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Hiring a civil engineering technologist in Lubbock, TX

Employers in the Lubbock, TX area pay civil engineering technologists and technicians a median of $51,980, with the middle half of the market between $42,520 and $52,770. Lubbock residents working in architecture and engineering occupations report a median of $73,043, which is 41% above what the metro pays for this role.

What does a civil engineering technologist earn here?

Place of work

What employers pay

Annual wages paid by employers in the Lubbock, TX area. BLS OEWS, May 2025.
25th percentile$42,520
Median$51,980
75th percentile$52,770

Half of civil engineering technologists and technicians in this area earn between $42,520 and $52,770. A band set below $42,520 competes for the bottom quarter of the market.

Place of residence

What Lubbock residents earn

$73,043

Median earnings of Lubbock residents working in architecture and engineering occupations, 2,206 people. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. Where people live, not where they work, so it is not the same measurement as the wages beside it.

The 41% figure is not a pay gap. ACS counts the civilian employed population 16 and over, part-time and part-year work included; OEWS counts wage-and-salary jobs only. The two populations differ, so read this number against other cities rather than as a shortfall: the same definitional difference applies to every city equally, which is what makes a city-to-city reading sound.

Residents here already earn more than this role pays, so your offer is competing with whatever they currently commute to.

What does the role actually involve?

Core tasks

  • Calculate dimensions, square footage, profile and component specifications, and material quantities, using calculator or computer.
  • Read and review project blueprints and structural specifications to determine dimensions of structure or system and material requirements.
  • Draft detailed dimensional drawings and design layouts for projects to ensure conformance to specifications.
  • Confer with supervisor to determine project details such as plan preparation, acceptance testing, and evaluation of field conditions.
  • Analyze proposed site factors and design maps, graphs, tracings, and diagrams to illustrate findings.

O*NET 29.1, task statements for SOC 17-3022.

Tools and technologies in demand

Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D, Bentley MicroStation, Geographic information system GIS systems, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Autodesk Revit, ESRI ArcGIS software.

O*NET 29.1, flagged in demand or hot for this occupation. Useful as a screen, not as a checklist.

Is the talent actually in Lubbock?

This is a job zone three: medium preparation needed occupation. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

It does not require a degree, which widens the pool considerably. For context, 34.9% of Lubbock adults hold one. Census ACS 5-year 2023, table S1501.

The average Lubbock commute runs 16.2 minutes, which is roughly how far your catchment reaches before candidates start saying no. 6.5% already work from home, so a fully onsite requirement here is competing against that.

How often do these jobs turn over?

In Lubbock County, architectural, engineering and related services employs 897 and turns over 4.7% a quarter, with 156 hires against 112 separations. Average earnings in that industry run $6,325 a month. Census LEHD Quarterly Workforce Indicators, 2024 Q1, NAICS 5413.

That figure covers every occupation in the industry, not this role alone, so read it as the local churn rate rather than as a number about civil engineering technologists and technicians. It still tells you what you are hiring into: a low-churn market, where people do not move often and passive candidates are the whole game.

What does the search cost?

The fee is set by the seniority of the role, never by salary and never by location. Across all six tiers it runs $6,240 to $54,340 per search. A contingency firm hiring at this role's median would bill roughly $10,396 to $15,594 on the first year salary alone.

One owner runs the search from market map to signed offer. Searches typically fill in 23 to 35 days, which is a typical window rather than a promise, and the replacement guarantee runs 45 days at 50% off.

Price this search

Eight questions about the role. Your tier range appears on screen.

Hiring a civil engineering technologist somewhere else?

Same role, different market. The wage band moves with the metro.

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