8. Oregon
Annual mean wage: $90,170
Rank by annual mean wage: 30
Employment per 1,000: 2.444
Rank by employment per 1,000: 4
Job increase by 2024: 14.5%
Rank by job increase by 2024: 9
Average ranking: 14.33
Oregon ranks 8th in our list of best states for construction managers and has the fourth highest number of construction managers per 1,000 residents in America. Moreover, the state will experience 14.5% increase in the number of jobs in the future, so the employment prospects are pretty good in Oregon. We should emphasize though that annual mean wage in Oregon for constructors is some $2,000 lower than national average.

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