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Civil Engineering Professionals

Civil Engineering Professionals design, plan, organise and oversee the construction of civil engineering projects such as dams, bridges, pipelines, gas and water supply schemes, sewerage systems, roads, airports and other structures; analyse the likely behaviour of soil and rock when placed under pressure by proposed structures and design structural foundations; analyse the statical properties of all types of structures and test the behaviour and durability of materials used in their construction; plan and develop transportation systems; and estimate and monitor the construction costs of projects.

Trades & constructionANZSCO 2332
$2,217/wkMedian full-time pay
77kPeople employed
+21% ▲Growth to 2035
93%Work full time
35Median age
Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 2332.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

The main tasks of this occupation, from the national occupation standard.

determining construction methods, materials and quality standards, and drafting and interpreting specifications, drawings, plans, construction methods and proceduresorganising and directing site labour and the delivery of construction materials, plant and equipment, and establishing detailed programs for the coordination of site activitiesobtaining soil and rock samples at different depths across sites and testing samples to determine strength, compressibility and other factors that affect the behaviour of soil and rock when a structure is imposed and determining the safe loading for the soilstudying architectural and engineering drawings and specifications to estimate total costs, and preparing detailed cost plans and estimates as tools to assist in budgetary controlmonitoring changes to designs, assessing effects on cost, and measuring, valuing and negotiating variations to designsanalysing structural systems for both static and dynamic loads
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 2332 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 16,000 more people in civil engineering professionals by 2035 ▲

The field grew 2.2% in the year to February 2026, adding about 1,700 workers. Most of the jobs are in VIC and NSW, with QLD third.

Source: JSA · ABS, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 2332.More about our sources: How we check our facts
76.3k2025
85.1k2030 PROJ.
92.3k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

9 in ten people here have a degree. You can still get in without one.

6% came through a VET qualification. These are the nationally recognised courses mapped to this occupation, with the number of registered training providers that offer each one.

Source: JSA · training.gov.auEducation split: JSA (Jobs and Skills Australia) occupation profile, using ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Census data, ANZSCO 2332. Qualification mapping and provider counts: training.gov.au, the national register of vocational education, October 2026. Listed providers are current registered training providers (private providers and TAFE institutes).More about our sources: How we check our facts

Nationally recognised training · most offered first

52925WAGraduate Certificate

Graduate Certificate in Water Resources Engineering

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Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26State chart shows people employed, not current job ads. ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 2332.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

VIC22.9k
NSW20.5k
QLD14.1k
WA9.7k
SA4.4k
TAS0.8k
NT0.6k
ACT0.5k