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Construction Managers vs Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Construction Managers and Architects, Except Landscape and Naval on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Construction Managers Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$106,980
$96,690
Employment · BLS OEWS
348,330
111,140
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
48th pct
61st pct

At a glance

Dimension Construction Managers Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Median pay $106,980 $96,690
Employment 348,330 111,140
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Growing fast (+8.7%) About average (+3.9%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 46,800 7,800
Typical education · O*NET Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not. Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
AI exposure · published exposure studies Moderate · 48th pct Moderate · 61st pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 48th pct · 26% of tasks 70th pct · 37% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (59.7%) Augmentation-leaning (53.8%)
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No Yes

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Building and Construction, Administration and Management, Judgment and Decision Making, Problem Sensitivity, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Coordination, Complex Problem Solving, Mathematics, Oral Comprehension, Written Comprehension, Oral Expression, Deductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Engineering and Technology, Customer and Personal Service, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Learning, Monitoring, Written Expression, Inductive Reasoning, Visualization, Near Vision, Speech Clarity, Writing, Public Safety and Security, Category Flexibility, Speech Recognition, Design, English Language, Systems Analysis.

Specific to Construction Managers

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Time Management
  • Negotiation
  • Mechanical
  • Production and Processing
  • Economics and Accounting
  • Personnel and Human Resources
  • Management of Financial Resources

Specific to Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

  • Operations Analysis
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Fluency of Ideas
  • Originality
  • Flexibility of Closure
  • Far Vision
  • Law and Government
  • Systems Evaluation

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Presentation software , Project management software , Document management software , Graphics or photo imaging software , Computer aided design CAD software , Word processing software , Data base user interface and query software .

Specific to Construction Managers

Specific to Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Construction Managers or Architects, Except Landscape and Naval — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Construction Managers vs Architects, Except Landscape and Naval." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/construction-managers-vs-architects-except-landscape-and-naval

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Singulariki. (2026). Construction Managers vs Architects, Except Landscape and Naval. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/construction-managers-vs-architects-except-landscape-and-naval

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