Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2024

6,978

growing 15.4%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$4,206

growing 3.27%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$34,875

growing 4.97%

Average Wage

$121,198

growing 2.74%

People in Workforce

135,950

growing 3.29%

Average Employee Age

40.6

growing 0.377%

About

In 2024, the locations with the highest concentration of Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection degree recipients are Mesa, AZ, Bayamón, PR, and Charlotte, NC. In 2024, the locations with a relatively high number of Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection degree recipients are Watsonville, CA, Maple Heights, OH, and Coachella, CA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection is a certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.

Construction

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. Mesa Community College awards the most degrees in Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection in the US, but CET-Oxnard and CET-San Diego have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection.

Tuition costs for Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection majors are, on average, $4,206 for in-state public colleges, and $34,875 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 (240 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (4,115 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection (2024)

Mesa Community College
299 degrees awarded
NUC University
212 degrees awarded
Central Piedmont Community College
203 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection, is Public, 2-year (4,115 completions in 2024).

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

$4,206

Median In-State Public

$34,875

Median Out of State Private

Mesa Community College has the most Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection degree recipients, with 299 degrees awarded in 2024.

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

Out of all institutions that offer Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, CET-Oxnard has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection, with 41.7%.

Degrees Awarded by County

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

Maricopa County, AZ
299 degrees awarded
Orange County, CA
218 degrees awarded
Sacramento County, CA
213 degrees awarded

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

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 $121,198 and the most common occupations are Construction managers, Other managers, and Civil engineers.

The industry that employs the most Construction majors is Construction, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals.

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.

$121,198

Average Wage in Workforce

± $6,927

2.74%

1 Year Growth

± 7.91%

The average salary for Construction majors is $121,198 and the most common occupations are Construction managers, Other managers, and Civil engineers.

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 for Construction majors, by number of employees, are Construction managers, Other managers, and Civil engineers.

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 Photographic process workers & processing machine operators, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists.

Occupations by Share

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

135,950

2024 Workforce

± 9,048

3.29%

1 Year Growth

± 9.19%

The number of Construction graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.29%, from 131,614 in 2023 to 135,950 in 2024.

The largest single share of Construction graduates go on to work as Construction managers (30.1%). 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 Elementary & secondary schools.

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 Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals, Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers, and Fruit & vegetable preserving & specialty food manufacturing.

Industries by Share

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

135,950

2024 Workforce

± 9,048

3.29%

1 Year Growth

± 9.19%

The number of Construction graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.29%, from 131,614 in 2023 to 135,950 in 2024.

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 40.6.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years. Male employees are more likely to hold Construction degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Construction (2,702 students).

Workforce Age

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

40.6

Average Age in 2024

± 0.829 Years

0.377%

1 Year Change

± 2.88%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Construction. The most common ages of employees with this major are 35 and 27 years old, which represent 3.78% and 3.7% of the population, respectively.

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection are Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and Associates 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 (85.9%)

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

Degrees

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
2,702 degrees awarded in 2024
Hispanic or Latino
2,222 degrees awarded in 2024
Black or African American
1,165 degrees awarded in 2024

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection for each race & ethnicity.

In 2024, White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Degrees

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection.

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
1,136 degree recipients
Nigeria
790 degree recipients
Cuba
701 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Paraguay
30.2 times more than expected
St Lucia
14 times more than expected
Ireland
12.9 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Paraguay that hold Construction degrees (30.2 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 (1,136 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 Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection majors need more than the average amount of Equipment Selection, Repairing, and Management of Financial Resources.

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 Critical Thinking, Monitoring, and Active Listening are the three most important skills for people in the field.