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Nieri Department of Construction, Development and Planning

Careers in Construction

Careers in Construction

All of our May 2021 undergraduate and graduate students graduated with job offers. Most of our students were offered positions the previous semester at our Coprorate Career Fair. 

As the largest single industry in the United States and one of the most important, construction offers unlimited opportunities to highly motivated and educated young men and women. With an overall retention rate of both undergraduate and graduate students during their time in the respective program of 92% and an overall placement rate of both baccalaureate and master degree graduates of over 90 percent, Clemson's undergraduate and graduate programs are the basis for a rewarding career in the various sectors of the construction industry. Graduates find opportunities in all sizes and types of construction companies as estimators, assistant project managers, construction contract representatives, and even owners of their own company as well as allied professions such as building code officials, inspectors, and consultants. The average number of students graduating from the undergraduate program each year over the past five years is 55 and the graduate program is 6. Average starting salaries for both undergraduate and graduate students are based on many factors including the state of the economy and size, type, and location of the organization for which the graduate will be employed. Some of the graduates go on to obtain higher education degrees in construction and related areas.

Many of the graduates find full-time employment with the department’s Corporate Partner companies. Some of these companies include but are not limited to Balfour Beatty Construction, Brasfield & Gorrie, CCC Group, Inc., Choate Construction Co., Coakley & Williams Construction Inc., JE Dunn Construction, Eldeco, Inc., T. D. Farrell Construction, Inc., Fluor Corporation, Great Southern Homes, Harper Construction., Holder Construction Co., Juneau Construction Co., Mashburn Construction Co., Inc., Metromont, Carolina Power, Moss & Associates, Patuxent Materials, Inc., Robins and Morton, Rodgers Builders, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, Thompson Construction Group, Inc., Trident Construction, Walbridge, Waldrop Mechanical Services, and WBG Mechanical Contractors and Engineers.

If your company would like to promote a job opening to our students and alumni, please submit a word doc/PDF of the job description with instructions on how to apply to armstr3@clemson.edu and cucsmalumns@gmail.com

Nieri Department of Construction, Development and Planning
Nieri Department of Construction, Development and Planning | 3-114 Lee Hall Box 340507 Clemson, SC 29634-0507