Career switch, measured
From Transportation Engineer to Civil Engineer
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 96% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Civil engineering, CAD, Excel, Project management; the main skills to add are Scheduling, GIS, Construction management, Manufacturing.
96%
skill overlap
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open Civil Engineer postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillTransportation EngineerCivil Engineer
- Civil engineering86%79%
- CAD66%60%
- Excel32%27%
- Project management18%21%
- Budgeting30%22%
- Microsoft Office52%21%
- Communication52%32%
- Quality control20%15%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Civil Engineer postings, rarely in Transportation Engineer ones.
SkillTransportation EngineerCivil Engineer
- Scheduling–23%
- GIS–17%
- Construction management–13%
- Manufacturing–12%
- Workplace safety–11%
- HVAC–9%
- Plumbing–9%
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