Construction Management Schools In California
California has 83 accredited construction management schools where construction management faculty who teach construction management classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of construction management and construction management training in California, which includes construction management training at the following levels:
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Professional Trends
California Vs. National Construction Management Employment
| California | 194,570 |
| National | 1,782,030 |
Of all of the construction management professionals that work in the US, approximately 11% work in California state.
Employment Growth for Construction management professionals In California
| 270,120 | 285,000 | 271,400 | 229,930 | 194,570 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In California, construction management is a shrinking field. In California, 75,550 less construction management professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of construction management has shrunk by 28% in California. This decline is faster than the change in the number of construction management professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of construction management professionals has shrunk by 16% from 2006 to 2010.
Construction Management VS. All Professions salaries in California
| $67,038 | $70,214 | $74,024 | $76,836 | $78,172 |
| $48,885 | $52,410 | $54,744 | $56,285 | $57,176 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Construction Management
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by construction management professionals is increasing in California. In 2006 construction management professionals made a mean salary of $67,038 per year, and in 2010 they made $78,172 per year.
Salary percentiles for Construction management professionals in California
10th percentile |
$48,052 |
25th percentile |
$59,886 |
50th percentile |
$74,926 |
75th percentile |
$93,542 |
90th percentile |
$113,824 |
Thus, there was a 14% growth in construction management professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of California, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of construction management. The pay differential between the highest paid construction management professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 137%
Average Salaries for Construction management professionals and related professions in California
Architecture |
$76,517 |
Business Administration |
$106,637 |
Business Management |
$121,280 |
Carpentry |
$55,617 |
Construction Management |
$78,172 |
Project Management |
$93,782 |
Property Management |
$74,010 |
In California, construction management professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Construction Management programs available for each degree type for all schools in California
associate |
70 |
bachelor |
23 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
96 |
| Total | 190 |
As the number of construction management professionals is decreasing in California state, the number of students graduating from the 83 accredited construction management schools in California state is increasing. In California, there were 845 graduates in 2006. And there were 1,351 graduates from construction management courses in 2010.
There was an increase in the number of construction management school degree or certificate graduates in California by 60%. Most of these graduates, or 51%, earned a undergraduate certificate in construction management.