# Construction careers — counted from open postings

Source: https://careerversion.com/careers/construction  
Counted: 2026-10-18T14:14:59.336039+00:00 from employers' own job boards; refreshed nightly. Only open roles. USD; posted bands only, where eight or more posted one, and a figure that could not be a year's pay is left out. Never estimated.

Building and the trades around it — site work, estimating, project management and inspection.

## Facts
- Open roles: 2,752 across 374 employers
- Entry level (titled junior/intern, or a year or less asked and not titled senior): 216 (92 titled)
- Postings stating no level: 1,409
- New in the last 30 days (dated first publish): 491
- Median posted band at entry: $57K median (10th $43K, 90th $80K; 52 posted bands)
- Median posted band, all levels: $110K median (10th $48K, 90th $175K; 770 posted bands)
- Work mode: remote 118, hybrid 157, on site 1979, not stated 498

## The roles
| Role | Open roles | Posted bands | Median band |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| Construction Manager | 175 | 55 | $155K |
| Cost Manager | 138 | 42 | $150K |
| Estimator | 112 | 50 | $135K |
| Superintendent | 101 | 39 | $138K |
| Quantity Surveyor | 95 | 0 | — |
| Carpenter | 65 | 11 | $71K |
| Site Manager | 59 | 18 | $124K |
| Laborer | 50 | 3 | — |
| Construction Superintendent | 39 | 10 | $130K |
| Landscape Foreman | 36 | 36 | $48K |
| Heavy Equipment Operator | 33 | 4 | — |
| Crane Operator | 28 | 5 | — |

## The ladder
| Level | Open roles | Posted bands | Median band |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| Intern | 48 | 13 | $50K |
| Junior | 44 | 9 | $58K |
| Mid | 18 | 7 | — |
| Senior | 296 | 88 | $150K |
| Staff | 213 | 93 | $57K |
| Principal | 10 | 1 | — |
| Management | 714 | 199 | $150K |

## Skills postings name most
- Project Management: 756 postings, 36 at entry level
- Procurement: 544 postings, 15 at entry level
- OSHA Safety Compliance: 411 postings, 23 at entry level
- Spreadsheet Analysis: 402 postings, 27 at entry level
- Continuous Improvement: 309 postings, 12 at entry level
- Change Management: 267 postings, 8 at entry level
- Job Estimating: 260 postings, 16 at entry level
- Risk Management: 244 postings, 2 at entry level
- Customer Service: 212 postings, 9 at entry level
- Change Control: 210 postings, 1 at entry level
- Civil Engineering: 207 postings, 21 at entry level
- Forecasting: 204 postings, 1 at entry level

## Employers with the most open roles
- Turner & Townsend: 568 open, 2 entry level
- Walsh Group: 137 open, 29 entry level
- Swinerton (Swinerton External Career): 103 open, 13 entry level
- Granite: 82 open, 1 entry level
- Amentum: 73 open, 1 entry level
- Carvana: 67 open, 56 entry level
- Parsons: 56 open, 0 entry level
- KBR: 48 open, 2 entry level
- Kokosing (www.kokosing.biz): 43 open, 0 entry level
- Rosendin: 39 open, 8 entry level

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