Construction jobs: who is hiring and what it pays
Contractors, homebuilders and the project, estimating and field leadership that deliver buildings and infrastructure. 7,228 open jobs at 968 employers, with a median stated pay of $133k. Every job on this page is in the United States, taken from the employer’s own career site or job system and checked to still be open.
7,228
open construction jobs
968
employers hiring
$133k
median stated pay (634 jobs)
November 2026
first month tracked
All construction lists
Employers with the most open construction jobs
Sargent & Lundy, Turner Construction and Langan lead the construction employers on our board. The ten with the most openings post 47% of the 7,228 open construction jobs.
| # | Employer | Open jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sargent & LundyIL · Median pay $149k | 567 open |
| 2 | Turner ConstructionTX · Median pay $181k | 382 open |
| 3 | LanganTX | 381 open |
| 4 | Black & VeatchKS · Median pay $175k | 367 open |
| 5 | EmcorCA | 359 open |
| 6 | BechtelTX | 317 open |
| 7 | DewberryVA · Median pay $138k | 315 open |
| 8 | MortensonMN | 281 open |
| 9 | MastecTX | 232 open |
| 10 | ArcadisCA · Median pay $123k | 216 open |
Highest-paying construction roles
Among construction jobs that state yearly pay, Architectural and Engineering Managers, Project Management Specialists and Electrical Engineers pay the most at the median, against $133k for the segment as a whole.
| # | Role | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Architectural and Engineering Managers126 open · With pay 10 | $204k |
| 2 | Project Management Specialists642 open · With pay 13 | $160k |
| 3 | Electrical Engineers446 open · With pay 25 | $149k |
| 4 | Mechanical Engineers229 open · With pay 15 | $147k |
| 5 | Construction Managers1,491 open · With pay 342 | $130k |
| 6 | Cost Estimators94 open · With pay 24 | $129k |
| 7 | Civil Engineers568 open · With pay 33 | $123k |
| 8 | Engineers, All Other209 open · With pay 19 | $119k |
Skills employers ask for
project management, procurement and excel are the skills most often named in construction job postings, read from each posting's own text.
Where the construction jobs are
TX, CA and VA have the most open construction jobs.
| # | State | Open jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TexasMedian pay $148k | 865 open |
| 2 | CaliforniaMedian pay $145k | 580 open |
| 3 | VirginiaMedian pay $143k | 449 open |
| 4 | New YorkMedian pay $135k | 400 open |
| 5 | FloridaMedian pay $129k | 392 open |
| 6 | OhioMedian pay $125k | 323 open |
| 7 | IllinoisMedian pay $115k | 304 open |
| 8 | North CarolinaMedian pay $115k | 303 open |
New construction jobs this week
25 construction jobs were posted in the last seven days.
- Field Culture Manager
Turner Construction · Augusta, GA
Nov 9
- Field Culture Manager
Turner Construction · Philadelphia, PA
Nov 9
- Supplier Partnerships Manager
Turner Construction · Augusta, GA
Nov 9
- Senior Architect
Bechtel · Ogden, UT
Nov 7
- Lead Night Shift Field Engineer
Bechtel · Houston, TX
Nov 7
- OSM Subcontracts Manager - Clay, NY
Bechtel · Baldwinsville, NY
Nov 7
- Inventory Specialist - Offsite
Bechtel · Newark, OH
Nov 7
- Lead Turnover Coordinator
Bechtel · Chandler, AZ
Nov 7
Laid off in construction? Start here
- A plan for the weeks after a layoff
- Unemployment benefits and how to file, by state
- Severance calculator
- Layoff tracker: who is cutting and where
Then look at the employers above that are hiring now.
More industries
- US manufacturing30,611
- Defense and aerospace28,895
- Healthcare26,211
- Financial services26,106
- Education13,810
- Non-profits12,670
- Biotech and pharma11,001
- AI8,080
- Space4,946
- Transportation and logistics4,911
- Semiconductors3,730
- Automotive and EV3,565
- Retail3,004
- Robotics and automation2,810
- Consumer packaged goods2,492
- Data centers2,443
- Utilities and power2,287
- Clean energy and nuclear2,163
- Real estate1,592
- Telecom1,388
- Tourism and hospitality1,274
- Steel, aluminum and metals967
- Oil and gas950
- Restaurants931
- Mining and natural resources874
- Airlines and aviation796
- TV and streaming777
- Shipbuilding and maritime549
- Casino and gaming458
- Music435
- Foundation323
- Museum242
- Sports223
- Movies and film48
How these lists are made
- Every job on this page is in the United States, taken from the employer’s own career site or job system and checked to still be open.
- A job is counted in construction when its employer is on our list of construction employers, or its title names construction work. A job can sit in more than one segment.
- Pay figures use only jobs that state a yearly salary range in dollars; the figure is the middle of the range, and the median is across jobs. A pay list is shown only when enough jobs state pay.
- The same employer under different spellings is counted once. A city where one employer posts half the openings is not ranked.
- Lists are rebuilt weekly from our job board and kept by month. Professional and management roles; hourly roles are not on our board.
Built November 9, 2026.
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