Civil engineers
Civil engineers: demand is holding steady in the US and edging up in Canada. The evidence, updated weekly.
United States: Holding
Basis: weekly + outlook agree. Civil Engineering job postings +5.1% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). BLS projected employment growth 2025–35: +6.4%. Median pay: US$100,840. Live roles in our job-board sample: 51 at 10 companies.
Canada: Edging up
Basis: weekly rising, other holding. Civil Engineering job postings +39.1% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). Job Bank outlook score: +0.22 on a scale of −2 to +2.
US SOC 17-2051. Canada NOC 21300. Issue 1 (data to Oct 30, 2026). Sources: Indeed Hiring Lab job postings tracker (CC BY 4.0), BLS Employment Projections and OEWS, ESDC Job Bank, public company job boards. How ratings are built: method. Data files: /data.