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Construction Managers (11-9021)

Occupation 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.

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Employment and Job Openings

  Average employment Average annual openings
  2010 estimate2020 projectionPercent change GrowthReplacementTotal
Alaska 1,0101,120 10.911 2536
United States 523,100609,600 16.68,660 3,38012,040

Job outlook

  • Alaska: Alaska’s employment growth is moderate with very high employment opportunities. Read more.


2012 Wages

  Mean Wage and
95% Confidence Interval		 Wage by Percentile
  LowMeanHigh 10thMedian90th
United States n/a43.73n/a 23.8939.8069.48
Alaska 51.9755.5259.07 32.4050.9684.66
Anchorage/Mat-Su Area (MSA) 51.8955.8059.71 33.2153.2683.30
Fairbanks North Star Borough (MSA) 45.5550.7255.89 34.0943.9481.17
Southeast Region 40.6044.9149.22 27.1445.1362.22
Balance of State 48.7661.1073.44 30.7358.45(1)

(1) indicates an hourly wage greater than $90, or an annual wage greater than $187,200.


Labor Force Indicators

2011 Worker Characteristics
Total workersNonresident workers Percent nonresidentPercent age 45 plusPercent age 50 plus
1,301290 22.363.1 49.0
2011 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation179
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation115
UI claimants previously working in occupation195
2011 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants 1,300
Number of job position postings 202
Ratio of registrants to job position postings 6.4

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training

Education: Associate degree Work experience: More than 5 years On-the-job training: None

Training Resources

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Alaska Building Science Network
Advanced Framing Techniques 0
Blueprint Reading Basics 0
Build America in Alaska 0
Build America Program: Help for Builders 0
Building on the Edge: Better Building through Common Sense 0
Building Science and Technology in the North 0
Building Science for Dummies 0
Building the P.E.R.S.I.S.T. House 0
Changes to IRC for 2006 0
Climate Change Impact on Shelter and Infrastructure in the Northe 0
CO – Are You Alarmed: 1-Hour 0
CO – Are You Alarmed: 2-Hour 0
Cold Climate Homebuilding: Contractor Residential Endorsement Workship 0
Cold Climate Homebuilding: Foundations 0
Cold Climate Homebuilding: Making Houses Work 0
Cold Climate Homebuilding: Walls 0
Construction Planning and Management: Rural Focus 0
Construction Planning and Management: Urban Focus 0
Green Building Products 0
Health House 1: The Health House Advantage 0
Health House 2: Building the Health House 0
Integration of Ideas for the Development of Future Research Agenda 0
Introduction to Green Building 0
Is Your Garage Making You Sick: House-Garage Connection 0
Log Homebuilding Design and Techniques: 06-Hour 0
Log Homebuilding Design and Techniques: 08-Hour 0
Log Homebuilding Design and Techniques: 16-Hour 0
Maritime Building Considerations: 1-Hour 0
Maritime Building Considerations: 2-Hour 0
Multi-Family Buildings: How are they Different from Single Family Homes 0
NAHB Green Building Guide Section 1: Introduction and Lot Design, Preparation and Development 0
NAHB Green Building Guide Section 2: Resource Efficiency 0
NAHB Green Building Guide Section 3a: Energy Efficiency 1 0
NAHB Green Building Guide Section 3b: Energy Efficiency 2 0
NAHB Green Building Guide Section 4: Water Efficiency 0
NAHB Green Building Guide Section 5: Indoor Environment Quality 0
NAHB Green Building Guide Section 6: Operation, Maintenance, and Homeowner Education 0
NAHB Green Building Guide Section 7: Global Impact 0
NAHB Green Building Guide Section 8: Sustainable Community Development 0
NAHB Green Building Guidelines Section 2: Resource Efficiency 0
NAHB Green Building Guidelines: Building Green in Alaska 0
No Birds Just BEES 0
Peak Oil &nash; Recent Developments on the Road to Peak Oil 0
Proposed Changes to BEES 0
Radon Control Strategies for New and Existing Homes 0
Remote Construction Techniques 0
Summer Symposium 0
Sustainable and Appropriate Shelter Issues for First Nations Peoples 0
The Business Case for Green Building Development 0
The Effect Energy has on Building Development 0
The Hows and Whys of Building Diagnostics 0
The Natural Step: How Cities and Towns Can Change to Sustainable Practices 0
The Nature of Wood: 1-Hour 0
The Nature of Wood: 2-Hour 0
The New State of the Art CCHRC Research and Testing Facility 0
Trusses 0
What’s New in Residential Building Codes 0
Where Health and Housing Meet 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Alaska Pacific University
Business Administration AA0
Business Administration and Management BA0
Executive MBA in Strategic Leadership MBA0
Master of Business Administration MBA0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Charter College, Anchorage
Business Management Practice AAS0
Construction Management BS0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Ilisagvik College
Business & Mgmt AAS3
Business Specialist I Certificate0
Business Specialist II Certificate0
Fundamentals of Management 0
Fundamentals of Workplace Sucess Certificate0
Scaffolding Certificate0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Northern Industrial Training
Project Management Certificate0
Scaffolding Certificate0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Nu-Solutions Consulting
Primavera Systems 101 Certificate0
Primavera Systems 102 Certificate1
Primavera Systems 106-A Certificate0
Primavera Systems 106-P Certificate1
Primavera Systems 106-R Certificate0
Primavera Systems 107 Certificate0
Primavera Systems 201 Certificate0
Primavera Systems E101 Certificate0
Primavera Systems E201 Certificate0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Anchorage
Construction Management, AAS 0
Construction Management, BS 0
Environmental Reg & Permitting, GCRT 0
Global Supply Chain Mgmt, MS 0
Logistics & Supply Chain Ops, OEC 0
Logistics, OEC 0
Management, BBA 0
Technical Support, OEC 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Anchorage, Kenai
Technical Support, OEC 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Anchorage, Kodiak
Technical Support, OEC 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Anchorage, Mat-Su
Technical Support, OEC 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Business Administration, BBA 0
Business Administration, BBA 0
Business Administration, MBA 0
Construction Management, GCRT 0
Emergency Management, BEM 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Bristol Bay
Applied Business Mgmt, CT2 0
Applied Business, AAS 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Chukchi
Applied Business Mgmt, CT2 0
Applied Business, AAS 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Fairbanks, CTC
Applied Business Mgmt, CT2 0
Applied Business Mgmt, CT2 0
Applied Business, AAS 0
Applied Business, AAS 0
Construction Management, AAS 0
Construction Management, AAS 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Interior-Aleutians
Applied Business Mgmt, CT2 0
Applied Business, AAS 0
Rural Utilities Business Mgmt., OEC 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Kuskokwim
Applied Business Mgmt, CT2 0
Applied Business, AAS 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Northwest
Applied Business Mgmt, CT2 0
Applied Business, AAS 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau
Business Administration, AAS 0
Business Administration, AB 0
Business Administration, BBA 0
Business Administration, EDE 0
Business Administration, MPA 0
Service Management, MBA 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Southeast, Ketchikan
Business Administration, AAS 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Southeast, Sitka
Business Administration, AAS 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Wayland Baptist University
Business Administration AAS7
Business Administration BA96
Business Administration MBA0
Management MA59