National Occupational Classification (NOC): 22300
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Sample Job Titles
- Bridge design technician
- Building materials technician
- Civil engineering technician
- Civil engineering technologist
- Construction specifications writer
- Construction technologist
- Highway technician
- Municipal engineering assistant
- Structural design technologist
- Structural investigator
What do civil engineering technologists and technicians do?
Civil engineering technologists and technicians provide technical support and services to scientists, engineers and other professionals, or may work independently in fields such as structural engineering, municipal engineering, construction design and supervision, highways and transportation engineering, water resources engineering, geotechnical engineering and environmental protection. They are employed by consulting engineering and construction companies, public works, transportation and other government departments and in many other industries.
Civil engineering technologists perform some or all of the following duties:
- Develop conventional and computer-assisted design (CAD) engineering designs and drawings from preliminary concepts and sketches.
- Prepare construction specifications, cost and material estimates, project schedules and reports.
- Supervise or conduct field surveys, inspections or technical investigations of topography, soils, drainage and water supply systems, road and highway systems, buildings and structures to provide data for engineering projects.
- Conduct or supervise inspection and testing of construction materials.
- May supervise, monitor and inspect construction projects.
Civil engineering technicians perform some or all of the following duties:
- Assist in developing engineering specifications and drawings.
- Participate in field surveys, inspections or technical investigations of topography, soils, drainage and water supply systems, road and highway systems, buildings and structures to provide data for engineering projects.
- Perform other technical functions in support of civil engineering activities.
Source: National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, Employment and Social Development Canada
Civil engineering technologists and technicians primarily work in the following subsectors (NAICS) in Newfoundland and Labrador:
- 541 Professional, scientific and technical services
- 237 Heavy and civil engineering construction
- 912 Provincial and territorial public administration
Source: Census 2021, Statistics Canada.
Short and Long Term Occupational Projections
Short Term Projections for 2025-2027
The employment outlook will be limited for civil engineering technologists and technicians in Newfoundland and Labrador (rating of 2 out of 5) for the 2025-2027 period.
Source: Job Bank, Government of Canada
Number of Job Postings in 2025
During 2025, there were 17 public job postings for this occupation, with the following distribution:
| Avalon: 47% | Western: 6% |
| Eastern: 12% | Labrador: 24% |
| Central: 6% | NL-unspecified: 6% |
Source: Vicinity Jobs (note: data used in this analysis reflects new unique monthly postings which are totaled for the calendar year).
Who works as civil engineering technologists and technicians in Newfoundland and Labrador?
During the reference week of May 2021, there were approximately 325 people working in this occupation in Newfoundland and Labrador. 80% of those employed were Male+ and 20% of those employed were Female+.
Here is the age group breakdown for this group of workers:
| 15 to 24 | 25 to 54 | 55 to 64 | 65+ |
| 8% | 78% | 14% | 0% |
Source: Census 2021, Statistics Canada.
How much do civil engineering technologists and technicians make?
Annual Earnings
The median employment income for all civil engineering technologists and technicians in the reference year 2020 (395 workers in total, including those working part-time and full-time, as well as part-year and full-year) was $64,000.
Source: Census 2021, Statistics Canada.
Hourly Earnings
Salary information for civil engineering technologists and technicians in Newfoundland and Labrador is as follows:
| Low ($/hour) | Median ($/hour) | High ($/hour) | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $21.00 | $29.00 | $54.00 |
The following low, median, and high wages are for Canada:
| Low ($/hour) | Median ($/hour) | High ($/hour) |
| $22.00 | $33.89 | $51.10 |
Source: Job Bank, Government of Canada
Most Frequently Sought Skills from Job Postings (2025)
- Teamwork
- Communication skills
- Flexibility
- Decision-making
- Inspections
- Microsoft Office/Excel
Source: Vicinity Jobs
What training is required?
- Completion of a two or three year college program in civil engineering technology or a closely related discipline is usually required for civil engineering technologists.
- Completion of a one or two year college program in civil engineering technology is usually required for civil engineering technicians.
- Certification in civil engineering technology or in a related field is available through provincial associations of engineering/applied science technologists and technicians and may be required for some positions.
- A period of supervised work experience, usually two years, is required before certification.
- In Quebec, membership in the regulatory body for professional technologists is required to use the title “Professional Technologist.”
- There is mobility to related occupations, such as drafting technologists and technicians and construction inspectors and estimators.
- Progression to construction supervisors or construction managers is possible with experience.
Source: National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, Employment and Social Development Canada
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