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Also called airport engineer, architectural engineer, asphalt engineer and base engineer.
$100,840
Median pay a year
367,840
People do this work
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Investigating environmental impact
Developing technical methods
Testing material characteristics
Inspecting facilities or sites
Estimating operational costs
Surveying land or water
Evaluating technical data
Estimating technical requirements
Implementing design improvements
Designing systems
Creating graphics of civil structures
Incorporating green features
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Civil Engineer
1 certification
Summary
Civil engineer performing planning, designing, and oversight of construction and maintenance for building structures and facilities, including roads, bridges, and water systems, while ensuring compliance with regulations and safety standards
Experience
Civil Engineer
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Directed engineering activities, ensuring compliance with environmental, safety, or other governmental regulations
Managed and directed construction, operations, or maintenance activities at project sites
Inspected project sites to monitor progress and ensure conformance to design specifications and safety standards
Computed load and grade requirements, water flow rates, or material stress factors to determine design specifications
Planned and designed transportation or hydraulic systems or structures, using computer-assisted design tools
Provided technical advice to industrial or managerial personnel regarding design, construction, or structural repairs
Analyzed survey reports, maps, drawings, blueprints, or other topographical or geologic data
Testing material characteristics, Inspecting facilities or sites, Estimating operational costs, Surveying land or water, Evaluating technical data, Estimating technical requirements, Implementing design improvements, Designing systems
Tools and software
Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D, Autodesk Revit, Bentley MicroStation, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software
Open to
On site, Remote
Education
Bachelor's Degree Your college, Year
Certifications & Licenses
State license for this work Your state board, Year
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Directed engineering activities for complianceManaged construction and maintenance activitiesInspected project sites for design conformanceComputed load and grade requirements accuratelyPlanned and designed transportation systemsProvided technical advice on structural repairs
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Directed engineering activities to ensure compliance with environmental and safety regulations
Inspected project sites to monitor progress and verify conformance to design specifications
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Mention any specific regulations you ensured compliance with.
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Directed engineering activities to ensure compliance with EPA regulations for water quality
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EPA regulations for water qualityLocal building codes and standardsOSHA safety regulations
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Inspected project sites to monitor progress and verify conformance to design specifications
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Reduced delays in project timelinesImproved safety compliance on siteEnhanced quality of construction work
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What a Civil Engineer does
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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.
What it pays
How much does a Civil Engineer make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$79,930
Median
$100,840
75th percentile
$129,680
About 367,840 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$94,960
$114,730
$134,280
AL
$77,750
$99,010
$128,900
AR
$64,500
$85,020
$105,090
AZ
$76,340
$89,660
$109,930
CA
$96,590
$122,500
$149,350
CO
$82,830
$101,420
$132,200
CT
$83,390
$103,150
$130,150
DC
$82,120
$103,880
$130,720
DE
$81,470
$100,220
$126,810
FL
$76,740
$98,570
$128,450
GA
$75,090
$84,240
$114,380
HI
$77,720
$94,280
$113,550
IA
$76,760
$96,430
$120,230
ID
$78,990
$98,030
$113,160
IL
$79,650
$99,760
$125,990
IN
$77,510
$98,270
$121,550
KS
$77,170
$96,880
$125,990
KY
$78,960
$100,930
$122,930
LA
$78,770
$105,380
$127,940
MA
$84,570
$106,730
$134,810
MD
$81,640
$100,680
$126,620
ME
$80,410
$97,820
$113,330
MI
$75,470
$92,100
$109,870
MN
$80,500
$101,480
$129,670
MO
$77,410
$92,750
$114,990
MS
$75,730
$100,170
$124,240
MT
$76,770
$93,070
$105,980
NC
$79,140
$100,730
$125,730
ND
$76,950
$98,190
$117,060
NE
$80,410
$103,150
$125,930
NH
$76,960
$98,710
$118,980
NJ
$82,270
$104,660
$134,270
NM
$79,570
$103,900
$129,310
NV
$83,530
$104,310
$148,150
NY
$84,740
$103,760
$135,920
OH
$77,820
$96,220
$124,930
OK
$79,170
$98,760
$127,590
OR
$82,580
$105,250
$135,870
PA
$77,920
$97,850
$122,320
PR
$47,470
$61,060
$76,950
RI
$79,040
$99,300
$150,160
SC
$80,360
$101,600
$131,550
SD
$80,560
$98,700
$115,180
TN
$76,900
$95,910
$123,160
TX
$77,200
$96,860
$127,340
UT
$78,510
$96,830
$123,240
VA
$79,150
$97,120
$126,780
VT
$78,870
$95,600
$104,770
WA
$96,230
$110,000
$133,050
WI
$75,920
$94,600
$111,400
WV
$62,070
$86,930
$112,400
WY
$77,610
$90,590
$106,220
Other names
Other names for this job
airport engineer, architectural engineer, asphalt engineer, base engineer, bridge design engineer, bridge engineer, building construction engineer, building engineer, cadastral engineer, cartographic engineer, city engineer, civil project engineer.
More names for this work
concrete engineer, condemnation engineer, construction engineer, construction project engineer, contracting engineer, county engineer, demolition engineer, design engineer, district engineer, drainage engineer, energy infrastructure engineer, engineer, environmental construction engineer, erecting engineer, facilities engineer, forest engineer, forestry engineer, foundation engineer, geodetic engineer, geotechnical engineer, highway design engineer, highway engineer, highway research engineer, highway safety engineer, hydraulic engineer, hydroelectric plant structural engineer, hydrographic engineer, irrigation engineer, land development civil engineer, licensed engineer, maintenance engineer, mapping engineer, municipal engineer, process engineer, project engineer, railroad engineer, reclamation engineer, research hydraulic engineer, resident engineer, resource recovery engineer, road design engineer, road engineer, roadway engineer, sanitary engineer, site civil engineer, street engineer, stress engineer, structural design engineer.
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Civil Engineer
Investigating environmental impact
Developing technical methods
Testing material characteristics
Inspecting facilities or sites
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