Occupation Title: Civil Engineers

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.
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 17-2051

Sample Job Titles: Civil Engineer, Engineer, Project Engineer, Project Manager, Structural Engineer, City Engineer, Civil Engineering Manager, Design Engineer, Railroad Design Consultant, Research Hydraulic Engineer

 

Estimated Total Employment* 2008: 261,360 2009: 259,320 2010: 249,120 2011: 254,130 2012: 258,100 Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Projected Job Openings (2010-2020): 104,400 Projected Growth (2010-2020): 10-19% (total 10 year projection, not annual) Data Source: O*NET Online

*Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics program does not include self-employed workers in employment estimates. O*NET and other BLS programs do include self-employed workers.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. REC-0439914 and DRL-0910041 (Enhancing Departments and Graduate Education in Geography).
Suggested citation: Association of American Geographers, Jobs & Careers Website, Salary Data and Trends, http://www.aag.org/cs/salary_data_and_trends/salary_data_and_trends_overview (accessed mm//dd/yyyy).