Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2023
6,049
growing 14.8%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$4,310
growing 5.64%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$33,225
growing 3.5%
Average Wage
$117,960
growing 4.21%
People in Workforce
131,614
growing 4.51%
Average Employee Age
40.5
growing 0.1%

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In 2023, the locations with the highest concentration of Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection degree recipients are Mesa, AZ, Bayamón, PR, and Indianapolis city (balance), IN. In 2023, the locations with a relatively high number of Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection degree recipients are Watsonville, CA, Coachella, CA, and Utqiagvik, AK. 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.

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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, $4,310 for in-state public colleges, and $33,225 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 (247 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (4,023 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection (2023)
  1. Mesa Community College
    395 degrees awarded
  2. NUC University
    245 degrees awarded
  3. Ivy Tech Community College
    167 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection, is Public, 2-year (4,023 completions in 2023).

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$4,310
Median In-State Public
$33,225
Median Out of State Private

Mesa Community College has the most Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection degree recipients, with 395 degrees awarded in 2023.

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Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution
  1. CET-Oxnard
    56.3%
  2. CET-San Diego
    40.4%
  3. CET-Watsonville
    34.5%

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 56.3%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection
  1. Maricopa County, AZ
    395 degrees awarded
  2. Bayamón Municipio, PR
    245 degrees awarded
  3. Los Angeles County, CA
    172 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.

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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 $117,960 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 Miscellaneous petroleum & coal products.

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.
$117,960
Average Wage in Workforce
± $6,822
4.21%
1 Year Growth
± 7.86%

The average salary for Construction majors is $117,960 and the most common occupations are Construction managers, Other managers, and Civil engineers.

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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
  1. Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (East)--Atlanta City (South) PUMA, GA
    $386,754
  2. Palm Beach County (Southeast)--Boca Raton City & Highland Beach Town PUMA, FL
    $366,536
  3. Chelan & Douglas Counties PUMA, WA
    $301,947

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.

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Most Common

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The most common occupations for Construction majors, by number of employees, are Construction managers, Other managers, and Civil engineers.

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Most Specialized

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Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Construction majors working as Construction managers, Cost estimators, and Civil engineers.

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Highest Paid

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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.

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Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection is from the 2 Digit Course Construction.
131,614
2023 Workforce
± 8,903
4.51%
1 Year Growth
± 9.26%

The number of Construction graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 4.51%, from 125,934 in 2022 to 131,614 in 2023.

The largest single share of Construction graduates go on to work as Construction managers (30%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Construction by share of the total number of graduates.

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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, uninformed, and Architectural, engineering & related services.

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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 Miscellaneous petroleum & coal products, Engine, turbine, & power transmission equipment manufacturing , and Fruit & vegetable preserving & specialty food manufacturing.

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Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection is from the 2 Digit Course Construction.
131,614
2023 Workforce
± 8,903
4.51%
1 Year Growth
± 9.26%

The number of Construction graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 4.51%, from 125,934 in 2022 to 131,614 in 2023.

The industry which employs the most Construction graduates by share is Construction, followed by uninformed. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Construction.

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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
  1. San Francisco County (Northwest)--Western Addition & Marina PUMA, CA
    10.1
  2. Pickens (Southwest Corner) & Oconee (West, Central) Counties--Seneca & Clemson Cities PUMA, SC
    8.44
  3. Hennepin County--Edina, St. Louis Park & Hopkins Cities PUMA, MN
    8.13

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.

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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 40.5.

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 (2,496 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection is from the 2 Digit Course Construction.
40.5
Average Age in 2023
± 0.829 Years
0.1%
1 Year Change
± 2.91%

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 37 years old, which represent 3.75% and 3.68% of the population, respectively.

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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.

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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.

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (85.7%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    2,496 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    1,845 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American
    958 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection.

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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
  1. Mexico
    1,013 degree recipients
  2. Nigeria
    907 degree recipients
  3. Cuba
    745 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. Paraguay
    26.4 times more than expected
  2. Czech Republic
    19.6 times more than expected
  3. Ireland
    13.6 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Paraguay that hold Construction degrees (26.4 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 (1,013 degree recipients).

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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 Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection majors need more than the average amount of Installation, Repairing, and Equipment Maintenance.

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 Installation is very distinctive for majors, but the Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, and Management of Personnel Resources are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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