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Highest Paying Industries for Civil Engineering Technicians

The top 58 highest paying industries for civil engineering technicians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $65,020, power and communication line and related structures construction is the highest paying industry for civil engineering technicians. It is followed by metal ore mining industry (average annual salary $64,530). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of civil engineering technicians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 58 Highest Paying Industries for Civil Engineering Technicians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$65,020	$38,680	220
2	Metal Ore Mining	$64,530	$46,280	90
3	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$64,430	$45,100	90
4	Mining	$63,990	$41,320	130
5	Transportation and Warehousing	$61,050	$32,720	40
6	Utility System Construction	$58,720	$34,940	400
7	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$58,480	$37,080	250
8	Utilities	$58,210	$37,910	540
9	Natural Gas Distribution	$58,200	$38,620	210
10	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$58,050	$35,070	390
11	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$57,790	$38,550	90
12	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$57,230	$41,610	90
13	Administrative and Support Services	$56,470	$32,210	710
14	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$56,200	$33,530	1,050
15	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$55,510	$32,550	770
16	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$55,160	$37,070	12,600
17	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$55,150	$37,040	12,630
18	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	$55,080	$28,920	80
19	Residential Building Construction	$54,410	$33,510	330
20	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$54,330	$34,340	60
21	Educational Services - Privately owned	$54,330	$34,340	60
22	Construction	$53,860	$32,130	2,610
23	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$53,820	$35,020	330
24	Manufacturing	$53,490	$36,010	220
25	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$53,380	$36,500	80
26	Building Equipment Contractors	$53,350	$28,310	250
27	Construction of Buildings	$53,230	$31,490	1,100
28	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$52,510	$41,510	n/a
29	Scientific Research and Development Services	$52,510	$41,510	n/a
30	Nonresidential Building Construction	$52,230	$30,730	760
31	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$51,560	$31,110	180
32	Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing	$50,960	$34,990	60
33	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$50,920	$39,620	60
34	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$50,920	$39,620	60
35	Specialty Trade Contractors	$50,500	$28,740	460
36	Employment Services	$50,310	$32,790	410
37	Temporary Help Services	$50,020	$32,500	370
38	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$49,470	$34,830	30
39	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$48,420	$32,290	32,440
40	Federal, State, and Local Government	$48,420	$32,290	32,440
41	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$48,300	$32,140	33,000
42	Engineering Services	$47,860	$28,840	28,950
43	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$47,470	$28,630	32,260
44	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$47,420	$28,640	33,060
45	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$45,780	$28,190	650
46	Land Subdivision	$45,230	$22,990	80
47	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$44,200	$31,470	19,810
48	State government, including schools and hospitals	$44,180	$31,370	20,340
49	Educational Services	$42,950	$24,780	600
50	Amusement Parks and Arcades	$42,810	$24,570	310
51	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$42,810	$24,570	310
52	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$42,810	$24,570	310
53	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$42,750	$24,750	590
54	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$41,860	$27,560	110
55	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$41,060	$23,810	520
56	Educational Services - State government owned	$41,060	$23,810	520
57	Testing Laboratories	$39,670	$26,130	1,910
58	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$38,630	$32,620	100