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Estimated employment3,700
Mean wage42.08
Entry wage30.91
10th percentile wage28.69
50th percentile wage41.08
90th percentile wage58.21
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Professional & Business Services1,91051.7%
Public Adminsitration1,05028.4%
Construction60016.3%
Manufacturing902.4%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Construction60043.12
Manufacturing9042.52
Public Adminsitration1,05042.37
Professional & Business Services1,91041.67
Civil Engineers (17-2051)
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, water and sewage systems, and waste disposal units. Include architectural, structural, traffic, ocean, and geo-technical engineers. Exclude "Hydrologists" (19-2043).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$42.08 $39.62  $2.46
2014$41.88+.5%$39.43 +.5%$2.45
2013$41.09+1.9%$38.69 +1.9%$2.40
2012$40.31+1.9%$37.95 +1.9%$2.36
2011$39.52+2.0%$37.21 +2.0%$2.31
2010$38.91+1.6%$36.63 +1.6%$2.27
2009$38.23+1.8%$35.99 +1.8%$2.23
2008$37.82+1.1%$35.61 +1.1%$2.21
2007$36.69+3.1%$34.55 +3.1%$2.15
2006$35.46+3.5%$33.39 +3.5%$2.07
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$42.08 $26.98  $15.10
2014$41.88+.5%$26.76 +.8%$15.12
2013$41.09+1.9%$26.19 +2.2%$14.90
2012$40.31+1.9%$25.66 +2.1%$14.65
2011$39.52+2.0%$25.22 +1.7%$14.30
2010$38.91+1.6%$24.82 +1.6%$14.09
2009$38.23+1.8%$24.41 +1.7%$13.82
2008$37.82+1.1%$24.08 +1.4%$13.74
2007$36.69+3.1%$23.46 +2.6%$13.23
2006$35.46+3.5%$22.71 +3.3%$12.75

Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2015

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