Employment by industry, occupation, and percent distribution, 2008 and projected 2018.

Civil engineers
17-2051
(Employment in thousands)
Industries with fewer than 50 jobs, confidential data, or poor quality data are not displayed

2008
Industry

Total employment, all workers

Total wage and salary employment
Wage and salary employment, except agriculture, forestry, fishing,
hunting, and private households
WSE110
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
210000
Oil and gas extraction
211000
Oil and gas extraction
211100
Mining (except oil and gas)
212000
Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying
212300
Utilities
220000
Utilities
221000
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution
221100
Natural gas distribution
221200
Water, sewage and other systems
221300
Construction
230000
Construction of buildings
236000
Residential building construction
236100
Nonresidential building construction
236200
Utility system construction
237100
Power and communication line and related structures
construction
237130
Land subdivision
237200
Highway, street, and bridge construction
237300
Specialty trade contractors
238000
Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors
238100
Poured concrete foundation and structure contractors
238110
Electrical contractors and other wiring installation
contractors
238210
Plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors
238220
Building finishing contractors
238300
Other specialty trade contractors
238900
Manufacturing
310000-330000
Wood product manufacturing
321000
Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood product
manufacturing
321200
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
324000
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
324100
Chemical manufacturing
325000
Basic chemical manufacturing
325100
Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing
325400
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
327000
Cement and concrete product manufacturing
327300
Fabricated metal product manufacturing
332000
Architectural and structural metals manufacturing
332300
Other fabricated metal product manufacturing
332900
Machinery manufacturing
333000
Other general purpose machinery manufacturing
333900
Computer and electronic product manufacturing
334000
Semiconductor and other electronic component
manufacturing
334400
TOT001
WSE100

335000
335900
336000
336400
336600
420000
423000
440000-450000
480000-490000
482000
482100
510000
511000
517000
517100
524100
530000
531000
531100
531200
531300
540000
541000
541300
541310-20
541380

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

Other electrical equipment and component manufacturing
Transportation equipment manufacturing
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
Ship and boat building
Wholesale trade
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods
Retail trade
Transportation and warehousing
Rail transportation
Rail transportation
Information
Publishing industries (except Internet)
Telecommunications
Wired telecommunications carriers
Insurance carriers
Real estate and rental and leasing
Real estate
Lessors of real estate
Offices of real estate agents and brokers
Activities related to real estate
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Architectural, engineering, and related services
Architectural and landscape architectural services
Testing laboratories

17-2051 Civil engineers

Employment

2018

Percent Percent
Percent
Employment
of ind
of occ
of ind

Percent
of occ

Percent
change

Employment
change

278.4
266.4

0.18
0.19

100.00
95.70

345.9
331.8

0.21
0.22

100.00
95.91

24.27
24.55

67.6
65.4

266.4
0.8
0.5
0.5
0.1
0.1
2.2
2.2
1.6
0.5
0.2
31.1
21.6
2.3
19.3
1.3

0.19
0.12
0.28
0.28
0.06
0.06
0.40
0.40
0.39
0.43
0.38
0.43
1.30
0.28
2.33
0.28

95.70
0.30
0.16
0.16
0.05
0.02
0.80
0.80
0.57
0.16
0.07
11.19
7.76
0.84
6.92
0.45

331.8
0.7
0.4
0.4
0.1
0.1
1.9
1.9
1.3
0.4
0.2
35.6
24.9
2.7
22.2
1.3

0.22
0.11
0.27
0.27
0.06
0.06
0.37
0.37
0.36
0.42
0.37
0.42
1.25
0.27
2.24
0.27

95.91
0.20
0.10
0.10
0.04
0.02
0.54
0.54
0.36
0.12
0.06
10.30
7.19
0.77
6.42
0.39

24.55
-20.07
-20.57
-20.57
-6.14
-3.44
-15.40
-15.40
-20.31
-8.46
9.63
14.38
15.08
13.51
15.27
6.37

65.4
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.3
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
4.5
3.3
0.3
2.9
0.1

0.2
0.7
2.7
1.7
0.4
0.2

0.16
0.87
0.82
0.04
0.04
0.07

0.08
0.25
0.97
0.61
0.14
0.06

0.2
0.6
3.0
2.0
0.4
0.2

0.13
0.86
0.78
0.04
0.04
0.07

0.06
0.18
0.86
0.58
0.12
0.06

-14.86
-9.37
9.74
17.61
12.99
17.84

0.0
-0.1
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0

0.1
0.4
0.1
0.6
2.5
0.1

0.01
0.04
0.01
0.09
0.02
0.03

0.03
0.14
0.03
0.22
0.91
0.05

0.1
0.5
0.1
0.7
2.3
0.1

0.01
0.04
0.01
0.09
0.02
0.03

0.03
0.14
0.02
0.21
0.67
0.04

35.65
27.28
14.46
15.59
-8.39
3.95

0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
-0.2
0.0

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.7
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.3

0.12
0.09
0.09
0.03
0.07
0.04
0.03
0.07
0.05
0.12
0.06
0.02
0.03
0.02

0.04
0.04
0.04
0.10
0.04
0.04
0.06
0.06
0.25
0.18
0.06
0.07
0.03
0.09

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.7
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2

0.12
0.08
0.08
0.03
0.07
0.04
0.04
0.07
0.05
0.12
0.06
0.02
0.03
0.02

0.03
0.02
0.02
0.06
0.02
0.03
0.05
0.05
0.20
0.15
0.05
0.05
0.02
0.05

7.26
-27.71
-27.71
-17.66
-36.80
-0.44
7.49
7.69
-0.34
4.49
-12.71
-10.32
-10.48
-29.34

