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
EDR 10 - Southeast 1708$43.71/hr$2.57/hr$27.58/hr$36.49/hr$42.03/hr$50.32/hr$59.11/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
Public Administration100$44.79/hr
Professional and Business Services70$38.02/hr
Other Regional Data For Civil Engineers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 4,860 $45.03/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 320 $39.95/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 260 $41.12/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 170 $42.03/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 170 $42.01/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 140 $50.02/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 120 $39.16/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 90 $41.80/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 60 $44.80/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 60 $40.11/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 40 $42.84/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 40 $38.22/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest 20 $42.68/hr N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Civil Engineering Technicians150$31.64/hrN/A
Mechanical Drafters110$26.60/hrN/A
Electrical and Electronics Drafters20$23.34/hrN/A
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and InspectorsN/AN/AN/A
Materials EngineersN/AN/AN/A
Landscape ArchitectsN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Civil Engineers