Job outlook for building contractors in the United States

Building contractor job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected building contractor job growth rate is 8% from 2018-2028.

• About 36,400 new jobs for building contractors are projected over the next decade.

• Building contractor salaries have increased 8% for building contractors in the last 5 years.

• There are over 7,915 building contractors currently employed in the United States.

• There are 16,283 active building contractor job openings in the US.

• The average building contractor salary is $72,354.

Compare the number of building contractor jobs and the average building contractor salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of building contractor job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where building contractors earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.