Wyoming·Management Occupations·SOC 11-9021

Best Construction Manager programs in Wyoming, ranked by enrollment

Plan, direct, or coordinate, usually through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, and systems.

9 schools in Wyoming run programs that feed this job, graduating 516 people a year. The job pays a median of $92,320 in Wyoming across about jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledConstruction ForemanConstruction ManagerGeneral SuperintendentConstruction SuperintendentSite ManagerSuperintendentConcrete ForemanStreet Supervisor
Graduates / yr
516
in Wyoming
Median pay · Wyoming
$92,320
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
people employed
Schools
9
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
46%
across those schools
Median net price
$12,163
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Wyoming that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

4 programs in Wyoming that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Wyoming (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Wyoming page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 52.0201In Wyoming
321
62.2%
7$43,506$25,000
2
CIP 52.0101In Wyoming
95
18.4%
4$44,700$24,000
3
CIP 52.0205In Wyoming
56
10.9%
2$43,506$25,000
4
CIP 52.2001In Wyoming
44
8.5%
2$72,249$24,326

Top 9 schools in Wyoming

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 2 of the 9 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY Public · 2 feeder programs
174Business Administration and Management, General$48,67059%97%
2Western Wyoming Community College
Rock Springs, WY Public · 2 feeder programs
109Business Administration and Management, General$38,35733%
3Martinsburg College
Cheyenne, WY Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
84Business Administration and Management, General60%$12,163100%
4Northern Wyoming Community College District
Sheridan, WY Public · 1 feeder programs
52Business/Commerce, General42%
5Laramie County Community College
Cheyenne, WY Public · 2 feeder programs
42Business/Commerce, General38%
6Casper College
Casper, WY Public · 2 feeder programs
20Business Administration and Management, General43%
7Central Wyoming College
Riverton, WY Public · 2 feeder programs
20Business Administration and Management, General37%
8Northwest College
Powell, WY Public · 2 feeder programs
14Business/Commerce, General49%
9Eastern Wyoming College
Torrington, WY Public · 1 feeder programs
1Business Administration and Management, General52%

All 9 schools in Wyoming

Every school in Wyoming with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Wyoming that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
University of WyomingLaramiePublic1742
Western Wyoming Community CollegeRock SpringsPublic1092
Martinsburg CollegeCheyennePrivate for-profit841
Northern Wyoming Community College DistrictSheridanPublic521
Laramie County Community CollegeCheyennePublic422
Casper CollegeCasperPublic202
Central Wyoming CollegeRivertonPublic202
Northwest CollegePowellPublic142
Eastern Wyoming CollegeTorringtonPublic11

What construction managers earn in Wyoming

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Wyoming
$92,320
Mean annual
$104,420
Jobs in state
What the range looks like
10th pct$62,480Median$92,32090th pct$160,480
Versus the national median
-19.7%

U.S. median $114,990. Wyoming pays below the national figure.

Metro areas in Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY
$106,460median
170 jobs
Casper, WY
$94,250median
120 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+8.7%
Much faster than average
Openings per year
46,800
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
48,100
550,300 → 598,400
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
Plus moderate-term on-the-job training

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Construction Managers page.

How to become a Construction Manager

Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
On-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Top skills

Critical ThinkingActive ListeningActive LearningMonitoringReading ComprehensionSpeaking

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Wyoming

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 8 majors mapped to Construction Managers8 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 15.1001Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  • 44.0402Public Works Management
  • 52.0101Business/Commerce, General
  • 52.0201Business Administration and Management, General
  • 52.0205Operations Management and Supervision
  • 52.2001Construction Management, General
  • 52.2002Construction Project Management
  • 52.2099Construction Management, Other

Common questions

Answers for people weighing construction managers programs in Wyoming.

What degree do you need to become a Construction Manager?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Business Administration and Management, General, which awarded 321 degrees in Wyoming in 2024-25, 62.2% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Construction Manager?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 4 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business Administration, Business/Commerce, Construction Management. Together they graduate about 516 people a year in Wyoming.

How much do construction managers earn in Wyoming?+

The median is $92,320 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 19.7% below the U.S. median of $114,990. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for construction managers growing?+

BLS projects a +8.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 46,800 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Wyoming?+

9 institutions in Wyoming reported graduates from at least one of the 4 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do construction managers work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Construction Foreman, Construction Manager, General Superintendent, Construction Superintendent among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 11-9021.

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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