Role · Engineering & built environment
ANZSCO 233211
Civil Engineer in All Australia
Designs and oversees roads, water, structures and other infrastructure.
Also searched as civil engineering, structural engineer
Right now
- Entry
- 18.1%58 of 321 ads
- Job ads
- 321job ads in 28 days
Statistics
- 12-month changeUp+1.6%3,763 → 3,825 adsOfficial
- Demand321job ads in 28 daysJob ads
- 4-week changeUp+5.2%305 → 321 adsJob ads
- Entry-level share18.1%58 of 321 adsJob ads
- No PR stated43.9%141 of 321 adsJob ads
- Employers hiring132top 5 post 24.4%Job ads
- Median salary$117k1,683 of 3,825 adsJob ads
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Advertised pay
What ads for this role offer
$117ka year
1,683 of 3,825 ads in the last 12 months state a salary (44.0%).
Job ad aggregateAdvertised base salary, not total pay. Senior roles state pay less often, so the real range is likely wider.
Top holdings
What these ads ask for
The skills that make up this role: the share of Civil Engineer ads that mention each one. An ad usually asks for several skills, so shares add up to more than 100%.
- 58% of Civil Engineer ads mention AutoCAD.
AutoCADDesign & engineering
in 58% of these ads - 40% of Civil Engineer ads mention Project management.
Project managementWays of working
in 40% of these ads - 26% of Civil Engineer ads mention GIS.
GISDesign & engineering
in 26% of these ads - 22% of Civil Engineer ads mention Construction estimating.
Construction estimatingDesign & engineering
in 22% of these ads - 12% of Civil Engineer ads mention Revit.
RevitDesign & engineering
in 12% of these ads
Location
Where the ads are
- New South Wales134 · 41.7%
- Victoria105 · 32.7%
- Queensland36 · 11.2%
- Australian Capital Territory18 · 5.6%
- Western Australia16 · 5.0%
- South Australia8 · 2.5%
- Tasmania4 · 1.2%
- Northern Territory0 · 0.00%
321 ads in the last four weeks under your filter, by state or country.
Everyday abilities
Core competencies
How much of each everyday ability Civil Engineer work typically calls for. Every job uses these, so we don’t track demand for them.
- Digital engagementDigital engagement: level 7 of 10
- Initiative and innovationInitiative and innovation: level 6 of 10
- LearningLearning: level 7 of 10
- NumeracyNumeracy: level 8 of 10
- Oral communicationOral communication: level 6 of 10
- Planning and organisingPlanning and organising: level 8 of 10
- Problem solvingProblem solving: level 8 of 10
- ReadingReading: level 7 of 10
- TeamworkTeamwork: level 7 of 10
- WritingWriting: level 7 of 10
Illustrative — based on the ASC core competency scale · Levels run from 1 (basic) to 10 (highly complex) and describe how much of each ability the work calls for. They are not a judgement of any person.
Framework: Australian Skills Classification, Jobs and Skills Australia · What core competencies are
Before you decide
Demand is only one input
Time to get job-ready
A year or more
Usually a year or more of study and experience, often through a specific degree or graduate program.
Transferability
Moderate
Carries over to several related roles.
Rising ads don’t mean you should learn this.
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