Construction Managers
VET / TAFE Strong growth · ANZSCO skill level 1 · occupation 1331
Construction Managers plan, organise, direct, control and coordinate the construction of civil engineering projects, buildings and dwellings, and the physical and human resources involved in building and construction.
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 29.5% university · 53.1% vet / tafe · 13.8% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Usually studied as Building & Construction. A selection of providers offering courses in this field (indicative, not ranked):
- University Central Queensland University
- University The University of Sydney
- University Western Sydney University
- University Southern Cross University (SCU)
- University Adelaide University
- University The University of Newcastle (UoN)
- University University of South Australia (UniSA)
- University University of Canberra
- TAFE TAFE Queensland
- TAFE Melbourne Polytechnic
- TAFE TAFE SA
- TAFE Victorian Institute of Technology
- TAFE Chisholm Institute
- TAFE Gordon Institute of TAFE
- TAFE Holmesglen Institute
- TAFE Central Australian Institute of Technology
Course & field-of-education data © Commonwealth of Australia (CRICOS), CC BY 2.5 AU. Matched by field of education — indicative; confirm entry requirements with each provider.
Where these jobs are
NSW 33.3% · VIC 24.8% · QLD 22.2% · WA 10.2% · SA 5.1% · TAS 1.9% · NT 1.3% · ACT 1.2%
Top industries
Construction · Professional, Scientific and Technical Services.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation profiles (Feb 2026) + Employment Projections (May 2025–2035). © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. Figures are national estimates.