Global Test Scores Posted by Civil Engineers

Civil Engineers from across the world have submitted several thousand KS test scores, in recent years. Let’s take a more detailed look at the people behind the headline stats.

We capture some interesting user demographic data at the start of each test session. This includes the following questions:

- Primary Industry/Discipline
- Primary Role
- Country & State
- Self rating
- How many years have you used this tool?
- Where did you learn to use this tool?
- How often do you use this tool? (Daily, weekly, occasional)
- How did you learn to use this tool? (On the job, Formal training, College)

The top 3 tests completed by Civil Engineers are, in order (by volume):

AutoCAD Civil 3D
AutoCAD
MicroStation

The results data comes from a wide range of countries and territories, primarily, US, Canada, UK, Australia, South Africa and Middle East regions.

Here are the overall results:

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Avg score/time for:

Regular users = 73.4% in 3294 secs

Part-time users = 68.2% in 4109 secs

1 to 5 years' experience (all types) = 63.4% in 3783 secs

6 to 10 years' experience (all types) = 75.5% in 3170 secs

11 to 15 years' experience (all types) = 76.3% in 3290 secs

On the job learning (all types) = 71.1% in 3463 secs

Formal learning (all types) = 67.4% in 3587 secs

The average AutoCAD Civil 3D self-rating score for Civil Engineers is: 3.9.

AutoCAD

Avg score/time for:

Regular users = 70.2% in 4867 secs

Part-time users = 63.1% in 4842 secs

1 to 5 years' experience (all types) = 55.3% in 5130 secs

6 to 10 years' experience (all types) = 70.4% in 4363 secs

11 to 15 years' experience (all types) = 69.9% in 3799 secs

On the job learning (all types) = 67.2% in 4576 secs

Formal learning (all types) = 55.7% in 4644 secs

The average AutoCAD self-rating score for Civil Engineers is: 3.7.

MicroStation

Avg score/time for:

Regular users = 69.6% in 5144 secs

Part-time users = 64.6% in 5455 secs

1 to 5 years' experience (all types) = 61.3% in 5656 secs

6 to 10 years' experience (all types) = 73.3% in 4842 secs

11 to 15 years' experience (all types) = 71.4% in 4338 secs

On the job learning (all types) = 71.6% in 4686 secs

Formal learning (all types) = 57.5% in 4339 secs

The average MicroStation self-rating score for Civil Engineers is: 3.6.

Trends:

Overall, regular users are more accurate and faster than part-time users.

Civil Engineers with 6 to 10 years' of experience with these tools are the most efficient. They reach a plateau in performance after c. 7 years and make no further productivity gains.

Civil Engineers who learn to apply these tools on projects are more accurate than those who have primarily formal training, but less practical experience. There is little to choose between the two, in terms of speed.

Civil Engineers are generally confident in their ability to use technical software tools on Construction projects, although overall, there is still room for further improvement in their core skills.

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