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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
17-3022 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.
National estimates for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Industry profile for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Geographic profile for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
National estimates for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 67,270 |
1.7 % |
$ 27.21 |
$ 56,590 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 16.46 |
$ 19.64 |
$ 26.00 |
$ 32.86 |
$ 39.88 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 34,230 |
$ 40,850 |
$ 54,080 |
$ 68,350 |
$ 82,960 |
Industry profile for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
32,140 |
2.14 |
$ 27.41 |
$ 57,010 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
17,800 |
0.81 |
$ 23.89 |
$ 49,700 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
11,340 |
0.21 |
$ 31.00 |
$ 64,490 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction |
1,210 |
0.15 |
$ 28.34 |
$ 58,950 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
500 |
0.03 |
$ 28.11 |
$ 58,480 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
32,140 |
2.14 |
$ 27.41 |
$ 57,010 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
17,800 |
0.81 |
$ 23.89 |
$ 49,700 |
| Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas |
100 |
0.33 |
$ 26.50 |
$ 55,120 |
| Water, Sewage and Other Systems |
160 |
0.30 |
$ 34.31 |
$ 71,360 |
| Natural Gas Distribution |
270 |
0.25 |
$ 34.34 |
$ 71,420 |
Top paying industries for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
Geographic profile for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
7,260 |
0.44 |
0.91 |
$ 34.65 |
$ 72,070 |
| Texas |
7,140 |
0.59 |
1.22 |
$ 23.20 |
$ 48,250 |
| Florida |
3,210 |
0.38 |
0.79 |
$ 25.01 |
$ 52,020 |
| North Carolina |
2,760 |
0.64 |
1.33 |
$ 25.72 |
$ 53,490 |
| Illinois |
2,740 |
0.49 |
1.01 |
$ 30.63 |
$ 63,710 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kentucky |
2,280 |
1.28 |
2.65 |
$ 22.12 |
$ 46,010 |
| Alabama |
2,330 |
1.22 |
2.53 |
$ 24.84 |
$ 51,680 |
| North Dakota |
480 |
1.20 |
2.47 |
$ 27.91 |
$ 58,050 |
| West Virginia |
730 |
1.13 |
2.34 |
$ 23.36 |
$ 48,600 |
| Wyoming |
290 |
1.11 |
2.30 |
$ 23.34 |
$ 48,540 |
Top paying states for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
7,260 |
0.44 |
0.91 |
$ 34.65 |
$ 72,070 |
| Oregon |
1,150 |
0.64 |
1.32 |
$ 33.46 |
$ 69,600 |
| Connecticut |
300 |
0.20 |
0.40 |
$ 33.13 |
$ 68,900 |
| Minnesota |
2,520 |
0.93 |
1.92 |
$ 32.59 |
$ 67,790 |
| Washington |
1,600 |
0.50 |
1.03 |
$ 32.21 |
$ 66,990 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,630 |
0.45 |
0.93 |
$ 36.20 |
$ 75,290 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,920 |
0.65 |
1.34 |
$ 27.28 |
$ 56,740 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,830 |
0.21 |
0.43 |
$ 28.21 |
$ 58,690 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,600 |
0.86 |
1.78 |
$ 33.83 |
$ 70,370 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,440 |
0.33 |
0.68 |
$ 31.75 |
$ 66,040 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,430 |
0.47 |
0.98 |
$ 33.96 |
$ 70,650 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,270 |
0.60 |
1.25 |
$ 26.40 |
$ 54,910 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
1,090 |
0.44 |
0.90 |
$ 25.50 |
$ 53,040 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,030 |
0.29 |
0.59 |
$ 21.94 |
$ 45,640 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
890 |
0.61 |
1.26 |
$ 26.98 |
$ 56,130 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Montgomery, AL |
490 |
3.19 |
6.59 |
$ 22.83 |
$ 47,490 |
| Santa Fe, NM |
170 |
2.97 |
6.13 |
$ 24.81 |
$ 51,610 |
| Carson City, NV |
80 |
2.68 |
5.54 |
$ 22.91 |
$ 47,650 |
| Bismarck, ND |
180 |
2.63 |
5.43 |
$ 29.39 |
$ 61,140 |
| Springfield, IL |
230 |
2.35 |
4.85 |
$ 30.48 |
$ 63,410 |
| Charleston, WV |
220 |
2.12 |
4.38 |
$ 25.23 |
$ 52,470 |
| Dover, DE |
130 |
2.11 |
4.37 |
$ 23.25 |
$ 48,350 |
| Ames, IA |
90 |
1.95 |
4.04 |
$ 31.33 |
$ 65,160 |
| Huntsville, AL |
440 |
1.90 |
3.92 |
$ 23.79 |
$ 49,480 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV |
60 |
1.89 |
3.90 |
$ 23.66 |
$ 49,210 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
890 |
0.38 |
0.79 |
$ 41.89 |
$ 87,120 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
370 |
0.34 |
0.70 |
$ 36.65 |
$ 76,230 |
| Warner Robins, GA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 36.46 |
$ 75,840 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,630 |
0.45 |
0.93 |
$ 36.20 |
$ 75,290 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
560 |
0.29 |
0.59 |
$ 35.30 |
$ 73,430 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA |
100 |
0.42 |
0.86 |
$ 34.64 |
$ 72,060 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT |
220 |
0.39 |
0.81 |
$ 34.10 |
$ 70,940 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI |
190 |
0.94 |
1.95 |
$ 34.02 |
$ 70,770 |
| Modesto, CA |
70 |
0.39 |
0.80 |
$ 34.00 |
$ 70,720 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,430 |
0.47 |
0.98 |
$ 33.96 |
$ 70,650 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021
United States Department of Labor
