Civil engineers typically work in specialized areas related to water resources, environmental pollution or transportation. More than 40 percent work in government agencies at the federal, state or local level. Another 40 percent provide consulting services, primarily developing designs for a new construction projects. The construction industry, public utilities, transportation and manufacturing industries employ the rest of them. Required education includes a bachelor s degree in civil engineering.
Some employers require a master s degree.
Plan to participate in continuing education, especially in emerging technologies. I N G Electrical and electronics engineers take an idea and turn it into something real. Nearly every piece of equipment that plugs into a wall or runs on batteries was designed in part by these engineers. They design, develop, test and supervise the manufacture of electrical equipment. Designing more efficient turbines for power plants.