ABSTRACT
Twenty-Seven percent (27%) of the survey respond-
ents were employed by companies that engaged in
commercial construction, 17% in heavy civil, 6%
in industrial and 50% in commercial plus one or
more additional construction type. Fifty-seven per-
cent (57%) of the survey respondents worked for
general contractors, 17% for design/build construc-
tion companies, 20% for construction management
companies and 6% other types of construction
companies. Sixty-four percent (64%) of the survey
respondents worked for construction companies
with annual volumes between $100 million and
$499 million. (Thirty-three percent (33%) of sur-
vey respondents were owners or CEOs, 36% VPs
or directors, 23% project manager and 6% other.
Seventy percent (70%) of the survey respondents
had more than 20 years of construction experience
while 14% had 16 to 20 years of experience, 6%
had 11 to 15 years of experience, 2% had 5 to 10
years of experience and 8% had less than 5 years of
experience. Fifty-nine percent (59%) of the survey
respondents had a bachelor’s degree, 30% a mas-
ter’s degree, 2% an associate degree, 6% some col-
lege and 3% high school. Five percent (5%) of the
survey respondents were of the age 30 or younger,
15% ages 31 to 40, 32% ages 41 to 50, 36% ages
51 to 60 and 12% over the age of 60. Ninety-two
percent (92%) of the survey respondents were
male and 8% were female. In summary, the survey
respondents were highly educated males holding
senior positions in large construction companies
with considerable experience in the construction
industry.
