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Building/Construction Site Management/Manager Major

Building/Construction Site Management/Manager

Types of Degrees Building/Construction Site Management/Manager Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many building/construction site management/manager graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level Number of Grads
Graduate Certificate 2

What Building/Construction Site Management/Manager Majors Need to Know

People with careers related to building/construction site management/manager were asked what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. They weighted these areas on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the highest.

Knowledge Areas for Building/Construction Site Management/Manager Majors

This major prepares you for careers in which these knowledge areas are important:

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  • Building and Construction - Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
  • Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
  • Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
  • Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Skills for Building/Construction Site Management/Manager Majors

When studying building/construction site management/manager, you’ll learn many skills that will help you be successful in a wide range of jobs - even those that do not require a degree in the field. The following is a list of some of the most common skills needed for careers associated with this major:

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  • Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
  • Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
  • Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Abilities for Building/Construction Site Management/Manager Majors

As you progress with your building/construction site management/manager degree, there are several abilities you should pick up that will help you in whatever related career you choose. These abilities include:

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  • Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
  • Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
  • Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
  • Multilimb Coordination - The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
  • Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Some careers associated with building/construction site management/manager require an advanced degree while some may not even require a bachelor’s. Whatever the case may be, pursuing more education usually means that more career options will be available to you.

How much schooling do you really need to compete in today’s job market? People currently working in careers related to building/construction site management/manager have obtained the following education levels.

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Education Level Percentage of Workers
Less than a High School Diploma 20.8%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) 39.3%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) 15.8%
Some College Courses 23.9%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree) 0.6%

Online Building/Construction Site Management/Manager Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level Colleges Offering Programs Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year) 0 0
Certificate (1-2 years) 31 0
Certificate (2-4 Years) 0 0
Associate’s Degree 61 2
Bachelor’s Degree 1 0
Post-Baccalaureate 0 0
Master’s Degree 0 0
Post-Master’s 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Research) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 0 0

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to building/construction site management/manager.

Major Number of Grads
Building/Property Maintenance 1,814
Building Construction Technology 1,719
Other Building/Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection 587
Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector 286
Concrete Finishing/Concrete Finisher 113
Painting/Painter & Wall Coverer 40
Insulator 31
Glazier 19
Drywall Installation/Drywaller 11
Carpet, Floor, & Tile Worker 8
Roofer 1
Metal Building Assembly/Assembler 0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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