Civil Engineers (17-2051)

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, ocean, and geo-technical engineers. Excludes Hydrologists (19-2043).

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Employment and Job Openings   (click here for the 10-year forecast)

Job outlook

• Alaska: Alaska’s employment growth is low with very high employment opportunities. Read more.

2017 Wages

* indicates the estimate is not available, or the hourly wage is greater than $100, or the annual wage is greater than $208,000.

Labor Force Indicators

2016 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
908	48	5.3	45.6	35.4

2016 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	101
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	54
UI claimants previously working in occupation	39

2016 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	215
Number of job position postings	73
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	2.9

Alaska Licensing Information

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training

Training Resources

Alaska Economic Trends articles

Civil Engineering in Alaska (April 2011)

Engineer Shortage: Myth vs. Reality (November 1983)