Skills employers ask for in construction jobs
project management, procurement and excel are the skills most often named in construction job postings, read from each posting's own text. 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.
Skills employers ask for in construction jobs
Rebuilt weekly. November 2026 edition.
| # | Skill | Share of jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | project managementJobs 2,062 | 28% of jobs |
| 2 | procurementJobs 1,898 | 26% of jobs |
| 3 | excelJobs 1,148 | 16% of jobs |
| 4 | autocadJobs 894 | 12% of jobs |
| 5 | onboardingJobs 709 | 10% of jobs |
| 6 | talent acquisitionJobs 706 | 10% of jobs |
| 7 | change managementJobs 535 | 7% of jobs |
| 8 | forecastingJobs 502 | 7% of jobs |
| 9 | budgetingJobs 484 | 7% of jobs |
| 10 | risk managementJobs 412 | 6% of jobs |
| 11 | powerpointJobs 407 | 6% of jobs |
| 12 | employee relationsJobs 399 | 5% of jobs |
| 13 | mepJobs 398 | 5% of jobs |
| 14 | logisticsJobs 388 | 5% of jobs |
| 15 | microstationJobs 342 | 5% of jobs |
| 16 | pmpJobs 334 | 5% of jobs |
| 17 | procoreJobs 275 | 4% of jobs |
| 18 | revitJobs 259 | 4% of jobs |
| 19 | supply chainJobs 234 | 3% of jobs |
| 20 | auditJobs 177 | 2% of jobs |
| 21 | leanJobs 148 | 2% of jobs |
| 22 | due diligenceJobs 145 | 2% of jobs |
| 23 | regulatory complianceJobs 136 | 2% of jobs |
| 24 | microsoft wordJobs 132 | 2% of jobs |
| 25 | strategic planningJobs 129 | 2% of jobs |
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