Vocational School has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection, with 33.3%.

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection by year.

Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection.

Employment

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 $98,202 and the most common occupations are Construction managers, Other managers, and Cost estimators.

The industry that employs the most Construction majors is Construction, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Spectator sports.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection is from the 2 Digit Course Construction.

$98,202

Average Wage in Workforce

± $5,844

2.35%

1 Year Growth

± 8.36%

The average salary for Construction majors is $98,202 and the most common occupations are Construction managers, Other managers, and Cost estimators.

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Construction majors.

Highest Paying Locations

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection is from the 2 Digit Course Construction.

Highest Paying Pumas

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.

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection is from the 2 Digit Course Construction.

The most common occupations Construction majors, by number of employees, are Construction managers, Other managers, and Cost estimators.

Most Specialized

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection is from the 2 Digit Course Construction.

Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Construction majors working as Construction managers, Cost estimators, and Civil engineers.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection is from the 2 Digit Course Construction.

The highest paid occupations by median income for Construction majors are Chief executives & legislators, Coaches and scouts, and Personal financial advisors.

Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection is from the 2 Digit Course Construction.

114,634

2020 Workforce

± 8,309

4.28%

1 Year Growth

± 9.93%

The number of Construction graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 4.28%, from 109,928 in 2019 to 114,634 in 2020.

The largest single share of Construction graduates go on to work as Construction managers (29%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Construction by share of the total number of graduates.

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection is from the 2 Digit Course Construction.

The most common industries that employ Construction majors, by number of employees, are Construction, Architectural, engineering & related services, and Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection is from the 2 Digit Course Construction.

The highest paying industries of Construction majors, by average wage, are Spectator sports, Lumber & other construction materials merchant wholesalers, and Residential care facilities, except skilled nursing facilities.

Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection is from the 2 Digit Course Construction.

114,634

2020 Workforce

± 8,309

4.28%

1 Year Growth

± 9.93%

The number of Construction graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 4.28%, from 109,928 in 2019 to 114,634 in 2020.

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.

Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection is from the 2 Digit Course Construction.

PUMAS with a relatively high number of Construction majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Construction majors.

Diversity

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.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Associates Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Construction degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Construction (2,469 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection is from the 2 Digit Course Construction.

Average Age in 2020

± 0.879 Years

0.394%

1 Year Change

± 3.1%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Construction. The most common ages of employees with this major are 32 and 34 years old, which represent 4.13% and 3.84% of the population, respectively.

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection are Associates Degree, 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and Bachelors Degree.

Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection is from the 2 Digit Course Construction.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Construction are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (88.2%)

Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection.

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
2,469 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
1,180 degrees awarded
Black or African American
666 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination

White Male
777 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Male
235 degrees awarded
Black or African American Male
93 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Associates Degree recipients in Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection. White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection is from the 2 Digit Course Construction.

Most Common Countries of Origin

Mexico
934 degree recipients
Cuba
870 degree recipients
China
609 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Ireland
14.2 times more than expected
Australia
5.65 times more than expected
United Kingdom, not specified
5.52 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Ireland that hold Construction degrees (14.2 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 (934 degree recipients).

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection majors need many skills, but most especially Coordination. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection majors need more than the average amount of Equipment Selection, Repairing, and Equipment Maintenance.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Equipment Selection is very distinctive for majors, but the Coordination, Speaking, and Management of Personnel Resources are the three most important skills for people in the field.