What Is Civil Engineering? (Is A Civil Engineering Degree Worth It?)

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[uvfzrwz]

I’m a licensed civil engineer. I graduated with my bachelor’s degree 11 years ago, I’ve had my license for 7 years, and I’ve worked in private practice and government. I’m happy with my choice and I would encourage civil engineering students to keep up the good work and make yourself as marketable as possible.

[ultimatedeatrix]

Me in my fourth year of civil degree, desperately trying to get motivation to continue. I hope i get a good-paying job and make a meaningful impact in the society :')

[alfredoguzman]

I am a civil engineering student at university of illinois, and I got my first summer internship only as a sophomore. There is a ton of companies at career fairs looking for civil engineering students and graduates for internships and full time positions every semester. So yea I agree that the job outlook is definitely up there!

[rickpedraza]

It pays more if you start your own practice once you get your license. So when you start working learn how to run a business, get involved with writing proposals, making man-hour estimates, start saving money to go out on your own.

[sydney]

The study about where the salary can change a person's level of happiness was published in 2010 and considering inflation $95, 600 is now the salary where a difference is made, not $75k.

[el_ingeniero_]

Graduated in 2012 with civil engineering bachelors. Had some construction background, and saw civil as a great major to keep me in the construction realm, and great career to fall back on if I started(and failed) construction company. Was tough, since I interned full time while going to college, but well worth the sacrifice. Job security is great and salary can grow exponentially. I started at $60k salary out of college, and am now making my first $100k salary after 10 years. Next move is getting a PE.

[kolkena]

I'm a civil engineer (structural emphasis) and it's a great career. Highly versatile too! You can find jobs in both an urban and rural settings, public sector and private sector, etc. Jobs are popping up left and right. It's tougher to find a job as a recent graduate, but once you get some experience and a PE license, the job offers just come pouring in.

If any of you have questions about a civil career, feel free to ask me.

[Legend-zghb]

Let me give a foreigners perspective. I’m from the Netherlands and I graduated in civil engineering (bachelor) last year. I’m 22 years old.
There’s a big downside and a big upside of being a civil engineer. The big upside is that the Netherlands is maybe considered the best country in the world for water engineering and flood protection. The company I work at now (Dutch) did a big part in designing part of the Louisiana flood protection.

The big downside is that pay is horrible compared to America. I make 35 k euros a year that’s about 40 k dollars. I don’t know why but technical fields are criminally underpaid in the Netherlands. It might have something to do with the fact that we really have a “management” culture that focuses more on the talk and less on the action.

Maybe I want to move to the US one day to be a civil engineer there. I hope that my Dutch expertise on civil engineering might give me an edge. I don’t have much work experience yet but I’m doing pretty well. Working 50+ hours on site on big projects over here.

Despite the relatively bad pay (it’s much still above average Dutch pay) I am proud to be a civil engineering who was taught in the country that’s famous for our dikes and waterworks.

Take care guys

[ramiel]

I'm doing civil and environmental engineering at my university and I'm hoping to go into some sort of water engineering when I graduate... the comfortable amount of pay is good and I hope to do something beneficial to the world as well 🙏 thanks for the video

[young]

structures approach their 100-year lifespan, the demand for civil engineers becomes vital worldwide. Their expertise in assessing, maintaining, and developing infrastructure remains indispensable on a global scale, ensuring promising job opportunities

[Joshua_d_designer]

I wouldn't have asked for more other than Civil Engineering..
I do what I do with love, passion and I am fulfilled doing that always

[FangMania]

Mids of my fourth year, absolutely have no idea somehow cleared all my backed papers and come this far by straight up mugging up notes. Hope my future's bright 😀

[MrMikahT]

Switched from Mechanical Engineering into Civil Junior year. There’s been so much more opportunity but maybe I just notice because this degree feels better suited for me. It’s even more motivating seeing so many with jobs lined up after graduation as well.

[undefined.infinity]

one thing im gonna ask from who currently studying civil engineering or graduates. I'm from Bangladesh. I was admitted into a university in the civil engineering department. Is there any good opportunity to working abroad in countries especially in Europe? I heard so many talking from seniors that CSE is a precious subject for the future. If you wanna make a good career path you should choose computer science or electrical. Believe me, in Bangladesh the number of graduates of computer science and electrical engineering is overwhelming and oversaturated. Tons of engineers are jobless. Everybody says there is a good opportunity to get jobs abroad for computer science or electrical. Cause for the tech industry is growing up day after day.

My asking is, is there any good opportunity to get abroad jobs in civil engineering? I don't know am I going abroad or not. Just for curiosity, I want to know why people underestimate civil engineering nowadays. Is it lost its significance for the tech industry?

[tibodeclercq]

I am in my last year of industrial engineer, and many people who tried civil engineering but failed often end up studying industrial engineering.
I met quite a few of them at my university.

[Infinityz]

Sophomore in high school and motivated to be a civil engineer no matter what

[kirokyo]

And here I am as a civil/structural engineer and consider leaving the profession 😂. In all honesty, it absolutely depends on the company and people you work with. Being on the structural side of things, it's difficult to get out of my mind the risk of failure of a bridge or building, since that can directly lead to death (multiple at that with one failure). But that's why we have QC/QA.

[OiVinn-eqml]

It's definetely a great degree. It's here to stay. Only thing I would complain about is salary. It's one of the lowest paying engineering field. Unless you have a PE license & 10+ experience. It's nothing compared to tech. Don't go into this filed for pay. It's very low & slow.

[jostafro]

I got my bs in electrical, masters in electrical (applied electromagnetics), and my PhD in computer engineering (computer vision). Sometimes, I wish I did civil engineering; you can literally go anywhere in the world with that degree