CAREER PATHWAYS
Do you like to be challenged and solve problems? Construction management is a professional career track that is so much more than a day at the office. You’ll innovate, collaborate, and find creative solutions to tough construction issues all while making an impact on your community.
| Project Engineer: | $75,000 – $90,000+ |
| Assistant Project Manager | $85,000 – $110,000+ |
| Project Manager: | $105,000 – $130,000+ |
| Senior Project Manager: | $125,000 – $150,000+ |
| Estimator: | $90,000 – $120,000+ |
| VDC Specialist: | $75,000 – $100,000+ |
*Salaries are estimates based on 2022 market data in the Sacramento and Central Valley regions of Northern California
A typical career path in Construction Management is as follows: Project Engineer –> Assistant Project Manager –> Project Manager –> Project Executive. Compensation varies based on years of experience, education, and value brought to each role.
Our built environment would not exist without skilled craft professionals. Do you love to work with your hands and work outside the office? You can specialize in trades like carpentry, drywall, concrete, and others, building a meaningful and lucrative career that does not require a four-year degree. No student loans? Paid, on-the-job training? Yes, please!
| Apprentice Carpenter: | $64,000 – $100,000+ |
| Apprentice Laborer | $45,000 – $63,000+ |
| Journeyman Carpenter: | $106,500 – $112,750+ |
| Journyman Laborer: | $70,700 – $77,000+ |
| Carpenter Foreman: | $117,000 – $120,000+ |
| Laborer Foreman: | $77,000 – $100,000+ |
| Superintendent: | $120,000 – $150,000+ |
*Salaries are estimates based on 2022 market data in the Sacramento and Central Valley regions of Northern California
A typical career path in the Trades is as follows: Apprentice Carpenter or Laborer –> Journeyman Carpenter or Laborer –> Foreman –> Superintendent. Compensation varies based on years of experience, education, and value brought to each role.
Every business needs the support of professional services to function each day. The Construction industry offers opportunities in Human Resources, Accounting, IT, Business Development, Marketing and more!
always required.
| Accounting: | $40,000 – $100,000+ |
| Information Technology: | $56,000 – $100,000+ |
| Human Resources: | $60,000 – $100,000+ |
| Marketing: | $60,000 – $100,000+ |
| Administration: | $35,000 – $100,000+ |
*Salaries are estimates based on 2022 market data in the Sacramento and Central Valley regions of Northern California
There are various career paths and positions within professional services. Compensation varies based on years of experience, education, and value brought to each role.
industry. Learn more about how you can build a career in Construction.
