Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a civil engineer can go next

12 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a civil engineer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Civil engineers design, plan, and develop technical and engineering specifications for infrastructure and construction projects. They apply engineering knowledge in a vast array of projects, from the construction of infrastructure for transportation, housing projects, and luxury buildings, to the construction of natural sites. They design plans that seek to optimise materials and integrate specifications and resource allocation within the time constraints.

Also known as civil engineering adviser, civil engineering specialist, director of infrastructure projects, harbour civil engineer, civil engineering expert, quality assurance civil engineer, civil engineering researcher, infrastructure project manager, civil engineering consultant, investments civil enginee.

Professionals 96 skills on file 12 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: transport engineer, 66%

Fig. 2 · Career map 6 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
transport engineer 66% covered land surveyor 56% covered geological engineer 54% covered environmental mining engineer 52% covered equipment engineer 47% covered land planner 47% covered civil engineer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 6 nearest destinations from civil engineer, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a civil engineer already covers. All 12 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A civil engineer needs 30 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • bridge engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • plan engineering activities management skills
  • liaise with architects communication, collaboration and creativity
  • create CAD drawings working with computers
  • integrated design engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • oversee construction project management skills
  • quantity surveying engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • construction methods engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • manage engineering project management skills
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Civil engineer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a civil engineer’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.