Degree to Occupation Map
Occupations related to a building and property maintenance degree
NCES and BLS publish a crosswalk relating instructional programs to occupations. This page lists every occupation that crosswalk relates to building and property maintenance, with the BLS typical entry education, 2025 median wage and projected growth for each, and links to the RoleSprint page covering the role where one exists.
What occupations does the official crosswalk relate to a building and property maintenance degree?
The CIP 2020-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk published by NCES and BLS relates 13 CIP 2020 programs in building and property maintenance to 22 occupations. That maps a field of study to lines of work; it is not a statement that a building and property maintenance degree qualifies someone for any of them, and the crosswalk carries no figure for how many graduates enter each. Across the 22 with a published 2025 BLS wage the median is $56,075, ranging from $45,990 for Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers to $106,660 for Facilities Managers. BLS typical entry-level education splits 10 at no formal educational credential, 10 at high school diploma or equivalent, 1 at associate's degree, 1 at bachelor's degree: 22 at or below a bachelor's degree and 0 above it. Solar Photovoltaic Installers is projected to grow fastest at +36.5% over 2025-35. The highest-paid are Facilities Managers ($106,660), First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers ($79,920) and Terrazzo Workers and Finishers ($76,170).
- Related occupations
- 22, from 13 CIP 2020 programs in building and property maintenance (a further 1 related occupation has no BLS or O*NET row on this site and are not listed)
- What the mapping means
- NCES states only that it "crosswalks 2020 CIP Codes to 2018 SOC Codes". It relates a program to an occupation. It does not establish qualification, hiring, or how many graduates take that path.
- BLS typical entry-level education
- No formal educational credential: 10; High school diploma or equivalent: 10; Associate's degree: 1; Bachelor's degree: 1
- Median wage across these occupations
- $56,075 (2025); 22 of 22 have a published BLS wage
- Next step
- 9 of the 22 occupations have a dedicated RoleSprint page covering what the role requires and how the work is performed.
Source and method
2020 CIP / 2018 SOC Crosswalk, National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Labor Statistics, and BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2. Verified 2026-09-06. Program-to-occupation relationships are reproduced from the NCES/BLS crosswalk exactly as published; RoleSprint groups CIP programs into the field of study a person would search for and lists the union of their related occupations, showing every member CIP code. Wage, typical entry education and outlook are reproduced from BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2 for the matching SOC code. Working-condition figures are O*NET 30.3 means. No relationship strength, employment share or qualification judgement is published, because no source supplies one.
What this list is, and what it is not
The crosswalk's own description of itself is one sentence: “This file crosswalks 2020 CIP Codes to 2018 SOC Codes in ascending order by CIP Code.” It relates a field of study to lines of work.
It does not say a building and property maintenance degree qualifies anyone for these occupations, that graduates usually enter them, or what share do: the crosswalk publishes no such figure. The wage and education columns come from a separate source, BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2, and describe the occupation rather than the degree. Typical entry education is what BLS observes most often among people already doing the work; it is not a rule about who may be hired.
The 22 related occupations
Ordered by BLS median wage, highest first. 22 of 22 have a published wage.
