Occupations/17-2051.00
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.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
62%
Mixed exposure
Human characteristics
54%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
53%
Mixed exposure
A day in this job
- Mostly routine
Inspect project sites to monitor progress and ensure conformance to design specifications and safety or sanitation standards.
- Mostly routine
Manage and direct the construction, operations, or maintenance activities at project site.
- Task
Direct engineering activities, ensuring compliance with environmental, safety, or other governmental regulations.
The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Direct engineering activities, ensuring compliance with environmental, safety, or other governmental regulations.
- 02Manage and direct the construction, operations, or maintenance activities at project site.
- 03Inspect project sites to monitor progress and ensure conformance to design specifications and safety or sanitation standards.
- 04Compute load and grade requirements, water flow rates, or material stress factors to determine design specifications.
- 05Plan and design transportation or hydraulic systems or structures, using computer-assisted design or drawing tools.
- 06Provide technical advice to industrial or managerial personnel regarding design, construction, program modifications, or structural repairs.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.19
- Degree of automation2.33
- Time sitting4.14
- Originality (ability)3.25
- Conflict situations2.90
- Hands-on objects/tools2.14
- Outdoors / weather2.81
- Disease exposure1.14
- Decision freedom3.90
Top abilities
- Written Expression4.00
- Written Comprehension4.00
- Problem Sensitivity4.00
- Oral Expression4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Inductive Reasoning4.00
- Deductive Reasoning4.00
- Mathematical Reasoning3.88
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.88
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing3.25
- Speaking3.88
- Mathematics3.88
- Science3.75
- Critical Thinking3.88
- Active Learning3.25
- Learning Strategies2.88
- Monitoring3.25
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 51 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stanford University Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit | Civil Engineering, General 14.0801 | $62,400 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $81,948 2 yr $80,276 Master's · CIP 14.08 |
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | Civil Engineering, General 14.0801 | $68,200 | 12% | 92% | 1 yr $78,514 2 yr $74,576 Bachelor's · CIP 14.08 |
San Jose State University San Jose, CA · Public | Civil Engineering, General 14.0801 | $8,200 | 77% | 71% | 1 yr $74,702 2 yr $74,845 Bachelor's · CIP 14.08 |
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public | Civil Engineering, General 14.0801 | $14,800 | 11% | 93% | 1 yr $72,667 2 yr $72,645 Bachelor's · CIP 14.08 |
Howard University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Civil Engineering, General 14.0801 | $33,200 | 53% | 65% | 1 yr $72,605 2 yr $74,307 Bachelor's · CIP 14.08 |
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI · Private nonprofit | Civil Engineering, General 14.0801 | $48,800 | 87% | 85% | 1 yr $68,499 2 yr $64,493 Master's · CIP 14.08 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · Public | Civil Engineering, General 14.0801 | $12,600 | 48% | 84% | 1 yr $68,422 2 yr $66,342 Bachelor's · CIP 14.08 |
California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA · Public | Civil Engineering, General 14.0801 | $7,100 | 40% | 74% | 1 yr $67,626 2 yr $64,231 Bachelor's · CIP 14.08 |
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Civil Engineering, General 14.0801 | $68,200 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $67,324 2 yr $64,706 Bachelor's · CIP 14.08 |
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · Public | Civil Engineering, General 14.0801 | $10,000 | 53% | 83% | 1 yr $67,324 2 yr $62,707 Bachelor's · CIP 14.08 |
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · Public | Civil Engineering, General 14.0801 | $11,800 | 17% | 91% | 1 yr $66,976 2 yr $65,238 Bachelor's · CIP 14.08 |
Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX · Public | Civil Engineering, General 14.0801 | $13,200 | 63% | 83% | 1 yr $66,653 2 yr $66,094 Bachelor's · CIP 14.08 |