Civil Engineering is one of the oldest types of engineering. Civil Engineers design and supervise the construction of roads, buildings, airports, tunnels, dams, bridges, or water supply and sewage systems. They may oversee a construction site or be a city engineer. Some may also work in design, construction, research or teaching.
The starting Bachelor's degree salary for a civil engineer is $48,509; the average Bachelor's degree salary is about $68,600.
Employment in the US for civil engineering is about 278,400. It is expected that there will be an employment growth of 24% over the several years, which is faster than the average for other occupations.
The American Society of Civil Engineers is a professional society for civil engineering. Visit http://www.careercornerstone.org/pdf/civil/civileng.pdf for information on licensing.
The top 3 schools for civil engineering in the United States are:
University of Illinois at Urbana, Champaign
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stanford University
Here are some videos on civil engineering:
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