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If you're wanting to work in construction while going to school, look into an apprenticeship too. No student loan debt, hands on experience and minimal school (8 weeks of the year and a job to go back to after). Skilled trades will be in huge demand. There are lots of people retiring, and not enough apprentices being signed up currently to meet the demand. College isn’t for everyone and you can become a construction foreperson after your apprenticeship. Many employers want experience for these roles, not necessarily a degree. Get into a trade, take initiative at work to get involved in safety positions and continued training, and train other apprentices. That will also get you into management.
I’ve been thinking about this also. Currently majoring in CM but want to also learn hvac trade on the side. Do you think it’s possible to do it. I have a lot of spare time since I only have classes on Tuesday and Thursday so I’ve been thinking about it.
If I could add: while doing that CM degree and working them construction jobs: pick an industry or niche within such that requires quality control. If you're able to get the QC certs for your trade and also have that CM degree, then you'll never be out of work. Asset integrity is an underappreciated avenue of employment and may need more people soon. Most all of the older cats I know across my region are about to retire
Been in construction my whole life. Pipeline construction the last 4 years. Got accepted to a university last week. Start my CM classes tonight. Too stoked.
CM degree is great. I got a job right out of school and worked through college. Sometimes I wish I did a civil engineering degree though. A lot more opportunities down the road if you want to work for a DOT or city. Even within big contracting firms the PE’s get promoted a little higher it seems.
I have done civil engineering in India put confused to take masters in project management or construction management for future perspective help me out please 😊
It's actually funny that when I started going back to school a few years ago fresh off a two year stint with a demolition company, my local community college (of a large metropolitan area) was dropping the construction management degree program. I'll still be alright, and I'm probably better off with what I ended up graduating with, but that was incredibly surprising that they were dropping that program. That's one place that shouldn't have dropped a program like that.
Graduated in CM. Best idea ever. 0 debt, multiple offers, 6-figures out of school. You just have to be okay with people thinking you’re a brick layer and looking down on you because they don’t understand what you’re doing
Graduated 5 years ago with a CM degree. Can back this up. We had 95% job placement before graduating with the 2nd highest average starting salary when compared to other majors
@@logancurtis6617 depends on what you wanna do. I’m in commercial construction working for a company that does about $450mm a year in projects. I work in estimating but you can be a project engineer/project manager or you can go the superintendent route where you manage the actual work being put in place.
Or get a trade and then get promoted to being a project manager. Far better and valuable. I have a trade, management experience in the field and have surpassed university graduates with degrees in management and construction. You either know your stuff or you don't, a degree doesn't make you good at your job.
@@sebastianmasucci221 lots of people go through getting a certified skilled trade diploma and work there way up through the ranks like foreman, superintendent, estimator, project manager. I found the best project managers were ex tradesman with field experience
Currently a studying architect, you’re right, design/construction management has good prospects, and so too engineering (not just construction)- but proof of whatever skills you have learnt is just as valuable. Showing other people have trusted you and your professional opinion previously in the workplace.
Im pursuing my architecture degree too. but I'm doing master in cm. do you think is better than architectural in terms of salary compensation and possible free-stress job and also possible large range job compare to arquitecture?
@@zachrojas2534 hmm architecture with a specialism has equal chances to get a good salary but it could be boring: e.g warehouse or data centre design. The stress will always be there with Arch but it comes with the kudos I guess. I am considering doing engineering management after my BArch degree perhaps, but really if you can get a company to support you while you complete a working masters that is the ideal situation in my opinion.
I have been a Restoration Technician for the past 3 years in South Florida with several IICRC Certifications (WTR/FSRT/AMRT/TCST) as well as Xactimate training and experience (which is the standard estimating tool we use in our industry) and I just think it’s time to get into CM. My current employer is also a GC so I have some experience managing subcontractors in both residential and commercial jobs. I just don’t know if my experience would be enough to get an Assistant Project Manager position at some decent Construction company. I also did 3 years of school, I went for international business but I had to stop school completely at the time and I had to get a full time job. I want to go back and finish my bachelor’s degree, fit it somehow in my schedule. Either finish my degree in finance and start a whole new career or finish it in CM which aligns more with the experience I already have. I’m 24 and planing to propose/start a family soon. So I just want to have a solid career with a good income potential in the long run. I’m also bilingual English and Spanish. Any recommendations are welcome and appreciated!! 👍🏼🤝
As a traveling superintendent for 18 years with only on the job training, I can promise you this! No amount of college is gonna substitute working in the field. Sure, a degree will get you a job! But your real education doesn't start until you lace those boots up.
Just getting your construction management degree does it really mean much. You better get some real-world experience before you start leading a crew on a project.
My cousin got hired without experience. This statement true then is now false. Work history doesn’t even doesn’t even apply rn. Just get a degree and get the PMP.
Get on internships or apprenticeships, go to indeed or find on google for youre local city tell them youre studying for a major they will happily help, once you get youre degree and have work experience from internships and apprenticeship youl be set
100% agree. The more internships you have the better it’ll look. My school had 95% job placement before graduating and I think it’s because they required everyone to have 2 internships before graduating. I knew others in other fields that graduated with 0 work experience and couldn’t get jobs in their field
You just tell me if I work really hard I'll be successful.... G want useful information. I don't really think construction management is exactly the fast track to anything I would say about 90% of those companies are old money.
Don't do it. It's the worst job ever. If I could do it all over again I'd stay so far away from this adversarial industry. 25 years of never ending stress. DON'T DO IT!!!
you will never get a work/life balance. you might get a "good salary" but you will work well beyond 60 hrs a week and when someon fk's up on your team (which happens often) you will be pulling double time to make up the schedule. this guy has no idea whats involved in CM and the only way to get ahead is to job hop and try and land an executive position, but like I said, construction WILL be your life! fools......
