Civil Engineer
by Lucio Chaidez
Civil Engineer's Job
- Design, supervise, operate, and maintain large construction projects and systems
- Make structures like roads, buildings, bridges,dams,tunnels, and airports
- They do complex projects, so specialize on specific areas
- Work in projects with others
- Often assisted by civil engineering technicians
Becoming a Civil Engineer
- Need a bachelor's degree or one of its specialties
- Specializes in math, statistics, mechanic and systems, fluid dynamics
- A mix of traditional classroom learning
- Work in a laboratory
- Know how to do fieldwork
Civil Engineer Salary
- Earn $38.14 per hour
- Median wage is $79,340 annually
- The lowest 10 percent earn less tan $51,280
- Top 10 percent earn more than $122,020
- Typically work full time, and about 1 in 4 worked more tan 40 hours per week