Civil Engineer
"Designing the new Future" By: Cole Dahlke 3rd Hour
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-Theodore Von Karman
Source: http://boardofwisdom.com/togo/?viewid=1005&listname=Engineering&start=11#.VpUrHJROKrU
Basic Information about being a Civil Engineer
- Civil Engineers design roads, airports, bridges, water, and wastewater systems
- Civil Engineers usually work in offices or labs, but some work outdoors
- Civil Engineers work for government agencies, private engineering firms, and industries, some teach at colleges and universities
- There salaries in Wisconsin are between $50,240 to about $104,050
- Nationally there salaries are between $51,280 to about $122,020
- The outlook in Wisconsin for this job is you will have competition for this job
- Percent Expected Employment Growth, 10 years: 17%
- Expected annual openings, growth and turnover: 1,580
- Civil engineers earn a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, A graduate degree is required for research and faculty positions
- An advanced degree helps engineers move up more quickly, as does registration as a professional engineer, Formal training, work experience, and the successful completion of a state and national examination are required to receive a license as a professional engineer
Picture Source: “Among Their Many Duties, Civil Engineers Oversee Activities of Construction Personnel at the Project Site.” Analyze!yCareer.com. AnalyzeMyCareer.com, n.d. Web. 13 Jan. 2016. <http://analyzemycareer.com/Careers/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/civil-engineers.htm>
What you need to do to Succeed in this Career
Classes for High School
- Calculus
- Geology
- Statistics
- Probability
- Technical Writing
- Trigonometry/Advanced Algebra
- Biology
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Computer Science and Programming
- English Composition
Classes for College
- Calculus
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering Systems
- Construction Management
- Construction Materials
- Dynamics
- Engineering Physics
- English Composition
- Environmental Engineering
- Fluid Mechanics
- Introduction to Computer Science
- Linear Differential Equations
- Mechanics of Materials
- Senior Design Project
- Soil Materials
- Statistics
- Structural Analysis
- Thermodynamics
- Transportation Engineering
- Water Resources Engineering
University of Wisconsin Platteville, Platteville WI, 53818-3099
Pros
- This collage has lots of activities
- It has a really good engineering program
- It has a very nice campus
Cons
- It far away from Green Bay
- The city is small so there's not a lot to do
- It very remote, that's bad because you can't go anywhere that much
Picture source: "University of Wisconsin Platteville.” University of Wisconsin Platteville. U of Wisconsin Platteville, n.d. Web. 14 Jan. 2016. <https://www.uwplatt.edu/athletics>.
University of Wisconsin Madison, 500 Lincoln Drive, Madison WI, 53706-1380
Pros
- This college has lots of courses
- This collage has lots of clubs and activities
- The collage is right in a city
Cons
- It's far away from Green Bay
- It's a little expensive
- It hard to get in the collage
Picture Source: "University of Wisconsin Madison.” Forbes. Forbes, n.d. Web. 14 Jan. 2016. <http://www.forbes.com/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-madison/>.
Arizona State University - Tempe, University Drive and Mill Avenue Tempe, AZ 85287
Pros
- It's always warm out
- Has a lot of activities
- It's in a big city
Cons
- Really far away
- It doesn't have a lot of clubs
- Web site isn't the best
Picture Source: "Arizona State University.” The Guo Lab. Arizona State University, n.d. Web. 14 Jan. 2016. <http://jiaguo.lab.asu.edu>.
Associations/Professional Organizations
Address: Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7921
Phone Number: 1-888-936-7463 from 7am to 10pm
2) American Socitey of Civil Engineers
Phone Number: (800)-548-ASCE-(2723)