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CIVIL ENGINEERS

Occupation Description:

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. Includes architectural, structural, traffic, and geotechnical engineers. Excludes �Hydrologists� (19-2043).

Career Video:

Civil Engineers

Specialized Occupations:

Transportation Engineers (ONET code: 17-2051.01)


	Occupation Description:

	Develop plans for surface transportation projects, according to established engineering standards and state or federal construction policy. Prepare designs, specifications, or estimates for transportation facilities. Plan modifications of existing streets, highways, or freeways to improve traffic flow.


	Typical Tasks:

	Check construction plans, design calculations, or cost estimations to ensure completeness, accuracy, or conformity to engineering standards or practices. Design or prepare plans for new transportation systems or parts of systems, such as airports, commuter trains, highways, streets, bridges, drainage structures, or roadway lighting. Confer with contractors, utility companies, or government agencies to discuss plans, specifications, or work schedules. Design or engineer drainage, erosion, or sedimentation control systems for transportation projects. Prepare project budgets, schedules, or specifications for labor or materials. Plan alteration or modification of existing transportation structures to improve safety or function. Investigate traffic problems and recommend methods to improve traffic flow or safety.


	Knowledge:

	Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.. Engineering and Technology - Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.. Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.. Building and Construction - Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.. Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.. English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.. Physics - Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes..

Water/Wastewater Engineers (ONET code: 17-2051.02)

Typical Tasks:

Manage and direct the construction, operations, or maintenance activities at project site.
Inspect project sites to monitor progress and ensure conformance to design specifications and safety or sanitation standards.
Compute load and grade requirements, water flow rates, or material stress factors to determine design specifications.
Provide technical advice to industrial or managerial personnel regarding design, construction, program modifications, or structural repairs.
Test soils or materials to determine the adequacy and strength of foundations, concrete, asphalt, or steel.
Direct or participate in surveying to lay out installations or establish reference points, grades, or elevations to guide construction.
Estimate quantities and cost of materials, equipment, or labor to determine project feasibility.

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Education & Training:

Bachelor's degree

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Wage Information:

Region	Average Annual	Average Hourly	Entry Level (hourly)	Mid-Range (hourly)
Statewide	$107,481.00	$51.68	$35.49	$38.81 - $61.83
Bridgeport/Stamford	$115,620.00	$55.59	$37.16	$40.44 - $63.24
Danbury	$113,354.00	$54.50	$38.85	$44.06 - $63.10
Hartford	$105,071.00	$50.51	$35.40	$38.62 - $59.44
New Haven	$105,545.00	$50.75	$33.61	$38.68 - $62.62
New London/Norwich	$103,907.00	$49.95	$36.07	$38.52 - $61.75
Waterbury	$103,340.00	$49.69	$34.26	$38.05 - $57.30

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Occupation Outlook:

Region	Employment		Average Annual Growth Rate	Average Annual Job Openings
Region	2022	2032	Average Annual Growth Rate	Average Annual Job Openings
State of Connecticut	3,810	4,340	0.1%	292

Chart of Growth Rate and Annual Openings

Employment in this occupation is expected to grow more slowly than average, and the number of annual openings will offer limited job opportunities.

Key:

N/A = Not Applicable, ***** = Over $60.00 per hour, ##### = Over $124,821

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