Explore the latest construction salary data, hiring trends, and career insights for 2025–2026. Updated weekly by The Birmingham Group.
Explore Florida Construction Jobs and the latest 2026 Construction Trends to stay ahead as project demand surges.
Explore Florida Construction Jobs and the latest 2026 Construction Trends to stay ahead as project demand surges.
The caliber of your workforce, a detail often underestimated, holds a profound impact on the overall health and prosperity of your construction business.
Superintendent vs. project manager in construction: who runs the field, who runs the budget, how 2026 pay compares, and which role your project needs first.
Write a construction project manager job description that attracts qualified PMs. Duties, must-have skills, 2026 salary ranges, and a copy-ready structure.
The construction industry in 2026 offers strong opportunities, competitive pay, and long-term job security. Labor shortages keep pushing wages up, and new technology keeps reshaping how the work gets done, which opens real room to advance for newcomers and experienced professionals alike. This guide breaks down the construction worker career paths that [...]
As projects become larger and more intricate, the role of a Design Integration Manager is becoming increasingly vital. This role is pivotal in maintaining the integrity of a project, ensuring that the owner’s vision is realized without compromise.
In the construction industry, internships have emerged as a cornerstone for cultivating the next generation of talent. By bridging the gap between theory and practical application, internships offer a unique blend of learning and professional development opportunities for aspiring construction professionals.
Securing a salary increase as a project engineer requires a strategic approach highlighting your technical expertise, achievements, and effective communication skills.
When it comes to construction salaries, it’s important to understand that there is no one-size-fits-all answer. This is because the salary for any given construction worker will depend on a number of different factors, including experience level, location, and job responsibilities.
Wastewater Construction Project Manager Salary 2026: Verified Pay Ranges and Hiring Reality Wastewater construction project manager salary (2026): In most U.S. markets, wastewater construction project managers earn $95,000 to $150,000, above the $106,980 median that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports for construction managers (May 2024). Pay rises with plant size, [...]
Due to playing such a critical role in the construction process, construction project managers can demand a high salary for the value they bring to the project. Here are some ways to increase your construction project manager salary.
Three firms dominate construction executive search in the United States for different reasons, and the right one depends entirely on what you are filling. Kaye/Bassman has run the most searches. Amundson Group is the fastest on paper. The Birmingham Group has done it the longest. None of that helps unless you know [...]
Construction Resume Guide: Examples, Skills, and Formatting Tips A strong construction resume leads with four things. Safety credentials like OSHA 10 or 30. Field skills like blueprint reading and equipment operation. Software like Procore and Bluebeam. Proof you can lead a crew. Recruiters scan for those before they read anything else. This [...]
Handing one construction search to four firms does not multiply your reach. It splits it, and the strongest candidates are the first to walk away. Here is why that happens, and what it costs you when it does. Written by The Birmingham Group recruiting team. TBG has placed construction leaders at the [...]
Education construction runs against an immovable academic calendar. Learn why K-12 and higher-ed PM searches demand different experience—and why contractors should begin hiring months before summer work starts.
Concrete Superintendent Jobs: What They Pay in 2026 and How to Get One Concrete superintendents who run self-perform structural work earn roughly $80,000 to $130,000 a year, based on what TBG sees in active searches. Public salary sites show a lower blended average, about $68,000 at Salary.com and $74,000 at ZipRecruiter, because [...]
Multi-Family and Senior Living Construction Project Manager Hiring: Why Operator Pressure Changes the Search A residential project manager can hit every number you set and still hand you a building you cannot open. That sounds wrong until you have lived it on a senior living job. The schedule held. The budget held. [...]
Infrastructure Construction Demand in 2026: Where Durable Work Still Lives Most contractors spent the first half of 2026 watching the private market wobble. Office starts stalled outside of data centers. Retail and lodging went negative. Higher education turned down for the first time in years. If you only read the headlines, you [...]
Hiring a wastewater or heavy civil project manager is not a commercial search with a new sector label. It only looks like one on the resume. The job is not run on your schedule. It is run on the owner's. On commercial work, the general contractor sets much of the pace. You [...]
The manufacturing construction wave cooled. Your hiring risk did not. Census Bureau data tracked by the St. Louis Fed shows manufacturing construction spending peaked near a $240 billion annual rate in 2024, then cooled through 2025 and into 2026, while still running at more than double its early-2021 level. Read those two [...]
Construction project manager salary in Texas runs from $93,000 at the project engineer level to $217,230 and above for project executives, based on the Southwest regional tables of TBG's 2026 Construction Salary Survey. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the median for construction managers in Texas at $101,470 (May 2025), with [...]