Headline risk
7%
Low RiskCivil engineering technologists and technicians
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
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.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 9% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 64,200
Employment 2024
64.9K
Projected Change (2024–34)
2.1%
Openings (2024–34)
5.5K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of civil engineering technologists and technicians is projected to show little or no change from 2024 to 2034.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Calculate dimensions, square footage, profile and component specifications, and material quantities, using calculator or computer. AI use: 0%
- 2. Confer with supervisor to determine project details such as plan preparation, acceptance testing, and evaluation of field conditions. AI use: 0%
- 3. Read and review project blueprints and structural specifications to determine dimensions of structure or system and material requirements. AI use: 0%
- 4. Draft detailed dimensional drawings and design layouts for projects to ensure conformance to specifications. AI use: 0%
- 5. Prepare reports and document project activities and data. AI use: 97%
- 6. Analyze proposed site factors and design maps, graphs, tracings, and diagrams to illustrate findings. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 43.0 · 79K employed
Under 25: 6% · 25–54: 70% · 55+: 25%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
crosswalk_exact · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Civil engineering technologists and technicians help civil engineers plan, design, and build infrastructure and development projects.
Civil engineering technologists and technicians work in offices, helping civil engineers plan and design projects. They also visit construction jobsites to collect or test materials or to observe activities as a project inspector.
An associate’s degree, preferably in civil engineering technology, is typically required to enter the occupation.
The median annual wage for civil engineering technologists and technicians was $64,200 in May 2024.
Employment of civil engineering technologists and technicians is projected to show little or no change from 2024 to 2034.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.