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

Job outlook

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

2016 Wages

Labor Force Indicators

2015 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
983	81	8.2	45.8	36.5

2015 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	93
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	53
UI claimants previously working in occupation	26

2015 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	182
Number of job position postings	81
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	2.2

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)