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1

0.2

0.04

0.07

0.1

0.04

0.04

-35.56

-0.1

0.1
0.1
0.5
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.1
1.4
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.1
0.7
0.6
0.1
1.2
1.1
0.3
0.1
0.7
141.0
141.0
135.3
6.0
1.2

0.02
0.04
0.03
0.05
0.12
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.03
0.34
0.34
0.03
0.01
0.07
0.08
0.00
0.06
0.07
0.05
0.03
0.12
1.80
1.80
9.37
2.34
0.80

0.03
0.02
0.18
0.10
0.07
0.11
0.06
0.02
0.50
0.28
0.28
0.30
0.03
0.27
0.20
0.02
0.43
0.38
0.10
0.04
0.24
50.64
50.64
48.61
2.17
0.43

0.1
0.1
0.5
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.1
1.3
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.1
0.6
0.5
0.1
1.3
1.2
0.3
0.1
0.8
195.2
195.2
185.7
7.2
1.3

0.02
0.04
0.03
0.05
0.11
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.03
0.32
0.32
0.02
0.01
0.07
0.08
0.00
0.06
0.07
0.05
0.03
0.12
1.86
1.86
10.49
2.40
0.78

0.02
0.02
0.13
0.08
0.05
0.10
0.05
0.02
0.38
0.22
0.22
0.22
0.03
0.19
0.14
0.01
0.38
0.34
0.09
0.03
0.22
56.42
56.42
53.67
2.08
0.37

-4.67
-1.39
-9.09
-4.86
-12.40
10.78
0.42
-4.97
-3.98
-2.53
-2.53
-9.52
25.14
-13.33
-13.85
-9.45
10.38
11.70
8.96
12.86
12.66
38.46
38.46
37.21
18.97
7.65

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
54.2
54.2
50.4
1.1
0.1

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2008
Industry

541500
541600
541700
541710
550000
551000
551100
560000
561000
561100
561200
561300
561900
562000
562200-900
562200
562900
610000
611000
620000
621000-3000
622000
720000
721000
721110,90,300
810000
813000
930000
931000
931100
932000
933300
934300
SE1000
SE1300

Computer systems design and related services

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
Scientific research and development services
Research and development in the physical, engineering,
and life sciences
Management of companies and enterprises
Management of companies and enterprises
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and support and waste management and
remediation services
Administrative and support services
Office administrative services
Facilities support services
Employment services
Other support services
Waste management and remediation services
Waste treatment and disposal and waste management
services
Waste treatment and disposal
Remediation and other waste management services
Educational services, public and private
Educational services, public and private
Health care and social assistance
Health care
Hospitals, public and private
Accommodation and food services
Accommodation, including hotels and motels
Hotels (except casino), motels, and all other traveler
accommodation
Other services (except government and private households)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar
organizations
Government
Federal government
Federal government, excluding postal service
State and local government, excluding education and hospitals
State government, excluding education and hospitals
Local government, excluding education and hospitals
Self-employed and unpaid family workers, all jobs
Self-employed workers, all jobs

17-2051 Civil engineers

Employment

2018

Percent Percent
Percent
Employment
of ind
of occ
of ind

Percent
of occ

Percent
change

Employment
change

0.2
4.1
1.3

0.01
0.40
0.20

0.08
1.46
0.45

0.3
7.5
1.5

0.01
0.41
0.20

0.08
2.17
0.45

37.29
85.46
22.54

0.1
3.5
0.3

1.2
1.8
1.8
1.8

0.22
0.10
0.10
0.10

0.45
0.66
0.66
0.66

1.5
1.9
1.9
1.9

0.22
0.09
0.09
0.09

0.44
0.55
0.55
0.55

22.75
2.21
2.21
2.21

0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0

3.4
3.1
0.7
0.2
1.9
0.1
0.3

0.04
0.04
0.17
0.16
0.06
0.02
0.09

1.23
1.11
0.25
0.08
0.69
0.03
0.12

4.1
3.7
0.8
0.3
2.3
0.1
0.4

0.04
0.04
0.17
0.16
0.06
0.02
0.09

1.19
1.07
0.23
0.08
0.67
0.02
0.12

20.71
20.03
18.02
30.50
20.99
3.50
27.02

0.7
0.6
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.0
0.1

0.3
0.1
0.2
3.7
3.7
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.15
0.11
0.19
0.03
0.03
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.12
0.04
0.08
1.33
1.33
0.05
0.05
0.04
0.03
0.03

0.4
0.1
0.3
4.1
4.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.15
0.10
0.20
0.03
0.03
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.12
0.04
0.08
1.19
1.19
0.04
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.02

27.02
32.87
24.28
11.76
11.76
10.28
9.63
4.89
2.33
2.33

0.1
0.0
0.1
0.4
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

0.1
0.1

0.00
0.00

0.02
0.04

0.1
0.1

0.00
0.00

0.02
0.03

0.65
9.07

0.0
0.0

0.1
75.4
10.1
10.1
65.3
35.7
29.6
12.0
12.0

0.00
0.68
0.37
0.50
0.79
1.45
0.51
0.10
0.10

0.03
27.08
3.64
3.64
23.44
12.82
10.63
4.30
4.30

0.1
81.6
10.9
10.9
70.7
38.7
32.0
14.1
14.1

0.00
0.69
0.38
0.49
0.79
1.45
0.51
0.11
0.12

0.03
23.58
3.15
3.15
20.43
11.19
9.24
4.09
4.09

11.92
8.21
7.61
7.61
8.30
8.49
8.07
18.19
18.19

0.0
6.2
0.8
0.8
5.4
3.0
2.4
2.2
2.2

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