Title: Civil Engineers: Jobs, Career, Salary and Education Information
Headings: Civil Engineers
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Content: Structural engineers design and assess major projects, such as buildings, bridges, or dams, to ensure their strength and durability. Transportation engineers plan, design, operate, and maintain everyday systems, such as streets and highways, but they also plan larger projects, such as airports, ship ports, mass transit systems, and harbors. The work of civil engineers is closely related to the work of environmental engineers. Work Environment for Civil Engineers [ About this section] [ To Top]
Civil engineers hold about 329,200 jobs. The largest employers of civil engineers are as follows: Engineering services
49%
State government, excluding education and hospitals
12%
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.