| Occupation | BLS typical entry-level education | Median wage | Outlook |
|---|---|---|---|
Facilities Managers SOC 11-3013 Contact with others 4.7 · Time pressure 3.9 · Sitting 3.3 · Outdoors, all weather 2.7 of 5 | Bachelor's degree At or below bachelor's | $106,660 2025 median | +4.6% 2025-35 · 14.2 openings/yr |
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers SOC 47-1011 Contact with others 5.0 · Time pressure 4.1 · Sitting 2.6 · Outdoors, all weather 4.4 of 5 | High school diploma or equivalent At or below bachelor's | $79,920 2025 median | +5% 2025-35 · 67 openings/yr |
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers SOC 47-2053 Contact with others 3.5 · Time pressure 4.3 · Sitting 1.3 · Outdoors, all weather 2.0 of 5 | High school diploma or equivalent At or below bachelor's | $76,170 2025 median | -13% 2025-35 · 0.1 openings/yr |
Construction and Building Inspectors SOC 47-4011 Contact with others 4.4 · Time pressure 4.1 · Sitting 2.8 · Outdoors, all weather 4.5 of 5 | High school diploma or equivalent At or below bachelor's | $74,690 2025 median | 0% 2025-35 · 14.8 openings/yr |
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians SOC 17-3022 Contact with others 4.5 · Time pressure 3.4 · Sitting 3.7 · Outdoors, all weather 3.5 of 5 | Associate's degree At or below bachelor's | $64,950 2025 median | +3.2% 2025-35 · 6.1 openings/yr |
Structural Iron and Steel Workers SOC 47-2221 Contact with others 4.4 · Time pressure 4.2 · Sitting 1.6 · Outdoors, all weather 4.8 of 5 | High school diploma or equivalent At or below bachelor's | $62,780 2025 median | +3.1% 2025-35 · 5.9 openings/yr |
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers SOC 47-2081 Contact with others 3.7 · Time pressure 3.7 · Sitting 1.3 · Outdoors, all weather 3.1 of 5 | No formal educational credential At or below bachelor's | $58,930 2025 median | +2.5% 2025-35 · 6.6 openings/yr |
Insulation Workers, Mechanical SOC 47-2132 Contact with others 3.9 · Time pressure 4.3 · Sitting 1.5 · Outdoors, all weather 3.3 of 5 | High school diploma or equivalent At or below bachelor's | $58,340 2025 median | +5.1% 2025-35 · 1.8 openings/yr |
Glaziers SOC 47-2121 Contact with others 4.4 · Time pressure 3.9 · Sitting 1.7 · Outdoors, all weather 4.4 of 5 | High school diploma or equivalent At or below bachelor's | $57,080 2025 median | +1.9% 2025-35 · 3.9 openings/yr |
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers SOC 47-2051 Contact with others 4.0 · Time pressure 3.8 · Sitting 1.4 · Outdoors, all weather 4.8 of 5 | No formal educational credential At or below bachelor's | $57,020 2025 median | +1.6% 2025-35 · 13.6 openings/yr |
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles SOC 47-2042 Contact with others 4.7 · Time pressure 3.3 · Sitting 1.6 · Outdoors, all weather 1.8 of 5 | No formal educational credential At or below bachelor's | $56,460 2025 median | +9% 2025-35 · 2.2 openings/yr |
Tile and Stone Setters SOC 47-2044 Contact with others 3.8 · Time pressure 3.6 · Sitting 1.4 · Outdoors, all weather 2.8 of 5 | No formal educational credential At or below bachelor's | $55,690 2025 median | +9.8% 2025-35 · 3.3 openings/yr |
Roofers SOC 47-2181 Contact with others 4.5 · Time pressure 4.2 · Sitting 1.7 · Outdoors, all weather 5.0 of 5 | No formal educational credential At or below bachelor's | $55,440 2025 median | +5.3% 2025-35 · 12 openings/yr |
Solar Photovoltaic Installers SOC 47-2231 Contact with others 4.3 · Time pressure 3.9 · Sitting 2.2 · Outdoors, all weather 4.7 of 5 | High school diploma or equivalent At or below bachelor's | $53,140 2025 median | +36.5% 2025-35 · 4.2 openings/yr |
Paperhangers SOC 47-2142 Contact with others 3.8 · Time pressure 4.0 · Sitting 1.6 · Outdoors, all weather 2.8 of 5 | No formal educational credential At or below bachelor's | $52,140 2025 median | +4.3% 2025-35 · 0.2 openings/yr |
Floor Sanders and Finishers SOC 47-2043 Contact with others 4.0 · Time pressure 4.0 · Sitting 1.8 · Outdoors, all weather 1.9 of 5 | No formal educational credential At or below bachelor's | $50,440 2025 median | +1.4% 2025-35 · 0.3 openings/yr |
