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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
Alaska

Salary data

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Latest202520242023202220212020
🇺🇸 United States2021
17-2051SOC 2018 17-2051
GroupAll
Median88,050 USD
Average95,490 USD
Middle 50%74,250 USD - 117,270 USD
Decile range60,550 USD - 133,320 USD
Bottom decile60,550 USD
Top decile133,320 USD
🇺🇸 Alaska2021
17-2051SOC 2018 17-2051
GroupAll
Median99,280 USD
Average106,440 USD
Middle 50%78,060 USD - 126,670 USD
Decile range70,490 USD - 160,980 USD
Bottom decile70,490 USD
Top decile160,980 USD

Sources

  • BLS OEWS May 2021 National2021 - SOC 2018
  • BLS OEWS May 2021 State2021 - 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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