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Civil Engineer
A description of the the work done by "Civil Engineer" can be found
in the occupational
outlook handbook. On this page we examine the most common methods
of getting into this job category. We have examined all of the people
in our data set who were "Civil Engineer" and have identified the
most common major fields of study. Jobs categories vary considerably
in their degree requirements, so we have provided separate rankings for
each degree.
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Bachelors Degree
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$50,566 $48,194 1141 80.30 17398.30 Engineering: Civil
$53,010 $47,820 38 2.67 25699.21 Engineering: Architectural
$42,014 $40,000 36 2.53 15106.05 Engineering: Mechanical
$48,272 $41,400 21 1.48 24464.29 OTHER engineering-related technologies
$43,464 $39,000 19 1.34 13703.11 Architecture/Environmental Design
$38,920 $35,423 16 1.13 15465.31 OTHER engineering
$41,998 $39,624 11 .77 17401.45 Engineering: General
$61,194 $56,521 10 .70 17010.49 Engineering: Agricultural
$50,751 $47,996 9 .63 12444.59 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$51,140 $47,136 9 .63 9570.77 Engineering: Chemical
$41,104 $42,000 8 .56 10442.77 Mechanical engineering-related technologies
$62,788 $43,992 7 .49 22671.32 Engineering: Aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical
$42,252 $40,800 7 .49 5770.03 Engineering: Mining and minerals
$35,443 $33,000 7 .49 7612.67 Geography
$50,463 $48,300 6 .42 13758.59 Engineering: Environmental
$42,960 $33,500 6 .42 18624.21 Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
$41,744 $46,600 4 .28 10739.52 Forestry sciences (Except management)
$36,343 $36,660 4 .28 4548.51 OTHER conservation/renewable natural resources
$35,092 $28,000 3 .21 8130.46 Biology, general
$66,378 $46,134 3 .21 14366.78 Engineering: Industrial
$63,995 $48,984 3 .21 11867.04 Chemistry
$51,486 $30,000 3 .21 15419.84 Business administration and management
$50,250 $50,250 2 .14 1750.00 English Language and Literature/Letters
$28,600 $28,600 2 .14 13000.00 Fine arts, all fields
$66,300 $66,300 2 .14 37700.00 Physics
$39,620 $39,620 2 .14 18820.00 Sociology
$34,426 $34,426 2 .14 12574.00 Geology
$36,000 $36,000 2 .14 12000.00 Engineering: Industrial production technologies
$30,251 $30,251 2 .14 5748.80 Mathematics, general
$50,000 $50,000 2 .14 10000.00 Mathematics: Applied
$53,100 $53,100 2 .14 21900.00 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$33,000 $33,000 2 .14 9000.00 Plant sciences
$39,000 $39,000 2 .14 21000.00 Education: Physical education/coaching
$50,388 $50,388 2 .14 1612.00 Business, general
$33,600 $33,600 2 .14 2400.00 OTHER communications
$43,000 $43,000 1 .07 0.00 Atmospheric sciences and meteorology
$49,200 $49,200 1 .07 0.00 OTHER agricultural sciences
$45,000 $45,000 1 .07 0.00 Ecology
$25,272 $25,272 1 .07 0.00 Accounting
$32,240 $32,240 1 .07 0.00 Economics
$39,500 $39,500 1 .07 0.00 Anthropology and archeology
$42,000 $42,000 1 .07 0.00 OTHER psychology
$28,800 $28,800 1 .07 0.00 Business marketing/marketing management
$38,000 $38,000 1 .07 0.00 Earth sciences
$65,000 $65,000 1 .07 0.00 OTHER business management/administrative services
$35,664 $35,664 1 .07 0.00 Engineering: Materials, including ceramics and textiles
$35,000 $35,000 1 .07 0.00 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$48,000 $48,000 1 .07 0.00 Computer science
$40,820 $40,820 1 .07 0.00 Education: Mathematics teacher education
$28,288 $28,288 1 .07 0.00 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$55,120 $55,120 1 .07 0.00 Education: Pre-elementary teacher education
$35,000 $35,000 1 .07 0.00 Education: Science teacher education
$65,000 $65,000 1 .07 0.00 Education: Social science teacher education
$43,600 $43,600 1 .07 0.00 Engineering: Electrical and electronic technologies
$103,000 $103,000 1 .07 0.00 Education: OTHER education
$58,800 $58,800 1 .07 0.00 Engineering: Petroleum
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Masters Degree
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$56,297 $53,000 402 69.91 21549.21 Engineering: Civil
$56,202 $51,500 46 8.00 22285.88 Business administration and management
$49,450 $48,000 25 4.35 17367.54 Engineering: Environmental
$53,325 $51,800 16 2.78 9676.60 OTHER engineering
$56,751 $55,000 9 1.57 15662.91 Engineering: Architectural
$55,691 $42,300 8 1.39 33752.40 Engineering: Agricultural
$50,671 $49,500 8 1.39 15748.59 Architecture/Environmental Design
$55,934 $60,000 6 1.04 28729.01 Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
$69,262 $53,728 5 .87 20797.94 Public administration
$61,000 $60,000 5 .87 9605.00 Business, general
$56,242 $47,008 5 .87 12935.87 Financial management
$60,556 $67,712 4 .70 18812.75 OTHER business management/administrative services
$46,352 $45,500 4 .70 10051.83 OTHER engineering-related technologies
$68,540 $65,000 3 .52 3683.27 Engineering: Industrial
$80,000 $80,000 2 .35 4000.00 Engineering: Bioengineering and biomedical
$71,659 $71,659 2 .35 26959.00 Engineering: Chemical
$58,500 $58,500 2 .35 3500.00 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$57,250 $57,250 2 .35 7750.00 Engineering: Materials, including ceramics and textiles
$55,750 $55,750 2 .35 19250.00 Mathematics: Applied
$50,600 $50,600 2 .35 6600.00 History, other
$150,000 $150,000 1 .17 0.00 Education: Science teacher education
$140,000 $140,000 1 .17 0.00 Engineering: Mechanical
$70,000 $70,000 1 .17 0.00 Psychology: General
$65,000 $65,000 1 .17 0.00 OTHER public affairs
$63,000 $63,000 1 .17 0.00 Geography
$60,000 $60,000 1 .17 0.00 Political science and government
$60,000 $60,000 1 .17 0.00 OTHER conservation/renewable natural resources
$51,500 $51,500 1 .17 0.00 Environmental science studies
$50,000 $50,000 1 .17 0.00 Education: Secondary teacher education
$49,200 $49,200 1 .17 0.00 Business/Managerial economics
$47,000 $47,000 1 .17 0.00 English Language and Literature/Letters
$40,000 $40,000 1 .17 0.00 Engineering: General
$38,000 $38,000 1 .17 0.00 Engineering: Petroleum
$36,000 $36,000 1 .17 0.00 Mathematics, general
$23,400 $23,400 1 .17 0.00 OTHER agricultural business and production
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Ph.D.
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$63,656 $53,500 47 92.16 29367.16 Engineering: Civil
$79,600 $62,000 3 5.88 24607.86 Engineering: Mechanical
$63,000 $63,000 1 1.96 0.00 Engineering: Environmental
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a JD, LLB, MD, DDS, or Th.D.
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$87,000 $87,000 2 66.67 33000.00 Engineering: Civil
$33,717 $33,717 1 33.33 .00 Engineering: Electrical and electronic technologies
Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu