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Occupation 2142 - Civil Engineers

Primary-source occupation page using the ILO ISCO-08 structure as the English reference layer.

2026-07-12Not official

Classification note

  • Published code: 2142
  • Hierarchy level: unit-group
  • This page uses ISCO-08 as the English occupation reference layer while Thai TSCO label harmonization remains incomplete.

Occupation hierarchy

  • Major Group: 2 Professionals
  • Sub Major Group: 21 Science and Engineering Professionals
  • Minor Group: 214 Engineering Professionals (excluding Electrotechnology)
  • Unit Group: 2142 Civil Engineers

Child groups

  • No child groups are published under this code.

TSIC codes where this occupation is primary

Definition

Civil engineers conduct research, advise on, design, and direct construction; manage the operation and maintenance of civil engineering structures; or study and advise on technological aspects of particular materials.

Tasks include

Tasks include - (a) conducting research and developing new or improved theories and methods related to civil engineering; (b) advising on and designing structures such as bridges, dams, docks, roads, airports, railways, canals, pipelines, waste-disposal and flood-control systems, and industrial and other large buildings; (c) determining and specifying construction methods, materials and quality standards, and directing construction work; (d) establishing control systems to ensure efficient functioning of structures as well as safety and environmental protection; (e) organising and directing maintenance and repair of existing civil engineering structures; (f) analysing the behaviour of soil and rock when placed under pressure by proposed structures and designing structural foundations; (g) analysing the stability of structures and testing the behaviour and durability of materials used in their construction.

Included occupations or child groups

Examples of the occupations classified here: - Civil engineer - Geotechnical engineer - Structural engineer

Excluded occupations

Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Civil engineering project manager - 1323 - Geoscientist - 2114 - Metallurgist - 2146 - Mining engineer - 2146 - Town and traffic planner - 2164

ISCO-88 correspondence

  • 2142