Sunday, September 20, 2015

Why Civil Engineering?


Well first of all let’s set up a little bit of background on what exactly being a civil engineer entails.  The American Society of Civil Engineers the basic definition is, “the design and maintenance of public works such as roads, bridges, water and energy systems as well as public facilities like ports, railways and airports.”  An example of a project that a civil engineer might take part in would include something such as The Golden Gate Bridge, in San Francisco.  Going along with that definition there are many different specialties within that broad definition.  Civil engineers will be a part of every step of a project beginning with the designing and planning to the oversight after the project has been completed. 

Civil engineers can work for many different employers, but the most popular employers are state and local governments or in the private sector for consulting or construction firms.  So why civil engineering?  There are so many things that you can do in this career path, which allows you a lot of flexibility when deciding what kind of job you are interested. Along with that added resilience the median pay over the past 2 years is $80,000.  The Bureau of Statistics projects a 19.9 increase of jobs beginning in 2012 till 2022 which will mean about 53,700 new jobs will open up within that time.  So if you are looking for a career path that is based on the process of design and formulate solutions to realistic problems that will not only have an effect on you but possibly millions of other people.

Sources: US News American Society of Civil Engineers

By: Quinn Foster 

1 comment:

  1. Good things to know about civil engineering. What type of job you want ?
    Do you think civil engineers can help crowded cities to develop their capacity of cars ?

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