Construction Managers
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.
380,360 people do this job in the US. $114,990 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 54%
- 2%
- 44%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 6%. Today's estimate: 11%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 25 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Develop or implement quality control programs.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 15% | 6.7 h3.3 h to 2.1 work days | 10%Half by May 2027 | |
| Plan, schedule, or coordinate construction project activities to meet deadlines.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 15% | 5 h1.7 h to 1.7 work days | 17%Half by Apr 2027 | |
| Direct and supervise construction or related workers.Done daily by most who do it. | 14% | 3.3 h50 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Plan, organize, or direct activities concerned with the construction or maintenance of structures, facilities, or systems.Done daily by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 14% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.5 work days | Stays with people | |
| Inspect or review projects to monitor compliance with building and safety codes or other regulations.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 7% | 2.5 h50 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Contract or oversee craft work, such as painting or plumbing.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 6% | 3.3 h50 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Study job specifications to determine appropriate construction methods.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 4% | 2.5 h50 min to 1 work day | 40%Half by Dec 2026 | |
| Evaluate construction methods and determine cost-effectiveness of plans, using computer models.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 5 h2.5 h to 2.1 work days | 18%Half by Mar 2027 | |
| Perform, or contract others to perform, pre-building assessments, such as conceptual cost estimating, rough order of magnitude estimating, feasibility, or energy efficiency, environmental, and sustainability assessments.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 1.3 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 4%Half by Dec 2027 | |
| Investigate damage, accidents, or delays at construction sites to ensure that proper construction procedures are being followed.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 3.3 h1.7 h to 1.3 work days | Stays with people | |
| Prepare and submit budget estimates, progress reports, or cost tracking reports.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 2% | 3.3 h1.3 h to 1.3 work days | 32%Half by Jan 2027 | |
| Confer with supervisory personnel, owners, contractors, or design professionals to discuss and resolve matters, such as work procedures, complaints, or construction problems.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 2% | 1.3 h25 min to 4.2 h | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
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- Solar Energy Installation Managers18% now, 61% by 2028
- Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians21% now, 76% by 2028
- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers42% now, 48% by 2028
- Construction and Building Inspectors24% now, 48% by 2028
- Architects, Except Landscape and Naval7% now, 76% by 2028
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025).
Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025).