Civil engineer
Statistics, Mathematics and Mathematics at GCSE, then a Level 6 apprenticeship or a degree.
the nearest apprenticeship standard, a bachelor’s degree · 5 standards and 10 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content
Level 6 — England’s qualification levels run 1–8: GCSE is 2, A level is 3, a bachelor’s degree is 6.
Which subjects build towards it?
Bar — strength of the overlap relative to the strongest subject (1.00); not a grade or an entry requirement.
DfE subject content · matched to the apprenticeship standards below by sch.today
Statistics leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: control chart, box plot, normal distribution, continuous data.
All subjects and shared ideas10
| Subject | Match | Shared ideas |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE Statistics | 1.00 | control chart, box plot, normal distribution, continuous data, standardisation |
| GCSE Mathematics | 0.56 | correlation, prediction, sample size, distribution, box plot |
| A level Mathematics | 0.49 | central tendency, normal distribution, data distribution, correlation, probability distribution |
| A level Design and Technology | 0.40 | systems thinking, computer-aided design, statistics, accuracy, material property |
| GCSE Biology | 0.32 | prediction, correlation, hypothesis testing, presentation |
| A level Geography | 0.22 | correlation, measurement error, data collection |
| A level Sociology | 0.20 | stratification, value, data collection |
| GCSE Chemistry | 0.20 | model limitation, material property, data interpretation, material selection |
| GCSE Physical Education | 0.19 | data evaluation, performance analysis, safety, guidance |
| GCSE Geography | 0.17 | sample size, presentation, data collection |
Which apprenticeships lead here?
Apprenticeship standard — the official list of what an apprentice in one job must know and be able to do; the level says how advanced it is. Level 3 can start straight after GCSEs.
Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0
Where are these subjects taken most?
Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Statistics, Mathematics and Mathematics, weighted by how strongly each subject leads here.
Ranking — shows what pupils study, not how well a school prepares them for the job.
DfE subject entries
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What the job is
Civil engineers design, plan, and develop technical and engineering specifications for infrastructure and construction projects. They apply engineering knowledge in a vast array of projects, from the construction of infrastructure for transportation, housing projects, and luxury buildings, to the construction of natural sites. They design plans that seek to optimise materials and integrate specifications and resource allocation within the time constraints.
Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union.
This is a model of overlapping content, not careers advice or entry requirements, which employers and training providers set. Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union. Apprenticeship standards: Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School subjects and entries: Department for Education. Links between them are made by sch.today. Methodology.