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Construction
Construction manager
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Key facts
+9.1%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United StatesEmployment in this job is holding up or growing in the United States, but it is highly exposed to AI. AI exposure: low according to the ILO, high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +9.1% (BLS). Working well with AI is becoming an asset.
The job
Plans and runs building sites: teams, deadlines, budget, safety and client relations.
27 job titles linked to this page
Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.
- commercial developer
- commercial property developer
- construction contactor
- construction cost consultant
- construction general contractor
- construction manager
- construction project cost consultant
- construction project manager
- construction site contractor
- developer of real estate
- development project cost consultant
- development project cost manager
- domestic property developer
- general contractor in construction
- house developer
- housing developer
- land developer
- office developer
- office property developer
- property developer
- property developers
- quantity surveying consultant
- quantity surveyor
- real estate developer
- speculative builder
- speculative developer
- speculative property developer
Training
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Gauges
Risk 3/5 · Moderate
AI exposureHighBLS AI exposure category "high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (low)
Employment outlookStrong growthBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Construction managers)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayVery highBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $114,990
EntryLongBLS, typical education needed for entry
No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared
Sources
- AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
- Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
- Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
- Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
- EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics
Checked on 27 October 2026.