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Civil Engineering Technicians in North Carolina

Civil Engineering Technicians in North Carolina

Want to work in North Carolina as a Civil Engineering Technician? Read this first!

9.6% Jobs Projection
$47,870 Median Salary
340 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Civil Engineering Technicians in North Carolina are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Civil Engineering Technicians in North Carolina is growing faster than average.

  • Civil Engineering Technicians in North Carolina earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Civil Engineering Technicians Work in North Carolina?

In North Carolina, there were 3,190 people working as Civil Engineering Technicians in the year 2018.

There were 2,840 Civil Engineering Technicians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 350 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 970 Civil Engineering Technicians working in it, which means North Carolina has more Civil Engineering Technicians than average.

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Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Civil Engineering Technicians in this state are growing at a rate of 9.6% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.9%.

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North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 340 annual job openings, and 3,780 total jobs in 2026 for Civil Engineering Technicians in this state.

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

What do Civil Engineering Technicians Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Civil Engineering Technicians ranged from $31,840 to $64,100 with $47,870 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.31 to $30.82. The median hourly rate was $23.01.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $22.42 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.59.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top North Carolina 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
Raleigh, NC 740 $50,190
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 550 $43,230
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 500 $58,940
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 300 n/a
Greensboro-High Point, NC 280 $47,290
Asheville, NC 250 $46,740
Fayetteville, NC 140 $46,350
Wilmington, NC 110 $47,530
Winston-Salem, NC 100 $47,610
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 50 $52,920
Greenville, NC 40 $46,270

Top States for Civil Engineering Technicians Employment

The table below shows the states 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

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Occupation North Carolina Employment Total
Industrial Engineering Technicians 2,750
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians 2,010
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 1,100
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters 770
Environmental Engineering Technicians 150
Electro-Mechanical Technicians 130
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians 70

References

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