Civil Engineering Technicians in Alaska

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While jobs for Civil Engineering Technicians in Alaska are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Civil Engineering Technicians in Alaska is expected to decrease.

• Civil Engineering Technicians in Alaska earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a Civil Engineering Technician Career?

• Engineering Technologies
• Civil Engineering Technology
• Civil Engineering Technology
• Construction Engineering Technology
• Construction Engineering Technology
• Construction Trades
• Building Management & Inspection
• Building Construction Technology

How Many Civil Engineering Technicians Work in Alaska?

570 people worked as Civil Engineering Technicians in 2018 in this state.

There were 490 Civil Engineering Technicians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 80 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 970 Civil Engineering Technicians working in it, which means Alaska has fewer Civil Engineering Technicians than average.

Job Projections for Alaska

Jobs for Civil Engineering Technicians in this state are declining at a rate of 1.5% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.9%.

Alaska Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 50 annual Civil Engineering Technicians job openings in Alaska, and 650 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 7,200 annual jobs and 81,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Civil Engineering Technicians Make in Alaska?

In 2018 wages for Civil Engineering Technicians ranged from $47,440 to $96,670 with $73,010 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $22.81 to $46.47. The median hourly rate was $35.1.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $34.88 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.22.

The median salary in Alaska is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Alaska Metros for Civil Engineering Technicians

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Civil Engineering Technicians.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Anchorage, AK	380	$73,460
Fairbanks, AK	100	$68,580

Top States for Civil Engineering Technicians Employment

View the list below to see where most Civil Engineering Technicians work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Texas	10,230	$47,230
California	7,830	$67,110
Florida	3,510	$49,640
North Carolina	3,190	$47,870
Pennsylvania	2,410	$54,400
Kentucky	2,140	$46,040
Virginia	2,100	$52,020
Minnesota	2,040	$62,650
New York	2,010	$60,260
Wisconsin	1,970	$53,590
Ohio	1,910	$57,720
Tennessee	1,870	$36,850
Illinois	1,710	$65,180
Michigan	1,690	$55,010
Washington	1,630	$66,500
Alabama	1,430	$37,920
Georgia	1,430	$46,380
Colorado	1,370	$56,010
Maryland	1,290	$50,020
Oklahoma	1,130	$48,190

Below are the states where Civil Engineering Technicians get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Alaska	$73,010
Connecticut	$68,290
California	$67,110
Washington	$66,500
Illinois	$65,180
Minnesota	$62,650
Oregon	$62,620
New York	$60,260
New Hampshire	$59,100
Ohio	$57,720

Related Careers in Alaska

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	Alaska Employment Total
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	480
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters	480
Environmental Engineering Technicians	150
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	60
Industrial Engineering Technicians	40

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
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