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.
Interests
- Realistic
- Investigative
- Conventional
Work Values
- Independence
- Working Conditions
- Recognition
Work Styles
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Analytical Thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Initiative
Tasks
- Direct engineering activities, ensuring compliance with environmental, safety, or other governmental regulations.
- Manage and direct the construction, operations, or maintenance activities at project site.
- Inspect project sites to monitor progress and ensure conformance to design specifications and safety or sanitation standards.
- Compute load and grade requirements, water flow rates, or material stress factors to determine design specifications.
- Plan and design transportation or hydraulic systems or structures, using computer-assisted design or drawing tools.
Work Activities
- Getting Information
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Detailed Work Activities
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
- Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
- Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
- Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
- Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
- Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
Technology Skills
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Presentation software
- Analytical or scientific software
- Development environment software
- Geographic information system
Abilities
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Problem Sensitivity
Skills
- Active Listening
- Complex Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Mathematics
- Reading Comprehension
Knowledge
- Design
- Engineering and Technology
- Building and Construction
- Mathematics
- English Language
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue for that career.
Certificates
Certificate name
Certified Professional Building DesignerCertifying Organization
National Council of Building Design Certification
Type
Advanced
Certificate name
Certified HVAC DesignerCertifying Organization
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
Type
Advanced
Certificate name
Distributed Generation Certified ProfessionalCertifying Organization
Association of Energy Engineers
Type
Advanced
Certificate name
Certified Energy Procurement ProfessionalCertifying Organization
Association of Energy Engineers
Type
Advanced
Certificate name
Certified Value SpecialistCertifying Organization
Society of American Value Engineers
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Value Methodology Associate CertificationCertifying Organization
Society of American Value Engineers
Type
Core
Certificate name
Fundamentals of Engineering - CivilCertifying Organization
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
Type
Core
Certificate name
Principles and Practice of Engineering - CivilCertifying Organization
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
Type
Advanced
Certificate name
Certified Construction Contract AdministratorCertifying Organization
Construction Specifications Institute
Type
Advanced
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $77,177 |
| Median (50%) | $100,122 |
| High (90%) | $134,487 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | $82,034 |
| Mid Level | $98,160 |
| Senior Level | $109,366 |
| Expert Level | $139,490 |
Employability
There are currently 341,800 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 363,900 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 7%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 7%
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