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Construction Managers
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 9.1% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #362 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +9.1% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $114,990 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 609,100 in the US, with about 49,700 openings a year
The work, 24 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Direct construction or extraction activities16%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Negotiate contracts or agreements8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Monitor operations to ensure compliance with regulations or standards7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Develop organizational policies, systems, or processes6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Prepare documentation for contracts, applications, or permits6%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,066 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
Still yours: Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Implement procedures or processes6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 377 Copilot conversations and completed it 89% of the time.
AI does this: Explain regulations, policies, or procedures5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 84 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Read documents or materials to inform work processes4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 214 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
AI helps with this: Investigate incidents or accidents4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,241 conversations, and it got them there 81% of the time.
AI helps with this: Purchase goods or services3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 214 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
AI does this: Develop operational or technical procedures or standards3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,089 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Assess compliance with environmental standards or regulations2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Develop plans for managing or preserving natural resources2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Estimate project development or operational costs2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Evaluate project feasibility2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Determine resource needs of projects or operations2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,590 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time.
Still yours: Analyze data to improve operations2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Develop sustainable organizational or business policies or practices1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Manage budgets or finances1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Perform recruiting or hiring activities1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 109 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 49,700 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 28% of the workFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers13% AI does, against 19% here+5% by 2035 · $79,920 · High school diploma
- Shares 22% of the workFood Service Managers9% AI does, against 19% here+5.8% by 2035 · $69,390 · High school diploma
- Shares 21% of the workFirst-Line Supervisors of Security Workers6% AI does, against 19% here+3.7% by 2035 · $55,940 · High school diploma
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On the wire.
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How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.14, higher than 51% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 11-9021 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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