Title: Civil Engineer Career Profile | Job Description, Salary, and Growth | Truity
Headings: Civil Engineer
Civil Engineer
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Work Environment
Civil engineers held about 326,800 jobs in 2018. The largest employers of civil engineers were as follows: Engineering services
49%
State government, excluding education and hospitals
11
Local government, excluding education and hospitals
10
Nonresidential building construction
6
Federal government, excluding postal service
3
Civil engineers work in a variety of locations and conditions. When working on designs, civil engineers may spend most of their time indoors in offices. However, construction engineers may spend much of their time outdoors at construction sites monitoring operations or solving onsite problems. Some jobs may require frequent relocation to different areas and offices in jobsite trailers. Civil engineers who function as project managers may work from cars or trucks as they move from site to site.