Civil Engineering Technicians
Impact: Infrastructure development, public safety, urban planning
Assist civil engineers in planning, designing, and building infrastructure projects such as highways, bridges, utilities, and commercial developments. Install, troubleshoot, and maintain designs created by engineers, conduct field surveys, test materials, and prepare reports.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- Moderate
- Travel
- Frequent local travel
- Schedule flexibility
- Structured
- Remote work
- Limited Remote
- Typical work hours
- 40 hours
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $64,200
- Entry-level
- $43,550
- Senior
- $97,840
- Growth by 2033
- 2% (Slower than average)
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- 85%
- Typical student debt
- $15,000 - $30,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- CAD software
- Surveying
- Material testing
Soft skills
- Critical-thinking
- Decision-making
- Problem-solving
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Associate's Degree
- Licensing
- Optional
- Years to mid-career
- 5
- Years to senior
- 10
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Can advance to civil engineering technologist or other specialized roles with further education or certification.
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 15% to low risk due to relationship and judgment components
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.2/10
- Meaning
- 3/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 5.5/10
- Social perception
- Moderate