Skills employers ask for in construction jobs
project management, procurement and excel are the skills most often named in construction job postings, read from each posting's own text. Every job on this page is in the United States, taken from the employer’s own career site or job system and checked to still be open.
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Skills employers ask for in construction jobs
Rebuilt weekly. November 2026 edition.
| # | Skill | Share of jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | project managementJobs 2,152 | 29% of jobs |
| 2 | procurementJobs 1,798 | 24% of jobs |
| 3 | excelJobs 1,124 | 15% of jobs |
| 4 | autocadJobs 908 | 12% of jobs |
| 5 | talent acquisitionJobs 752 | 10% of jobs |
| 6 | onboardingJobs 720 | 10% of jobs |
| 7 | change managementJobs 525 | 7% of jobs |
| 8 | budgetingJobs 507 | 7% of jobs |
| 9 | forecastingJobs 494 | 7% of jobs |
| 10 | risk managementJobs 432 | 6% of jobs |
| 11 | logisticsJobs 429 | 6% of jobs |
| 12 | mepJobs 406 | 5% of jobs |
| 13 | pmpJobs 402 | 5% of jobs |
| 14 | employee relationsJobs 390 | 5% of jobs |
| 15 | powerpointJobs 369 | 5% of jobs |
| 16 | microstationJobs 356 | 5% of jobs |
| 17 | revitJobs 288 | 4% of jobs |
| 18 | procoreJobs 272 | 4% of jobs |
| 19 | supply chainJobs 207 | 3% of jobs |
| 20 | auditJobs 186 | 2% of jobs |
| 21 | leanJobs 151 | 2% of jobs |
| 22 | agileJobs 148 | 2% of jobs |
| 23 | regulatory complianceJobs 147 | 2% of jobs |
| 24 | due diligenceJobs 143 | 2% of jobs |
| 25 | strategic planningJobs 133 | 2% of jobs |
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