ASCE薪水报告显示土木工程具有强劲的职业生涯以及积极的趋势

The ASCE 2020 Civil Engineering Salary Report shows an industry with fundamentals that continue trending in the right direction.

ASCE土木工程师协会（美国） 的2020土木工程薪酬报告显示了土木行业的基本面持续地朝着积极的方向发展。 

The median pre-tax annual salary in 2019 among survey respondents was $115,000, up from $109,000 last year, continuing a half-decade-long trend of increasing compensation for civil engineers.

在2019年所有的受访者中，税前年薪的中位数从去年的10.9万美元增加到11.5万美元，延续了连续5年的增长趋势。

“This survey highlights the fact that prior to the pandemic, our profession was strong,” said ASCE President K.N. Gunalan, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE. “While the COVID-19 pandemic has indeed rocked the industry and every sector of the economy, the critical work of civil engineers has not stopped – keeping water and wastewater systems functioning; transportation systems including roads, bridges, ports, and airports delivering goods and services to our door steps; and electricity and telecommunications systems keeping us connected to the outside world as we have managed our day-to-day life and business in a largely virtual world.”

“这份调查突显了一个事实，就是在新冠疫情之前，我们这个行业非常强大。”ASCE主席K. N. Gunalan博士说，“虽然COVID-19疫情动摇了了工业和经济的各个领域，但土木工程师的关键工作并没有因此停止——保持供水和废水处理系统的正常运转；运输系统，包括道路、桥梁、港口和机场，将货物和服务运送到我们的门口；电力和通信系统使我们与外界保持联系，因此我们得以在一个大的线上世界中管理日常生活和业务。”   

The salary report data is culled from responses of ASCE members about their jobs and financial compensation. This year, the typical respondent was a male in his early to mid-40s, with a bachelor’s or advanced degree and about 19 years of professional experience.

薪资报告数据是从ASCE成员关于他们的工作和经济补偿的回答中挑选出来的。今年，典型的受访者是40出头到45岁、拥有学士学位或更高级的学位且有大约19年从业经历的中年男性。

The typical median entry-level salary, according to the report, was $64,000.

The data also points to the importance of professional licensure and advanced education. Consider that the median salary for civil engineers with a professional engineer license was $121,000 – $31,000 higher than the median for civil engineers without any professional licenses or certifications.

In addition, the median annual salary for survey respondents who had Master of Arts or Master of Science degrees was nearly $14,000 more than that of respondents whose highest level of education attained was a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree.

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly altered the industry in 2020, but the larger trends seen in the salary report would seem to portend a brighter future.

“If anything, the pandemic has shown that our work is essential to maintaining public health, safety, and quality of life,” Gunalan said. “While the timing may be uncertain, we are looking forward to a future where the industry continues the positive trends we’ve seen of increased demand for the skills and expertise that civil engineers possess.”

“如果说有什么区别的话，这次疫情表明我们的工作对于维护公众健康、安全和生活质量至关重要。”Gunalan说，“虽然时机尚不确定，但我们期待着未来这个行业继续保持我们所看到的对土木工程师所拥有的技能和专业知识的需求增加的积极趋势。”

注：本文原文发表于，2020年9月30日的ASCE News，中文翻译取自陆新征课题组（luxz_lab）文章，一并表示感谢。