Top 5 Skills That Pay For Civil Engineers

Employees and comp managers pricing employees should keep in mind what impact their skill sets can have financially. The right skill sets can make a real difference in your compensation. Having the following five skill sets can greatly increase the potential of a being aligned with SalaryExpert’s salary data.  

SalaryExpert®, powered by ERI, has analyzed thousands of skills and found these top-paying skills for Civil Engineers: 

 

1. Report Analysis - 6% The process of gathering, evaluating, and organizing data into informational summaries in order to monitor the performance of different areas of an organization.  

 

 

2. Project Management - 5% The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities in order to meet the project requirements and in planning, control, monitoring, and reviewing projects. 

 

 

3. MATLAB - 4% A multi-paradigm numerical computing environment and proprietary programming language that allows matrix manipulations, plotting of functions and data, implementation of algorithms, creation of user interfaces, and interfacing with programs written in other languages. 

 

 

4. Coordinates Activities - 4% Developing and planning activities and programs, staffing events, and overseeing the implementation of activities.  

 

 

5. AutoCAD - 3% A commercial computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting software application. 

 

 

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