Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2004

17-3022 Civil Engineering Technicians

Apply theory and principles of civil engineering in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of structures and facilities under the direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
Metropolitan area profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
90,000 2.0 % $19.18 $39,900 0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $11.62 $14.37 $18.50 $23.36 $27.67
Annual Wage (2) $24,180 $29,880 $38,480 $48,590 $57,550

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Architectural and engineering services 41,430 $19.01 $39,540
State government (OES designation) 24,510 $17.90 $37,240
Local government (OES designation) 16,350 $21.35 $44,410
Colleges and universities 1,380 $16.65 $34,630
Management and technical consulting services 610 $17.62 $36,660

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Elementary and secondary schools 110 $26.29 $54,690
Power generation and supply 380 $24.31 $50,550
Facilities support services 120 $23.96 $49,850
Residential building construction (7) $23.59 $49,070
Natural gas distribution 190 $23.55 $48,970

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
West Virginia 1,120 $16.72 $34,770 0.163%
Texas 13,040 $16.94 $35,240 0.140%
Nevada 1,470 $21.92 $45,590 0.132%
Kansas 1,690 $19.20 $39,930 0.130%
Montana 520 $16.05 $33,390 0.129%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Alaska 350 $26.54 $55,200 0.119%
Connecticut 400 $25.21 $52,450 0.024%
California 9,420 $24.46 $50,880 0.065%
District of Columbia 310 $22.94 $47,710 0.051%
Washington 2,330 $22.17 $46,120 0.090%

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Topeka, KS MSA 350 $17.86 $37,150 0.361%
Olympia, WA PMSA 270 $19.67 $40,900 0.311%
Santa Fe, NM MSA 220 $14.67 $30,510 0.290%
Great Falls, MT MSA 90 $15.22 $31,660 0.268%
Tyler, TX MSA 220 $18.46 $38,390 0.256%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Ventura, CA PMSA (7) $28.87 $60,040 (7)
Santa Rosa, CA PMSA 120 $27.35 $56,900 0.064%
Orange County, CA PMSA 1,250 $26.74 $55,630 0.085%
Anchorage, AK MSA 190 $26.21 $54,510 0.136%
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA PMSA 100 $26.10 $54,300 0.053%

About May 2004 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) Estimates not released.

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Last Modified Date: June 02, 2005