Building & Property Maintenance

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    Total Degrees​
    Awarded in 2024
    2,023
    growing 11.5%
    Median In-State​
    Public Tuition
    $4,694
    growing 7.02%
    Median Out-of-State​
    Private Tuition
    $26,000
    growing 6.78%
    Average Wage
    $121,198
    growing 2.74%
    People in Workforce
    135,950
    growing 3.29%
    Average Employee Age
    40.6
    growing 0.377%

    About

    ConstructionConstruction Finishing, Management, & Inspection

    Institutions

    Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Building & Property Maintenance and the types of students that study this field. NUC University awards the most degrees in Building & Property Maintenance in the US, but Remington College-Cleveland Campus and Remington College-Fort Worth Campus have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Building & Property Maintenance.

    Tuition costs for Building & Property Maintenance majors are, on average, $4,694 for in-state public colleges, and $26,000 for out of state private colleges.

    The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Building & Property Maintenance programs are Public, 2-year institutions (73 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (1,230 completions).

    Institutions

    Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Building & Property Maintenance (2024)
    1. NUC University
      212 degrees awarded
    2. Central Piedmont Community College
      203 degrees awarded
    3. Lake Land College
      173 degrees awarded

    The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Building & Property Maintenance, is Public, 2-year (1,230 completions in 2024).

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    Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

    $4,694
    Median In-State Public
    $26,000
    Median Out of State Private

    NUC University has the most Building & Property Maintenance degree recipients, with 212 degrees awarded in 2024.

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    Specialized Colleges

    Highest Concentration Institution
    1. Remington College-Cleveland Campus
      29.8%
    2. Remington College-Fort Worth Campus
      25.5%
    3. Tidewater Tech-Trades
      21%

    Out of all institutions that offer Building & Property Maintenance programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Remington College-Cleveland Campus has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Building & Property Maintenance, with 29.8%.

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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 $121,198 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 Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals.

    Yearly Income for Common Jobs

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    $121,198
    Average Wage in Workforce
    ± $6,927
    2.74%
    1 Year Growth
    ± 7.91%

    The average salary for Construction majors is $121,198 and the most common occupations are Construction managers, Other managers, and Civil engineers.

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    Highest Paying Locations

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    Highest Paying Pumas
    1. Contra Costa County (Central)--Concord (South), Walnut Creek (East) & Clayton Cities PUMA, CA
      $310,599
    2. Mid Mountain PUMA, CO
      $307,859
    3. Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (East)--Atlanta City (South) PUMA, GA
      $297,738

    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

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    135,950
    2024 Workforce
    ± 9,048
    3.29%
    1 Year Growth
    ± 9.19%

    The number of Construction graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.29%, from 131,614 in 2023 to 135,950 in 2024.

    The largest single share of Construction graduates go on to work as Construction managers (30.1%). 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 6 Digit Course Building & Property Maintenance is from the 2 Digit Course Construction.

    The most common industries that employ Construction majors, by number of employees, are Construction, Architectural, engineering & related services, and Elementary & secondary schools.

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    Highest Paid

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    The highest paying industries of Construction majors, by average wage, are Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals, Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers, and Fruit & vegetable preserving & specialty food manufacturing.

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    Industries by Share

    The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Building & Property Maintenance is from the 2 Digit Course Construction.
    135,950
    2024 Workforce
    ± 9,048
    3.29%
    1 Year Growth
    ± 9.19%

    The number of Construction graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.29%, from 131,614 in 2023 to 135,950 in 2024.

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

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    Specialty Locations

    The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Building & Property Maintenance 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
      8.62
    2. Wright (South) County PUMA, MN
      7.93
    3. Pickens (Southwest Corner) & Oconee (West, Central) Counties--Seneca & Clemson Cities PUMA, SC
      7.54

    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 40.6.

    N/A Male employees are more likely to hold Construction degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Construction (675 students).

    Workforce Age

    The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Building & Property Maintenance is from the 2 Digit Course Construction.
    40.6
    Average Age in 2024
    ± 0.829 Years
    0.377%
    1 Year Change
    ± 2.88%

    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 27 years old, which represent 3.78% and 3.7% of the population, respectively.

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    Workforce Degrees

    The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Building & Property Maintenance 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 (87.5%)
    Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

    This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Building & Property Maintenance.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

    Degrees
    Most Common Race or Ethnicity
    1. White
      675 degrees awarded in 2024
    2. Black or African American
      589 degrees awarded in 2024
    3. Hispanic or Latino
      569 degrees awarded in 2024

    This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Building & Property Maintenance for each race & ethnicity.

    In 2024, White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Degrees

    This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Building & Property Maintenance.

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    Global Diversity

    The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Building & Property Maintenance is from the 2 Digit Course Construction.
    Most Common Countries of Origin
    1. Mexico
      1,136 degree recipients
    2. Nigeria
      790 degree recipients
    3. Cuba
      701 degree recipients
    High Relative Number of Students
    1. Paraguay
      30.2 times more than expected
    2. St Lucia
      14 times more than expected
    3. Ireland
      12.9 times more than expected

    There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Paraguay that hold Construction degrees (30.2 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 (1,136 degree recipients).

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    Skills

    Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Building & Property Maintenance field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Building & Property Maintenance majors need many skills, but most especially Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Building & Property Maintenance majors need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Equipment Selection, and Repairing.

    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 Building & Property Maintenance 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 Management of Financial Resources is very distinctive for majors, but the Monitoring, Critical Thinking, and Reading Comprehension are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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