Civil engineers - $87,000 (Median)

DESCRIPTION: Civil engineers plan, design, develop and manage projects for constructing or repairing building structures and systems. This includes:

  • Buildings
  • Earth and water retaining structures
  • Roads, bridges and tunnels
  • Airports
  • Railways and rapid transit facilities
  • Canals and dams
  • Ports and coastal systems
  • Systems related to highway transportation services, water distribution, and sanitation

Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers - $72,000 (Median)

DESCRIPTION: This group includes roofing, masonry, painting and other construction trade contractors, who own and operate their own business. Supervisors in this group supervise and coordinate the activities of various tradespersons, installers, repairers and servicers classified in the following groups:

  • masonry and plastering trades
  • other construction trades
  • other installers, repairers and servicers