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Civil Engineering Technicians in Pennsylvania

Civil Engineering Technicians in Pennsylvania

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10.0% Jobs Projection
$54,400 Median Salary
230 Job Openings

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

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

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

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

How Many Civil Engineering Technicians Work in Pennsylvania?

2,410 people worked as Civil Engineering Technicians in 2018 in this state.

There were 2,310 Civil Engineering Technicians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 100 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Pennsylvania

Jobs for Civil Engineering Technicians in this state are growing at a rate of 10.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.9%.

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Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 230 annual job openings, and a total of 2,540 jobs for Pennsylvania Civil Engineering Technicians in 2026.

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

What do Civil Engineering Technicians Make in Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Civil Engineering Technicians ranged from $35,850 to $77,120 with $54,400 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.23 to $37.08. The median hourly rate was $26.15.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $25.17 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.98.

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

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Top Pennsylvania 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,900 $61,590
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 920 $54,450
Pittsburgh, PA 660 $54,900
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 220 $54,300
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 130 $58,250
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA 110 $53,580
State College, PA 100 $54,060
Johnstown, PA 90 $40,600
York-Hanover, PA 80 $58,650
Reading, PA 60 $60,190
Altoona, PA 50 $50,440
Lancaster, PA 40 $53,530

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

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation Pennsylvania Employment Total
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters 5,040
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians 4,690
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 2,600
Industrial Engineering Technicians 2,410
Environmental Engineering Technicians 820
Electro-Mechanical Technicians 690
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians 40

References

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