Houston Construction Jobs for Supervisors and Managers

There will be many Houston construction jobs (Click here) available for managers and supervisors in the next several years.

First-line supervisors and managers of construction trades and extraction workers are mainly responsible for directly supervising and coordinating the activities performed by construction or extraction employees.

Job seekers interested in this line of work should take a training course in Building/Construction site Management/Manager at a local college or university. Applicants also should have strong knowledge of business and management, engineering and technology, and mathematics and science.

Employment of these managers and supervisors in the Houston area is expected to increase from 18,350 workers during 2006 to 22,600 workers by 2016, resulting in 4,250 additional jobs and an overall growth rate of 23.2 percent. About 255 jobs per year will be available due to replacement and about 425 jobs per year will be available due to growth.

Throughout Texas, employment is anticipated to grow from 56,250 workers during 2006 to 68,500 workers by 2016, accounting for 12,250 additional jobs and an overall increase of 21.8 percent. There will be about 785 openings per year due to replacement and about 1,225 openings per year due to job growth.

According to the Texas Workforce Commission, the top industries that employ first-line supervisors and managers of construction trades and extraction workers in the Houston area include:

• Non-residential building construction - 17.07 percent
• Utility system construction - 7.25 percent
• Residential building construction - 7.04 percent
• Building equipment contractors - 6.46 percent
• Support activities for mining - 6.44 percent
• Building finishing contractors - 5.5 percent
• Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors - 5.01 percent
• Local government, except education - 3.93 percent
• Other specialty trade contractors - 3.9 percent
• Highway, street, and bridge construction - 3.69 percent
• Oil and gas extraction - 2.68 percent

The average wage for these managers and supervisors during 2009 was $28.73 per hour in the Houston area, $26.86 per hour throughout Texas, and $29.68 per hour across the nation.