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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians

$59.63K Median Salary 6.5K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 1.7% Job Growth

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About This Career

Apply theory and principles of civil engineering in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of structures and facilities under the direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.

Reported Job Titles

Civil Designer, Civil Engineering Assistant, Civil Engineering Technician, Design Technician, Engineer Technician, Engineering Assistant, Engineering Technician, Transportation Engineering Technician

Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Deductive Reasoning
Mathematical Reasoning
Near Vision
Oral Comprehension
Written Comprehension
Oral Expression
Problem Sensitivity
Visualization
Written Expression
Number Facility
Far Vision
Inductive Reasoning
Information Ordering
Speech Clarity
Speech Recognition
Category Flexibility
Flexibility of Closure
Fluency of Ideas
Originality
Selective Attention
Speed of Closure

Knowledge

Engineering and Technology
Mathematics
Building and Construction
Design
Administrative
Administration and Management
Computers and Electronics
Customer and Personal Service
English Language
Mechanical
Transportation
Public Safety and Security
Education and Training
Physics

Skills

Critical Thinking
Active Listening
Reading Comprehension
Mathematics
Speaking
Monitoring
Writing
Complex Problem Solving
Judgment and Decision Making
Coordination

Technology Skills

Computer aided design CAD software
Presentation software
Geographic information system
Electronic mail software
Development environment software
Map creation software
Spreadsheet software
Graphics or photo imaging software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
Office suite software
Word processing software
Analytical or scientific software
Internet browser software
Operating system software

Tools

Concrete or cement testing instruments
Soil core sampling apparatus
Theodolites
Augers
Drying cabinets or ovens
Soil testing kits
Land drilling rigs
Trowels
Open stream current meters
Boring or sinking machinery
Tape measures
Scanners
Orbital shakers
Hydraulic rock drills
Measuring rods
Compression testers
Levels
Laboratory dishes
Test sieves
Densitometers
Precipitation or evaporation recorders
pH meters
Laboratory beakers
Handheld thermometer
Volumeters
Sampling syringes
Moisture meters
Protective gloves
Pitch measuring instruments
Vibratory plates
Penetrometers
Digital image printers
Vibration testers
Laboratory graduated cylinders
Permeability testing apparatus
Sledge hammer
Portable data input terminals
Seismic recorders or seismographs
Heating or drying equipment or accessories
Plotter printers
Tampers
Straight edges
Rubber mallet
Loadcells
Laboratory burets
Global positioning system GPS receiver
Level sensors or transmitters
Laboratory funnels
Shear strength testers
Two way radios
Machetes
Laboratory mechanical convection ovens
Laboratory balances
Safety glasses
Filter papers
Dropping pipettes
Hydrometers
Strain gauges
Picks
Laboratory vials
Magnetic stirrers
Pycnometers
Water samplers
Analytical balances
Personal computers