DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

17-2051 Civil Engineers

Occupational 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. Includes architectural, structural, traffic, and geotechnical engineers. Excludes "Hydrologists" (19-2043).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Southwest Minnesota 33050$42.53/hr$0.72/hr$29.98/hr$34.78/hr$41.50/hr$48.60/hr$58.98/hr
Minnesota 6,260338$46.17/hr$0.65/hr$29.13/hr$35.46/hr$44.27/hr$55.67/hr$65.46/hr
U S 310,8503,109$45.83/hr$0.18/hr$26.91/hr$33.10/hr$42.29/hr$55.17/hr$70.22/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Civil Engineers
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Professional and Business Services200$40.37/hr
Public Administration90$41.80/hr
Other Regional Data For Civil Engineers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 4,860 $45.03/hr 8.2%
Central Minnesota 370 $41.80/hr 10.8%
Southwest Minnesota 330 $41.50/hr 8.6%
Northeast Minnesota 320 $39.95/hr 6.5%
Northwest Minnesota 310 $41.80/hr 9.2%
Southeast Minnesota 170 $42.03/hr 11.6%
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Civil Engineering Technicians140$30.09/hr4.6%
Mechanical Drafters80$25.62/hr-1.1%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors10$45.41/hrN/A
Electrical and Electronics Drafters10$31.29/hrN/A
Landscape ArchitectsN/AN/AN/A
Materials EngineersN/AN/AN/A
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety EngineersN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Civil Engineers