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 |
Average annual openings |
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2014 estimate | 2024 projection | Percent change |
Growth | Replacement | Total |
Alaska |
1,063 | 1,088 |
2.4 | 3 |
32 | 34 |
United States |
281,400 | 305,000 |
8.4 | 2,360 |
8,310 | 10,670 |
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
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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
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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
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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
Education: Bachelor’s degree |
Work experience: None |
On-the-job training: None |
Training Resources

  | Degree |
Nu-Solutions Consulting (Anchorage) |
Advanced Primavera P6, Fundamentals Professional Client, Course 106-P |
Certificate |
Advanced Project Modeling and Estimating, Class E-201 |
Certificate |
Essentials of HD Performance HD P101 |
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Essentials of Project Modeling and Estimating, Class E-101 |
Certificate |
Hybrid Primavera P6 102 |
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Managing Risk in Primavera Risk Analysis, Course 501 |
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Migrating from P3 to Primavera P6 |
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Oracle Primavera Contract Management, Course 201 |
Certificate |
Primavera P6 Advanced |
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Primavera P6 Analytics 11g |
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Primavera P6 Fundamentals Rel15 (P6 Web), Course 101 |
Certificate |
Primavera P6 Professional Fundamentals, Course 102 |
Certificate |
Primavera P6 Reporting with BI Publisher 11g |
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Primavera P6, Application Administration 15, Course 106-A |
Certificate |
Project Management in Oracle Primavera Contractor, Course 700 |
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Resource Management in Oracle Primavera P6, Course 106-R |
Certificate |
Resource Management in Oracle Primavera Web Access, Course 107 |
Certificate |
Scheduling in Oracle Primavera P6 and Contractor, for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Projects |
Certificate |
Alaska Economic Trends articles
Civil Engineering in Alaska (April 2011)
Engineer Shortage: Myth vs. Reality (November 1983)