Top 5 insights
One in six BIM professionals changed jobs last year.
1,557 of 8,831 moved, and median tenure sits at 2.1 years.
BIM Technicians are the tightest hire in the market.
252 open posts for 971 professionals: fewer than 4 per post, against 13 per post across the market.
Contractors now set the pace.
Construction, building construction and specialty trade contractors employ 49% of BIM professionals and post 61% of open BIM roles.
Talent is flowing out of architecture.
Architecture and Planning is the only top industry for BIM talent that shrank (-1%).
62% of the pool sits outside the ten largest metros.
The top ten markets hold 3,331 professionals. Los Angeles, Seattle and Boston have high supply relative to hiring demand.
Top 10 metros
| Metro | Professionals | 1-yr change | Job posts | Professionals per post | Hiring demand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Phoenix | 464 | +5% | 28 | 17 | Very high |
| New York City metro | 462 | +1% | 18 | 26 | Moderate |
| Los Angeles metro | 446 | +1% | 10 | 45 | Low |
| Washington DC–Baltimore | 351 | +10% | 26 | 14 | High |
| Dallas–Fort Worth | 330 | +4% | 22 | 15 | Very high |
| San Francisco Bay Area | 328 | +1% | 24 | 14 | Moderate |
| Greater Chicago | 271 | +3% | 20 | 14 | Very high |
| Denver metro | 234 | +6% | 11 | 21 | High |
| Greater Seattle | 229 | 0% | 13 | 18 | Moderate |
| Atlanta metro | 216 | +10% | 21 | 10 | Very high |
BIM titles in the US pool
| Title | Professionals | % of pool | 1-yr growth | Job posts | Prof. per post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIM Manager | 2,340 | 26% | +1% | 82 | 29 |
| BIM Coordinator | 1,750 | 20% | +4% | 134 | 13 |
| BIM Engineer | 1,379 | 16% | +9% | 139 | 10 |
| BIM Specialist | 1,102 | 12% | +5% | 33 | 33 |
| BIM Modeler | 1,060 | 12% | +5% | 30 | 35 |
| BIM Technician | 971 | 11% | +2% | 252 | 4 |
Contractors employ 49% of BIM professionals and post 61% of open roles. For every BIM professional construction lost to architecture, it gained 3.5 back. Design firms aren't losing a pay war. They're losing a career-path argument.
What it means
For firms
- Reach passive professionals directly.
- Benchmark each BIM level on its own.
- Look where competition is lighter (Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston).
- Sell the work and the career path.
- Retain before the two-year mark.
For BIM professionals
- Technician and Engineer roles have the most open posts per person.
- The fastest-growing skills are delivery skills: Build Projects (+100%), Planning & Scheduling (+74%) and MEP Modeling (+33%).
- Revit (76%), BIM 360 (63%) and AutoCAD (60%) are the most common skills.
The full report
Source and scope
Source: LinkedIn Talent Insights, October 2026.
Geography: United States.
Scope: Nine core BIM titles.
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