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Program Codes
38914
5IDEACOP
Employment Percentage
-7.436069987
SOC ID
17-2051
SOC Title
Civil Engineers
ONET ID
17-2051.00
ONET Concat ID
17205100
Median Salary
112045.43
EMSI Interest Area Term
Integrated Design, Engineering, and Automation (IDEA)
Ed Level High School
0
Ed Level Certificate
0
Ed Level Some College
0
Ed Level Associates
0
Ed Level Bachelors
90.470001
Ed Level Masters
9.52
Ed Level Doctors
0
Typical Ed Level
a Bachelor's degree
Career Description
Perform engineering duties in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of building structures and facilities, such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, and water and sewage systems.
Core Tasks
  • Direct engineering activities, ensuring compliance with environmental, safety, or other governmental regulations.
  • Manage and direct the construction, operations, or maintenance activities at project site.
  • Inspect project sites to monitor progress and ensure conformance to design specifications and safety or sanitation standards.
  • Compute load and grade requirements, water flow rates, or material stress factors to determine design specifications.
  • Plan and design transportation or hydraulic systems or structures, using computer-assisted design or drawing tools.
  • Provide technical advice to industrial or managerial personnel regarding design, construction, program modifications, or structural repairs.
  • Analyze survey reports, maps, drawings, blueprints, aerial photography, or other topographical or geologic data.
  • Direct or participate in surveying to lay out installations or establish reference points, grades, or elevations to guide construction.
  • Estimate quantities and cost of materials, equipment, or labor to determine project feasibility.
  • Prepare or present public reports on topics such as bid proposals, deeds, environmental impact statements, or property and right-of-way descriptions.
  • Design energy-efficient or environmentally sound civil structures.
Start Annual Earnings
53657.79
Top Annual Earnings
178429.08
EMSI Career Title Slug
civil-engineer