How To Become A Job Superintendent: What It Is and Career Path

What is a job superintendent and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

3 min read

Quoted expert

Becky Serbin

The average job superintendent salary is $97,979. The most common degree is a bachelor's degree degree with an business major. It usually takes more than 10 years of experience to become a job superintendent. Job superintendents with a Certified Construction Manager (CCM) certification earn more money. Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 8% and produce 36,400 job opportunities across the U.S.

What general advice would you give to a job superintendent?

Becky Serbin

Director of Education and Curriculum, National Tile Contractors Association

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ScoreJob SuperintendentUS Average

Salary

7.6

Avg. Salary $97,979

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

8.6

Growth rate 8%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

3.9

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 1.09%

Asian 1.44%

Black or African American 5.72%

Hispanic or Latino 18.30%

Unknown 3.90%

White 69.56%

Gender

female 1.80%

male 98.20%

Age - 46

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 46

Stress level

8.6

Stress level is very high

7.1 - high

Complexity level

7.4

Complexity level is challenging

7 - challenging

Work life balance

4.1

Work life balance is poor

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a job superintendent

Explore job superintendent education requirements

Most common job superintendent degrees

Bachelor's

38.0 %

High School Diploma

30.8 %

Associate

22.6 %

Start to develop specific job superintendent skills

Skills	Percentages
Construction Sites	24.80%
Excavations	15.85%
Construction Projects	7.94%
HVAC	6.22%
Remodel	5.52%

Complete relevant job superintendent training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 6-12 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New job superintendents learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a job superintendent based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real job superintendent resumes.

Research job superintendent duties and responsibilities

Manage daily oversight of moon bounce business, taking stock of inventory and ensuring delivery to customers.
Transfer tools, parts, equipment to and from job sites, HVAC piping vav boxes, chillers, boilers.
Conduct regularly schedule safety meetings and closely monitor site operations to maintain compliance with OSHA mandates and company-define operational protocols.
Inspect and ensure passing of all city and county building code requirements.

Apply for job superintendent jobs

Now it's time to start searching for a job superintendent job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

Browse job boards for relevant postings
Consult your professional network
Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
Watch out for job scams

How do job superintendents rate their job?

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Job superintendent reviews

A zippia user wrote a review on Feb 2020

Cons

This one crushes my spirit I see how much people is loosing the work ethic. Everyone wants more wages less work more personal time

A zippia user wrote a review on May 2019