Civil engineers perform engineering duties in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of building structures and facilities. This includes roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, and water and sewage systems. This category also includes architectural, structural, traffic, ocean, and geo-technical engineers.
United States SOC Code included for reference:
17-2051 Civil Engineers
Top Job Titles: Civil Engineer, Structural Engineer, Project Engineer (Architecture and Engineering), Design Engineer (Architecture and Engineer), Building Maintenance Worker, Transportation Engineer, Construction Engineer, Structural Engineer, Engineering Consultant, Resident Engineer
Top Skills: Civil Engineering, AutoCAD, Construction, Microsoft Office, Construction Management, Structure Engineering, Microsoft Excel, Project Management, Management, Computer-Aided Design
Top Educational Programs: Civil Engineering, General; Transportation and Highway Engineering; Water Resources Engineering; Civil Engineering, Other