What is a Civil Engineer?

A civil engineer designs and supervises the creation of structures. They are responsible for creating, improving, and protecting our immediate environment. They build sewage systems,estimate how many houses can be built in neighborhood, and they build the roads that we drive on.

Job Salary Ranges of a Civil Engineer

The salary of a civil engineer in South Carolina ranges from $58,328-$71,920. In Georgia, the salary ranges from $61,907-$76,333 but in Texas it ranges from $58,000-$158,000. In different areas you have more or less demand for civil engineers so, for instance, in Texas you have more demand than in South Carolina.

Job Growth

The projected job growth of a civil engineer in South Carolina is 10.5%. California has a job growth projection of 10.4%. This shows that demand for civil engineers are not that much in both states even though the states are so far apart and so different. While California is hot and dry while South Carolina is humid and warm.

Educational Requirements

A Civil Engineer needs to have a bachelors degree in Civil Engineering and typically, a graduate degree. Also, a license, or a PE,certification is needed for a promotion to senior positions. Engineers must start and finish a four-year collage degree,apprentice under a Professinal Engineer for at the least four years, pass two competency exams and earn a license from the state licensure board.

Benefits

Civil Engineers create the world around us. Many times a monument is erected to show they were around and can be admired by others (Hoover Dam, The Great Wall of China, sewage systems,etc..). Civil engineers get to use the coolest tools including the newest computers, distance meters, and traffic counters.

Challenges

There are plenty of challenges in civil engineering; unfortunately, women get the brunt of that. Did you know that men with less then three years of experience have an average salary of $70,533? However, women with the same experience have an average salary of $68,237. Also, men with ten years of experience earn a salary of $111,877, while women make only $99,733. According to researchers the average percentage of women in civil engineering a mere 14%. One woman who was working was told by the men in their office that they, "didn't like taking girls for work."