Building Construction Technology

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2016

1,037

declining 8.31%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$3,071

declining 25.4%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$18,113

growing 11.7%

Average Wage

$88,586

declining 2.79%

People in Workforce

106,947

growing 3.43%

Average Employee Age

39.1

declining 1.97%

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The locations with the highest concentration of Building Construction Technology degree recipients are North Highlands, CA, San Jose, CA, and El Centro, CA. The locations with a relatively high number of Building Construction Technology degree recipients are Coachella, CA, Watsonville, CA, and El Centro, CA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Building Construction Technology is a 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate.

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Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Building Construction Technology and the types of students that study this field. American River College awards the most degrees in Building Construction Technology in the US, but CET-Coachella and CET-San Diego have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Building Construction Technology.

Tuition costs for Building Construction Technology majors are, on average, $3,071 for in-state public colleges, and $18,113 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Building Construction Technology programs are Public, 2-year institutions (70 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (542 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Building Construction Technology

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Building Construction Technology, is Public, 2-year (542 completions).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Building Construction Technology programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$3,071

Median In-State Public

$18,113

Median Out of State Private

American River College has the most Building Construction Technology degree recipients, with 68 degrees awarded in 2016.

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Highest Concentration Institution

Out of all institutions that offer Building Construction Technology programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, CET-Coachella and CET-San Diego have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Building Construction Technology, with 41.3% and 28.7%, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Building Construction Technology

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Building Construction Technology by year.

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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 Building Construction Technology.

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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 $88,586 and the most common occupations are Construction managers, Miscellaneous managers, and Cost estimators.

The industry that employs the most Construction majors is Construction, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Computer Systems Design.

Wages

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Building Construction Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Construction.

$88,586

Average Wage in Workforce

± $5,533

2.79%

1 Year Growth

± 9.27%

The average salary for Construction majors is $88,586 and the most common occupations are Construction managers, Miscellaneous managers, and Cost estimators.

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

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± 8,026

3.43%

1 Year Growth

± 10.3%

The number of Construction graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.43%, from 103,400 in 2016 to 106,947 in 2017.

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.

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Specialty Locations

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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.

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Diversity

Demographic information on those who earn a degree in Construction in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Construction is 39.1, and the most common degree type these workers hold is a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate. Male employees are more likely to hold Construction degrees, and Hispanic or Latino students earn the majority (396) of the degrees.

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Building Construction Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Construction.

39.1

Average Age in 2017

± 0.882 Years

1.97%

1 Year Change

± 3.28%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Construction. The most common ages of employees with this major are 39 and 29 years old, which represent 5.15% and 5.01% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Building Construction Technology are 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, < 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and Associates Degree.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Building Construction Technology 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.

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Gender Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (91.9%)

Most Common Gender with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino
396 degrees awarded
White
384 degrees awarded
Black or African American
117 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Building Construction Technology for each race & ethnicity. Hispanic or Latino students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Gender Combination

White Male
40 degrees awarded
Unknown Male
7 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Male
3 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by gender for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Building Construction Technology. White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and gender.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Building Construction Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Construction.

Most Common Countries of Origin

China
1,326 degree recipients
India
678 degree recipients
Mexico
540 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Canada
3.3 times more than expected
China
3.27 times more than expected
India
1.15 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Canada that hold Construction degrees (3.3 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 China (1,326 degree recipients).

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Building Construction Technology field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Building Construction Technology majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Building Construction Technology majors need more than the average amount of Science, Operation and Control, and Mathematics.

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 Building Construction Technology 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 Science is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, and Critical Thinking are the three most important skills for people in the field.