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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Apply theory and principles of civil engineering in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of structures and facilities under the direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.

Wages

Median annual wage, U.S.$64,950
Employment, U.S.68,520
Median hourly wage$31.23
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$44,220$51,490$64,950$80,650$98,980
By state (50)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama1,800$52,7501.93
Alaska230$70,9901.62
Arizona1,050$63,5600.73
Arkansas$51,750
California7,250$83,4900.90
Colorado1,820$59,0501.44
Connecticut330$73,4300.45
Delaware350$62,1201.65
Florida4,030$63,4100.92
Georgia3,840$50,3601.78
Hawaii120$64,4100.44
Idaho440$63,2001.16
Illinois4,190$79,1901.56
Indiana1,040$64,3900.74
Iowa1,130$72,5401.64
Kansas1,060$59,4401.67
Kentucky1,860$59,7102.11
Louisiana410$68,0300.48
Maine290$67,5401.02
Maryland620$62,7600.51
Massachusetts680$71,3500.42
Michigan2,930$57,9901.51
Minnesota2,030$78,6901.56
Mississippi800$46,4301.57
Missouri1,300$61,3501.01
Montana310$61,4101.36
Nebraska370$66,5900.81
Nevada800$74,8101.18
New Hampshire300$64,4800.99
New Jersey760$70,6500.40
New Mexico710$62,4401.84
New York1,710$73,7900.40
North Carolina2,760$58,7001.27
North Dakota400$65,0302.12
Ohio1,790$64,7300.73
Oklahoma400$60,0500.54
Oregon970$85,3901.12
Pennsylvania2,290$63,6500.86
Rhode Island140$63,6500.64
South Carolina1,480$53,7101.46
South Dakota460$60,8802.27
Tennessee1,650$57,2701.14
Texas4,470$59,3900.72
Utah630$64,4900.82
Vermont200$74,1001.53
Virginia1,480$67,1000.82
Washington2,090$79,5801.33
West Virginia520$53,3401.67
Wisconsin1,560$73,9701.20
Wyoming300$56,1502.45

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Wind Energy Engineers40.970
2Civil Engineers40.969
3Transportation Engineers40.967
4Architectural and Engineering Managers50.965
5Solar Energy Systems Engineers40.963
6Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar40.961
7Industrial Engineers40.960
8Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers40.958
9Traffic Technicians30.958
10Architects, Except Landscape and Naval50.957

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
Construction and Building InspectorsQuality Control Analysis1.120.956
Energy AuditorsSystems Evaluation1.000.954

Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians, excluding software Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
Microsoft Project16 of 203.7x
The MathWorks MATLAB12 of 205.0x
ESRI ArcView8 of 209.2x
Dassault Systemes SolidWorks9 of 207.2x
Python12 of 204.2x
PTC Creo Parametric8 of 208.6x
SKM Systems Analysis Power Tools4 of 2046.2x
Finite element method FEM software5 of 2021.0x
C++10 of 204.2x
Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software8 of 206.0x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 3.88 3.62
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 3.75 4.12
Active ListeningEssential skill 3.75 4.00
MathematicsEssential skill 3.62 3.38
SpeakingEssential skill 3.38 3.50
WritingEssential skill 3.25 3.50
MonitoringEssential skill 3.25 3.38
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 3.12 3.25
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.12 3.12
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
Active LearningEssential skill 2.88 3.00
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 2.88 3.00
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 2.88 2.88
Time ManagementTransferable skill 2.88 2.88
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 2.75 2.75
ScienceEssential skill 2.75 2.62
Service OrientationTransferable skill 2.75 2.62
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 2.62 3.00
NegotiationTransferable skill 2.50 2.75
PersuasionTransferable skill 2.50 2.38
InstructingTransferable skill 2.38 2.38
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 2.38 2.38
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 2.25 2.62
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 2.25 2.25
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 2.12 2.00
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 2.12 2.00
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 2.12 2.00
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 2.12 1.62
ProgrammingTransferable skill 1.88 1.00
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 1.75 0.88
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.75 0.75
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.12not rated
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.00not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
RepairingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Engineering and Technology 4.47 5.07
Mathematics 4.24 4.93
Building and Construction 4.18 4.74
Design 4.15 4.92
Administrative 3.65 4.25
Administration and Management 3.57 3.90
Computers and Electronics 3.53 4.43
Customer and Personal Service 3.52 4.30
English Language 3.51 3.84
Mechanical 3.45 4.11
Transportation 3.27 3.37
Public Safety and Security 3.10 3.50
Physics 3.02 3.48
Education and Training 3.02 3.17
Law and Government 2.92 3.48
Personnel and Human Resources 2.90 2.81
Geography 2.89 3.34
Chemistry 2.67 2.94
Production and Processing 2.61 2.18
Telecommunications 2.48 1.86
Economics and Accounting 2.42 1.63
Communications and Media 2.24 1.79
Psychology 2.01 1.74
Biology 1.96 1.81
History and Archeology 1.62 1.25
Sales and Marketing 1.55 1.01
Foreign Language 1.34 0.67
Therapy and Counseling 1.32 0.81
Sociology and Anthropology 1.30not rated
Fine Arts 1.27not rated
Medicine and Dentistry 1.26 0.56
Philosophy and Theology 1.18not rated
Food Production 1.00not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Oral Comprehension 3.88 4.12
Deductive Reasoning 3.88 4.00
Written Comprehension 3.88 4.00
Near Vision 3.88 3.88
Mathematical Reasoning 3.88 3.75
Oral Expression 3.75 4.00
Problem Sensitivity 3.75 3.88
Visualization 3.62 4.00
Written Expression 3.62 4.00
Number Facility 3.50 3.38
Information Ordering 3.38 3.88
Inductive Reasoning 3.38 3.75
Far Vision 3.38 3.25
Speech Recognition 3.38 3.25
Speech Clarity 3.38 3.12
Category Flexibility 3.25 3.50
Flexibility of Closure 3.12 3.12
Fluency of Ideas 3.00 3.12
Selective Attention 3.00 3.00
Originality 3.00 2.88
Speed of Closure 3.00 2.88
Perceptual Speed 2.88 2.88
Time Sharing 2.62 2.62
Visual Color Discrimination 2.62 2.38
Finger Dexterity 2.50 2.38
Auditory Attention 2.50 2.12
Memorization 2.25 2.50
Hearing Sensitivity 2.25 2.12
Arm-Hand Steadiness 2.12 1.88
Depth Perception 2.12 1.88
Control Precision 2.00 2.00
Manual Dexterity 2.00 1.88
Spatial Orientation 2.00 1.12
Multilimb Coordination 1.88 1.25
Trunk Strength 1.75 1.12
Reaction Time 1.62 1.12
Wrist-Finger Speed 1.62 0.88
Response Orientation 1.50 0.75
Night Vision 1.50 0.62
Rate Control 1.50 0.62
Dynamic Strength 1.38 0.50
Glare Sensitivity 1.38 0.50
Peripheral Vision 1.38 0.38
Sound Localization 1.38 0.38
Dynamic Flexibility 1.00not rated
Explosive Strength 1.00not rated
Extent Flexibility 1.00not rated
Gross Body Coordination 1.00not rated
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.00not rated
Speed of Limb Movement 1.00not rated
Stamina 1.00not rated
Static Strength 1.00not rated

Software used

Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.

Where it concentrates

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Dover, DE1806.11$62,120
Ames, IA1505.89$79,210
Springfield, IL2205.01$83,990
Santa Fe, NM1404.98$72,450
Charleston, WV2104.55$54,180
Montgomery, AL3004.13$54,040
Bismarck, ND1203.95$65,930
Redding, CA1203.88$66,730
Topeka, KS1903.73$59,490
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA2003.57$76,600

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