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Civil Engineers vs Industrial Engineers

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Civil Engineers and Industrial Engineers on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Civil Engineers Industrial Engineers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$99,590
$101,140
Employment · BLS OEWS
355,410
350,230
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
69th pct
81st pct

At a glance

Dimension Civil Engineers Industrial Engineers
Median pay $99,590 $101,140
Employment 355,410 350,230
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+5.0%) Growing fast (+11.0%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 23,600 25,200
Typical education · O*NET Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies High · 69th pct High · 81st pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 57th pct · 30% of tasks 68th pct · 37% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (35.8%) —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman Yes No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Design, Engineering and Technology, Mathematics, Active Listening, English Language, Oral Comprehension, Written Comprehension, Oral Expression, Written Expression, Problem Sensitivity, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Mathematics, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Information Ordering, Mathematical Reasoning, Systems Analysis, Fluency of Ideas, Category Flexibility, Near Vision, Administration and Management, Speech Recognition, Speech Clarity, Customer and Personal Service, Judgment and Decision Making, Writing, Active Learning.

Specific to Civil Engineers

  • Building and Construction
  • Science
  • Time Management
  • Number Facility
  • Visualization
  • Physics
  • Operations Analysis
  • Flexibility of Closure

Specific to Industrial Engineers

  • Production and Processing
  • Mechanical
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Monitoring
  • Selective Attention
  • Education and Training
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Originality

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Computer aided design CAD software , Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Presentation software , Document management software , Development environment software , Enterprise application integration software , Data base user interface and query software , Project management software , Word processing software , Analytical or scientific software , Enterprise resource planning ERP software , Operating system software .

Specific to Civil Engineers

Specific to Industrial Engineers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Civil Engineers or Industrial Engineers — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Civil Engineers vs Industrial Engineers." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/civil-engineers-vs-industrial-engineers

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Singulariki. (2026). Civil Engineers vs Industrial Engineers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/civil-engineers-vs-industrial-engineers

BibTeX 
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  title  = {Civil Engineers vs Industrial Engineers},
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