AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 11-9021.00
Will AI replace Construction Managers?
Construction Managers: AI can already handle 9 of 25 tasks; the work mostly needs a frontier-tier model.
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Every task, scored
The 25 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Construction Managers, from most to least exposed. 9 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.
| Task | AI exposure | Evidence | Model tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prepare and submit budget estimates, progress reports, or cost tracking reports. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Contract or oversee craft work, such as painting or plumbing. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Apply for and obtain all necessary permits or licenses. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Inspect or review projects to monitor compliance with building and safety codes or other regulations. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Interpret and explain plans and contract terms to representatives of the owner or developer, including administrative staff, workers, or clients. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Perform, or contract others to perform, pre-building assessments, such as conceptual cost estimating, rough order of magnitude estimating, feasibility, or energy efficiency, environmental, and sustainability assessments. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Evaluate construction methods and determine cost-effectiveness of plans, using computer models. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Inspect or review projects to monitor compliance with environmental regulations. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Prepare contracts or negotiate revisions to contractual agreements with architects, consultants, clients, suppliers, or subcontractors. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Develop or implement quality control programs. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Plan, schedule, or coordinate construction project activities to meet deadlines. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Confer with supervisory personnel, owners, contractors, or design professionals to discuss and resolve matters, such as work procedures, complaints, or construction problems. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Plan, organize, or direct activities concerned with the construction or maintenance of structures, facilities, or systems. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Implement new or modified plans in response to delays, bad weather, or construction site emergencies. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Develop or implement environmental protection programs. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Secure third-party verification from sources, such as Leadership in Energy Efficient Design (LEED), to ensure responsible design and building activities or to achieve favorable LEED ratings for building projects. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Develop construction budgets to compare green and non-green construction alternatives, in terms of short-term costs, long-term costs, or environmental impacts. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Implement training programs on environmentally responsible building topics to update employee skills and knowledge. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Direct and supervise construction or related workers. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Determine labor requirements for dispatching workers to construction sites. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Study job specifications to determine appropriate construction methods. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Investigate damage, accidents, or delays at construction sites to ensure that proper construction procedures are being followed. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Requisition supplies or materials to complete construction projects. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Apply green building strategies to reduce energy costs or minimize carbon output or other sources of harm to the environment. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Direct acquisition of land for construction projects. | Estimated | No tier |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 0 of 25 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 25 of 25. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.
The model tier this role needs
A frontier-tier model or lower covers 73% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 73% of the work is something AI can address at some tier, and 27% is hands-on.
Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.
Wages, employment and outlook
- US employment
- 380,360
- Median annual wage
- $114,990
- Middle half of earners
- $88,550 to $151,640
- Projected change, 2024 to 2034
- +8.7%
Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.
Adjacent roles
The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.
- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 71% skill overlap, about 11 months to move Exposure38
- Architectural and Engineering Managers 67% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure63
- Construction and Building Inspectors 67% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure34
- Facilities Managers 66% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure48
- Solar Energy Installation Managers 65% skill overlap, about 13 months to move Exposure35
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Construction Managers and AI
Will AI replace Construction Managers?
AI already handles 9 of the 25 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 47 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by +8.7% from 2024 to 2034.
What is the AI exposure of Construction Managers?
47 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 0 of the 25 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 25 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Construction Managers tasks can AI already do?
The tasks with the highest exposure are: Prepare and submit budget estimates, progress reports, or cost tracking reports; Contract or oversee craft work, such as painting or plumbing; Apply for and obtain all necessary permits or licenses. They are three of the 9 tasks that reach 60 or more.
What AI model tier does this role need?
A frontier-tier model or lower covers 73% of the role's importance-weighted task work, and 27% is hands-on work that no model tier covers. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.
How many people work as Construction Managers, and what do they earn?
380,360 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $114,990 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +8.7% from 2024 to 2034.
How to cite
Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.
JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Construction Managers. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/construction-managers
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