Other Construction Trades
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Add ComparisonIn 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Other Construction Trades degree recipients are Harrison, AR, Harriman, TN, and Indianapolis city (balance), IN. In 2022, the locations with a relatively high number of Other Construction Trades degree recipients are Goodwill, SD, Harriman, TN, and Caryville, TN. The most common degree awarded to students studying Other Construction Trades is a certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Other Construction Trades and the types of students that study this field. North Arkansas College awards the most degrees in Other Construction Trades in the US, but Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman and CET-Salinas (111799) have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Construction Trades.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Other Construction Trades programs are Public, 2-year institutions (24 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (171 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Other Construction Trades, is Public, 2-year (171 completions in 2022).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Other Construction Trades programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
North Arkansas College has the most Other Construction Trades degree recipients, with 46 degrees awarded in 2022.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Other Construction Trades.
Out of all institutions that offer Other Construction Trades programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Construction Trades, with 10.8%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Other Construction Trades by year.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Other Construction Trades.
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 $113,214 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 Software publishing.
The average salary for Construction majors is $113,214 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.
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.
The most common occupations Construction majors, by number of employees, are Construction managers, Other managers, and Civil engineers.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Construction majors working as Construction managers, Cost estimators, and Civil engineers.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Construction majors are Chief executives & legislators, Physicians, and Personal financial advisors.
The number of Construction graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 4.69%, from 120,247 in 2021 to 125,883 in 2022.
The largest single share of Construction graduates go on to work as Construction managers (29.5%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Construction by share of the total number of graduates.
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.
The highest paying industries of Construction majors, by average wage, are Software publishing, Lumber & other construction materials merchant wholesalers, and Not specified retail trade.
The number of Construction graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 4.69%, from 120,247 in 2021 to 125,883 in 2022.
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.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population 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.
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 40.4.
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 (144 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Construction. The most common ages of employees with this major are 34 and 37 years old, which represent 3.69% and 3.55% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Other Construction Trades are Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and Associates Degree.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Construction are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Other Construction Trades.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Other Construction Trades for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Other Construction Trades.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Ireland that hold Construction degrees (12.5 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 (1,092 degree recipients).
