Civil technician vs civil engineering technician

The differences between civil technicians and civil engineering technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 8-10 years to become both a civil technician and a civil engineering technician. Additionally, a civil technician has an average salary of $55,480, which is higher than the $53,829 average annual salary of a civil engineering technician.

The top three skills for a civil technician include hand tools, RF and GPS. The most important skills for a civil engineering technician are civil 3d, asphalt, and construction sites.

Civil technician vs civil engineering technician overview

	Civil Technician	Civil Engineering Technician
Yearly salary	$55,480	$53,829
Hourly rate	$26.67	$25.88
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	14,681	75,756
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 35%	Associate Degree, 44%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	10	10

Civil technician vs civil engineering technician salary

Civil technicians and civil engineering technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Civil Technician	Civil Engineering Technician
Average salary	$55,480	$53,829
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $75,000	Between $36,000 And $78,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	City of Los Angeles
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between civil technician and civil engineering technician education

There are a few differences between a civil technician and a civil engineering technician in terms of educational background:

	Civil Technician	Civil Engineering Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 35%	Associate Degree, 44%
Most common major	Drafting And Design	Civil Engineering
Most common college	San Diego State University	Carnegie Mellon University

Civil technician vs civil engineering technician demographics

Here are the differences between civil technicians' and civil engineering technicians' demographics:

	Civil Technician	Civil Engineering Technician
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 85.5% Female, 14.5%	Male, 82.5% Female, 17.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% Asian, 7.5% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 7.5% White, 60.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between civil technician and civil engineering technician duties and responsibilities

Civil technician example responsibilities.

Operate MDTs and GPS units.
Test asphalt for nuclear density.
Install all RF equipment as needed on site.
Review RFDS and other RF engineering documents to determine construct-ability and develop SOW/OOM/BOM.
Survey by using GPS and total station systems to get elevations and layouts for projects.
Convert old rasterize substation drawings back into scalable vector format with various AutoDesk programs.

Civil engineering technician example responsibilities.

Manage and distribute cad standards to contributing design consultants and assist with any design issues as necessary.
Develop detailed MEP AutoCAD layouts and details and Revit families drawings of complex products.
Generate coordination sections for MEP meetings.
DOT experience as an inspector for several road striping projects.
Install and decom equipment for all sprint t- mobile sits.
Perform multiple functions while with this mechanical engineering firm, including HVAC and plumbing calculations and design.

Civil technician vs civil engineering technician skills

Common civil technician skills

Hand Tools, 38%
RF, 20%
GPS, 10%
Data Collection, 10%
Civil Engineering, 6%
DOT, 4%

Common civil engineering technician skills

Civil 3D, 10%
Asphalt, 9%
Construction Sites, 8%
Construction Projects, 6%
GPS, 5%
GIS, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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