Construction Managers

Minimal Risk
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
3%
(Minimal Risk)
POLLING
23%
(Low Risk, Based on 320 votes)
Average: 13%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
9.1%
by year 2033
WAGES
$104,900
or $50.43 per hour
Volume
329,190
as of 2023
SUMMARY
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JOB SCORE
8.9/10
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We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Calculated automation risk

3% (Minimal Risk)

Minimal Risk (0-20%): Occupations in this category have a low probability of being automated, as they typically demand complex problem-solving, creativity, strong interpersonal skills, and a high degree of manual dexterity. These jobs often involve intricate hand movements and precise coordination, making it difficult for machines to replicate the required tasks.

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Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Negotiation

  • Social Perceptiveness

  • Originality

  • Persuasion

User poll

23% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 3% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Construction Managers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Sentiment

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Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Very fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Construction Managers' job openings is expected to rise 9.1% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Very high paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Construction Managers' was $104,900, or $50 per hour

'Construction Managers' were paid 118.3% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Significantly greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 329,190 people employed as 'Construction Managers' within the United States.

This represents around 0.22% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 461 people are employed as 'Construction Managers'.

Job description

Plan, direct, or coordinate, usually through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, and systems. Participate in the conceptual development of a construction project and oversee its organization, scheduling, budgeting, and implementation. Includes managers in specialized construction fields, such as carpentry or plumbing.

SOC Code: 11-9021.00

Comments (11)

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Jim C.
09 Oct 2025 04:41
Construction is going to change. Pre-fab and 3D manufactured homes galore. Incomes are going down across the board with AI (way more fired than hired) so it stands to reason that homes will be need to become smaller or cheaply put together (consolidating roles). Population collapse also won't help construction demand.
ianto (Low)
22 Jul 2025 06:03
its really hard for robots to build and will take alot of programming and percisant survalece for falling objects
Nicolas Saez (No chance)
24 May 2024 00:38
This job requires a lot of habilities that will be difficult to copy by a robot.
Barry Eck
19 Feb 2024 14:31
In 20 years 🤖 will change entire construction and ALL industries and our lives; We will not be using the means and methods currently being used to almost everything.
Robots don’t get tired, need breaks for mental health days/ holidays.
In many trends the US is last to except change with the Freedom of Choice.
The change(s) start on the Left coast then move to East coast and then fill into the less technological advanced sectors. Bear in the bounties may be transparent.
Does China now lead the world in AI?
AC (Low)
01 Dec 2022 00:37
Existing systems make automation complicated
Cesar (Moderate)
08 Oct 2022 01:05
I believe that automation should be implemented with construction machines. Additionally, software and A.I create more advantages for companies by reducing the time needed to make a forecast in Excel.

However, to input data, select the most important data, and analyze them, human capital is required to do that work.
Matt (No chance)
14 Mar 2021 02:14
Daily problems that robots can't comprehend
chirs (No chance)
01 Oct 2020 19:40
The decisions you have to make not only for the safety of your workers but the safety of the public is far too complex to be handled by a AI
GT
16 Nov 2021 22:49
If in the site you don't have human workers, but only robots. You don't need the construction manager.
Tanvir Ahmed (Low)
11 Aug 2020 20:04
Project Manager specially in construction field is somehow creative as well as not as usual monotonous job. You have to face different issues each and every day in the project and all those issues are new in nature.
Kyaw Thura Swe (Highly likely)
08 Jun 2019 09:44
Professional management is very important in our life, everything needs management. Management skill make me to improve the professional life.
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