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

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2013 Wages

Labor Force Indicators

2013 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
944	80	8.5	48.2	38.3

2013 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	137
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	85
UI claimants previously working in occupation	37

2013 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	271
Number of job position postings	241
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	1.1

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)