Carpet Installers SOC 47-2041 Contact with others 4.3 · Time pressure 4.2 · Sitting 1.4 · Outdoors, all weather 2.1 of 5 | No formal educational credential At or below bachelor's | $50,340 2025 median | -16.4% 2025-35 · 0.7 openings/yr |
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General SOC 49-9071 Contact with others 4.7 · Time pressure 3.7 · Sitting 1.9 · Outdoors, all weather 4.2 of 5 | High school diploma or equivalent At or below bachelor's | $49,590 2025 median | +4.2% 2025-35 · 148.7 openings/yr |
Painters, Construction and Maintenance SOC 47-2141 Contact with others 4.3 · Time pressure 4.6 · Sitting 1.1 · Outdoors, all weather 2.9 of 5 | No formal educational credential At or below bachelor's | $49,400 2025 median | +3% 2025-35 · 24.9 openings/yr |
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall SOC 47-2131 Contact with others 3.7 · Time pressure 4.0 · Sitting 1.7 · Outdoors, all weather 3.9 of 5 | No formal educational credential At or below bachelor's | $49,120 2025 median | +2.4% 2025-35 · 3 openings/yr |
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers SOC 37-1011 Contact with others 4.5 · Time pressure 4.4 · Sitting 2.4 · Outdoors, all weather 2.4 of 5 | High school diploma or equivalent At or below bachelor's | $49,100 2025 median | +3.2% 2025-35 · 30.8 openings/yr |
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers SOC 49-9095 Contact with others 3.8 · Time pressure 4.2 · Sitting 1.1 · Outdoors, all weather 4.4 of 5 | High school diploma or equivalent At or below bachelor's | $45,990 2025 median | +5.8% 2025-35 · 0.3 openings/yr |
The crosswalk relates 1 further occupation to this field (99-9999) for which BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2 publishes no line item on this site. They are counted here rather than listed, because there would be nothing to show beside the name.
BLS typical entry-level education for these occupations
22 of the 22 have a BLS typical entry-level education at or below a bachelor's degree; 0 are above it. "Typical" is BLS's word: it describes the workers already in the occupation.
- No formal educational credential
- 10
- High school diploma or equivalent
- 10
- Associate's degree
- 1
- Bachelor's degree
- 1
This is BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2's description of the education most workers in each occupation typically hold when they enter it. It is not a list of requirements, and it says nothing about licences, certifications or experience, which BLS records separately and this page does not show.
Which programs this covers
“Building and property maintenance” groups 13 CIP 2020 instructional programs. The occupation list above is the union of everything the crosswalk relates to them.
- 46.0401 Building/Property Maintenance
- 46.0402 Concrete Finishing/Concrete Finisher
- 46.0403 Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector
- 46.0404 Drywall Installation/Drywaller
- 46.0406 Glazier
- 46.0408 Painting/Painter and Wall Coverer
- 46.0410 Roofer
- 46.0411 Metal Building Assembly/Assembler
- 46.0412 Building/Construction Site Management/Manager
- 46.0413 Carpet, Floor, and Tile Worker
- 46.0414 Insulator
- 46.0415 Building Construction Technology/Technician
- 46.0499 Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection, Other
Grouping is RoleSprint's, and it is printed here so it can be checked. CIP's own grain is finer than the phrase anyone searches; the alternative is one page per code, which would put near-identical lists in front of the same question. How this map is built.
Working out which of these is realistic
A related occupation is a starting point, not a verdict. Three different questions decide whether one is worth pursuing, and each has its own page.
Program-to-occupation relationships from the 2020 CIP / 2018 SOC Crosswalk, National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Labor Statistics. Wage, typical entry education and outlook from BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2. Working-condition figures from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA and RoleSprint has modified some of this information.
What to do next
A crosswalk relates a field of study to lines of work. Whether one specific opening is worth your time depends on what you can actually show, which is a different question and the one RoleSprint answers.