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Median salary

$78,000

Median annual salary based on certification and degree program completion.

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Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields.
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Apply theory and principles of civil engineering in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of structures and facilities under the direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.
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Certificate of Achievement
Architectural Design Concentration
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Architectural Technology Concentration
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Architectural/Civil Engineering/Construction Draftinganddesign
AA Degree
Architectural/Civil Engineering/Construction Draftinganddesign
Certificate of Achievement

Perform engineering duties in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of building structures, and facilities, such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, and water and sewage systems.
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Engineering (Required Calculus) (Transfer)
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Calculate mapmaking information from field notes, and draw and verify accuracy of topographical maps.
Advanced GIS
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Advanced Geographic Information Systems
Certificate of Achievement
Advanced Geographic Information Systems
AS Degree
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Apprenticeship: Surveying, Chainman
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Design, develop, and take responsibility for the installation of ship machinery and related equipment including propulsion machines and power supply systems.
Engineering
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Engineering
AA Degree
Engineering
Certificate of Achievement
Engineering (Non-Transfer)
AS Degree
Engineering (Required Calculus) (Transfer)
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Adjust and operate surveying instruments, such as the theodolite and electronic distance-measuring equipment, and compile notes, make sketches and enter data into computers.
Apprenticeship: Surveying, Chainman
Certificate of Achievement
Apprenticeship: Surveying, Chainman
AS Degree
Apprenticeship: Surveying, Chief Of Party
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Apprenticeship: Surveying, Chief Of Party
AS Degree
Civil Design And Drawing
Certificate of Achievement