Construction Basics
Skills Certificate
Program Details
The Construction Basics Skills Certificate curriculum prepares students to work safely for small to large home builders in a labor role. This skills certificate provides a foundation for students to help employers directly build residential homes. A skills certificate is designed to provide career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree.
Construction Basics Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026.
Featured Careers
Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Doctoral degree, Master's degree
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 46,460
- High salary: 210,530
- Average salary: 97270
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Certificate after high school, Some college
- Job growth: Declining
- Low salary: 43,550
- High salary: 97,840
- Average salary: 64200
Construction Managers
Bachelor's degree
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 65,160
- High salary: 176,990
- Average salary: 106980
All Careers in Construction Basics (6)
| Construction Managers | Bachelor's degree | Rising | 106,980 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Management Specialists | - n/a | Rising | 100,750 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | Doctoral degree, Master's degree | Rising | 97,270 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | - n/a | Rising | 78,690 |
| Solar Energy Installation Managers | High school diploma/GED, No high school diploma/GED | Rising | 78,690 |
| Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians | Certificate after high school, Some college | Declining | 64,200 |
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