Construction Executive
Impact: Strategic, Financial, Operational
Oversees construction projects by managing teams, ensuring timely and within-budget completion, and coordinating strategic planning, client relations, and financial oversight.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Moderate
- Schedule flexibility
- Moderate
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 50-60 hours
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $150,000
- Entry-level
- $90,000
- Senior
- $250,000
- Growth by 2033
- 6%
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Moderate
- Salary growth potential
- Excellent
- Typical student debt
- $40,000 - $80,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Project Management
- Budget Management
- Contract Management
- Construction Methods
- Risk Management
Soft skills
- Leadership
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Negotiation
- Strategic Thinking
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 8-12 years
- Years to senior
- 15-20 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Project Manager
- Senior Project Manager
- Construction Executive
- VP of Operations
- CEO
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Low
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 4/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 8.5/10
- Social perception
- High