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Runs construction projects from plans to finished building.
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Construction managers plan schedules and budgets, hire and coordinate trades, keep job sites safe, and solve problems so buildings, roads and bridges get built on time. Many start in a trade and work their way up.
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The guide checks the courses against your plan, with things to try each year. Free account needed.
High school courses that build toward it
- Pre-Algebra · Math
Builds math, which this job uses.
- Personal Finance · Career and Technical
Builds economics and accounting, which this job uses.
- Computer Science Principles · Computer Science
Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.
- Physics · Science
Builds math, which this job uses.
- Government and Economics · Social Studies
Builds economics and accounting, which this job uses.
- English 10 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.
Cost Estimators on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.