Maryland·Architecture and Engineering Occupations·SOC 17-3022

Best Civil Engineering Technologist programs in Maryland, ranked by enrollment

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.

3 schools in Maryland run programs that feed this job, graduating 42 people a year. The job pays a median of $62,760 in Maryland across about 620 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledEngineer TechnicianEngineering AssistantEngineering TechnicianCivil Engineering TechnicianCivil DesignerParking AnalystField TechnicianDesign Technician
Graduates / yr
42
in Maryland
Median pay · Maryland
$62,760
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
620
people employed
Schools
3
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
41%
across those schools
Median net price
$12,895
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Maryland that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

3 programs in Maryland that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Maryland (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Maryland page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 46.0415In Maryland
32
76.2%
1$31,641$9,500
2
CIP 15.0201In Maryland
7
16.7%
1$58,970$27,000
3
CIP 15.0000In Maryland
3
7.1%
1$59,718$25,375

Top 3 schools in Maryland

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 1 of the 3 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1North American Trade Schools
Baltimore, MD Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
32Building Construction Technology/Technician69%$12,895
2University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, MD Public · 1 feeder programs
7Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians$68,80935%96%
3Community College of Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD Public · 1 feeder programs
3Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General19%

All 3 schools in Maryland

Every school in Maryland with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Maryland that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
North American Trade SchoolsBaltimorePrivate for-profit321
University of Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess AnnePublic71
Community College of Baltimore CountyBaltimorePublic31

What civil engineering technologists and technicians earn in Maryland

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Maryland
$62,760
Mean annual
$65,950
Jobs in state
620
What the range looks like
10th pct$46,370Median$62,76090th pct$87,100
Versus the national median
-3.4%

U.S. median $64,950. Maryland pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.51×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Maryland

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
$65,570median
360 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+2.1%
About as fast as average
Openings per year
5,500
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
1,400
64,900 → 66,200
Typical entry education
Associate's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians page.

How to become a Civil Engineering Technologist

Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0
Typical entry education
Associate's degree

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Top skills

Critical ThinkingActive ListeningReading ComprehensionMathematicsSpeakingWriting

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Maryland

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 5 majors mapped to Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians5 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 15.0000Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • 15.0101Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • 15.0201Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • 15.1001Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  • 46.0415Building Construction Technology/Technician

Common questions

Answers for people weighing civil engineering technologists and technicians programs in Maryland.

What degree do you need to become a Civil Engineering Technologist?+

Associate's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Building Construction Technology/Technician, which awarded 32 degrees in Maryland in 2024-25, 76.2% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Civil Engineering Technologist?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 3 programs to this occupation. The largest are Building/Construction Finishing, Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Engineering Technologies/Technicians. Together they graduate about 42 people a year in Maryland.

How much do civil engineering technologists and technicians earn in Maryland?+

The median is $62,760 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 3.4% below the U.S. median of $64,950. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for civil engineering technologists and technicians growing?+

BLS projects a +2.1% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 5,500 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Maryland?+

3 institutions in Maryland reported graduates from at least one of the 3 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do civil engineering technologists and technicians work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Engineer Technician, Engineering Assistant, Engineering Technician, Civil Engineering Technician among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 17-3022.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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