Construction Manager skills employers ask for

The most-asked skills

Share of Construction Manager postings that mention each skill.

1. Construction managementdistinctive71%
2. Leadership61%
3. Budgetingdistinctive60%
4. Project managementdistinctive53%
5. Schedulingdistinctive41%
6. Microsoft Officedistinctive33%
7. Quality controldistinctive31%
8. Regulatory compliance29%
9. Procurementdistinctive29%
10. Exceldistinctive25%
11. Communication24%
12. Stakeholder management23%
13. OSHAdistinctive23%
14. Training and coaching19%
15. Logisticsdistinctive18%

“Distinctive” means Construction Manager postings ask for it at least three times as often as jobs overall.

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Where Construction Manager skills carry over

Roles whose postings ask for the most similar skills. Overlap counts the skills that define each role most.

• Education Administrator91% overlapShared: Construction management, Budgeting, Leadership, Microsoft OfficeHow to switch
• Cost Estimator91% overlapShared: Construction management, Project management, Budgeting, Microsoft OfficeHow to switch
• Project Manager85% overlapShared: Project management, Budgeting, Construction management, LeadershipHow to switch
• Construction Laborer77% overlapShared: Construction management, OSHA, Blueprint reading, BudgetingHow to switch

Questions

What skills does a Construction Manager need?

In 1,232 current Construction Manager job postings, the skills asked for most often are Construction management (71%), Leadership (61%), Budgeting (60%), Project management (53%), Scheduling (41%). Percentages are the share of postings that mention each skill.

What jobs can a Construction Manager move into?

Measured by shared skill demand, the closest roles are Education Administrator, Cost Estimator, Project Manager, Construction Laborer. Education Administrator shares skills such as Construction management, Budgeting, Leadership.