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Civil Engineering Technician Workplace Records
Civil engineering technicians may calculate quantities, draft layouts and help evaluate field conditions under engineering direction. A workplace concern should explain your contribution and the limits of your approval authority. Keep the project description general and distinguish a technical question from the employment decision you want reviewed.
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A record map for your role
What to organize first
Version chronology
List the instruction, revised input and supervisor response relevant to the disputed task.
Responsibility boundary
Identify calculations or drafts you prepared and the role responsible for approval.
Employment timeline
Pair your own feedback with field and office assignments without copying restricted plans.
Start with the work you actually do
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.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians (17-3022.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Calculate dimensions, square footage, profile and component specifications, and material quantities, using calculator or computer.Source task 1461 · updated 07/2017
- Read and review project blueprints and structural specifications to determine dimensions of structure or system and material requirements.Source task 1464 · updated 07/2017
- Draft detailed dimensional drawings and design layouts for projects to ensure conformance to specifications.Source task 1462 · updated 07/2017
- Confer with supervisor to determine project details such as plan preparation, acceptance testing, and evaluation of field conditions.Source task 1466 · updated 07/2017
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians (SOC 17-3022). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $20.88 | $25.36 | $31.55 | $52,750 |
| Alaska | $27.92 | $34.13 | $41.66 | $70,990 |
| Arizona | $23.28 | $30.56 | $37.09 | $63,560 |
| Arkansas | $18.73 | $24.88 | $29.08 | $51,750 |
| Connecticut | $27.89 | $35.30 | $43.23 | $73,430 |
| Delaware | $21.96 | $29.86 | $33.16 | $62,120 |
| Florida | $23.59 | $30.48 | $37.29 | $63,410 |
| Georgia | $19.98 | $24.21 | $31.26 | $50,360 |
| Hawaii | $25.00 | $30.97 | $34.88 | $64,410 |
| Idaho | $23.12 | $30.39 | $36.41 | $63,200 |
| Indiana | $23.57 | $30.96 | $37.62 | $64,390 |
| Iowa | $29.17 | $34.88 | $38.92 | $72,540 |
| Kansas | $21.65 | $28.58 | $34.93 | $59,440 |
| Kentucky | $28.18 | $28.71 | $34.73 | $59,710 |
| Louisiana | $27.12 | $32.71 | $38.88 | $68,030 |
| Maine | $28.98 | $32.47 | $36.52 | $67,540 |
| Michigan | $22.66 | $27.88 | $36.89 | $57,990 |
| Minnesota | $34.37 | $37.83 | $43.70 | $78,690 |
| Mississippi | $17.71 | $22.32 | $28.14 | $46,430 |
| Missouri | $23.64 | $29.50 | $35.67 | $61,350 |
| Montana | $23.40 | $29.53 | $36.63 | $61,410 |
| Nebraska | $27.42 | $32.02 | $39.32 | $66,590 |
| New Hampshire | $28.20 | $31.00 | $35.62 | $64,480 |
| New Mexico | $26.07 | $30.02 | $35.52 | $62,440 |
| New York | $28.94 | $35.48 | $41.84 | $73,790 |
| North Carolina | $23.01 | $28.22 | $33.26 | $58,700 |
| North Dakota | $28.28 | $31.27 | $37.00 | $65,030 |
| Ohio | $25.65 | $31.12 | $38.20 | $64,730 |
| Oklahoma | $24.59 | $28.87 | $36.63 | $60,050 |
| Pennsylvania | $27.31 | $30.60 | $37.24 | $63,650 |
| Rhode Island | $27.59 | $30.60 | $34.67 | $63,650 |
| South Dakota | $25.41 | $29.27 | $32.73 | $60,880 |
| Tennessee | $22.91 | $27.53 | $33.40 | $57,270 |
| Texas | $22.50 | $28.55 | $37.38 | $59,390 |
| Utah | $24.60 | $31.00 | $38.40 | $64,490 |
| Vermont | $31.14 | $35.63 | $39.19 | $74,100 |
| Virginia | $26.24 | $32.26 | $38.35 | $67,100 |
| West Virginia | $20.31 | $25.64 | $31.53 | $53,340 |
| Wisconsin | $29.80 | $35.56 | $38.63 | $73,970 |
| Wyoming | $22.63 | $26.99 | $31.98 | $56,150 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Trace instructions and reference versions
Record the drawing, calculation task or field assignment given to you and the supervising role. Note revisions to dimensions or material requirements and when they arrived. Separate a preliminary layout from an approved design so later changes are not presented as earlier instructions.
Explain field and office dependencies
List required site work, calculations and revisions relevant to your schedule or review. Identify missing measurements, access restrictions or approvals you reported. Use your own time records and permitted feedback rather than downloading a project-wide archive to reconstruct workload.
Leave technical records controlled
Do not take restricted plans, site-security details, client models or underlying test data. Identify relevant records by type and version for review. Keep your own assignment and employment response separately, avoiding conclusions about structural compliance or professional responsibility from your job title alone.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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