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Civil Engineers
Architecture and Engineering · SOC 17-2051
0.8% AI Exposure — Medium
$100,840
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
28,300
Proj. Annual Openings
367,840
Employment (OEWS 2025)
99/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure0.8%
AI Resiliency99/100
Exposure BandMedium
Sector Avg. Exposure3.8%
Top Skills
1.Active Listening
2.Reading Comprehension
3.Writing
4.Speaking
5.Critical Thinking
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
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.
Common titles: City Engineer, Civil Engineer, County Engineer, Design Engineer, Engineer, Geotechnical Engineer
Representative 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.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Coordinate safety or regulatory compliance activities.
- •Test characteristics of materials or structures.
- •Direct construction activities.
- •Inspect facilities or sites to determine if they meet specifications or standards.
- •Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.
Tools & Technologies
Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D · hotAutodesk Revit · hotBentley MicroStation · hotMicrosoft PowerPoint · hotC · hotDassault Systemes SolidWorks · hotESRI ArcGIS software · hotMicrosoft Visual Basic · hotProcore software · hotThe MathWorks MATLAB · hot
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
4.5%
Avg AI Exposure
2
Bright Outlook
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.8% | 3.8% |
| Outlook | Average | 15% Bright |
| Median Salary | $100,840 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 99/100 | N/A |