The technical right hand of the project manager, handling drawings, questions, and paperwork.
You write questions to the architect when drawings conflict, track hundreds of material approvals, and walk the site to check installed work.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Construction management or engineering degree.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.
Growing much faster than average (about 9% over 10 years). Typical first job for construction management grads.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI drafts RFIs, submittal logs and meeting notes, the core junior paperwork; site coordination and problem-solving stay human.
Classes: Physics, Construction CTE, AP Calculus.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9021.
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