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Civil Engineers

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.

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General🇦🇺Australia🇧🇷Brazil🇨🇦Canada🇨🇿Czechia🇩🇰Denmark🇪🇪Estonia🇫🇮Finland🇩🇪Germany🇭🇺Hungary🇮🇪Ireland🇯🇵Japan🇱🇹Lithuania🇲🇽Mexico🇳🇿New Zealand🇳🇴Norway🇸🇬Singapore🇸🇰Slovakia🇸🇮Slovenia🇸🇪Sweden🇹🇼Taiwan🇬🇧United Kingdom🇺🇸United States
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Salary data

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🇺🇸 United States2020
17-2051SOC 2018 17-2051
GroupAll
Median88,570 USD
Average95,440 USD
Middle 50%69,100 USD - 115,110 USD
Decile range56,160 USD - 144,810 USD
Bottom decile56,160 USD
Top decile144,810 USD
🇺🇸 Alaska2020
17-2051SOC 2018 17-2051
GroupAll
Median94,930 USD
Average100,160 USD
Middle 50%75,730 USD - 119,950 USD
Decile range64,160 USD - 146,690 USD
Bottom decile64,160 USD
Top decile146,690 USD

Sources

  • BLS OEWS May 2020 National2020 - SOC 2018
  • BLS OEWS May 2020 State2020 - SOC 2018
Suggested education
🇬🇧Architectural EngineeringUniversity of Sheffieldmapping confidence: 88%🇬🇧Civil and Structural EngineeringLiverpool Collegemapping confidence: 88%🇮🇪Civil EngineeringAtlantic Technological Universitymapping confidence: 88%🇮🇪Civil EngineeringAtlantic Technological Universitymapping confidence: 88%

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