According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, job opportunities for engineers are expected to increase by 4.0 percent between 2014 and 2024, which means an additional 65,000 new jobs in this time frame. Job opportunities in some branches of engineering are expected to grow at a higher rate, including biomedical engineers, with a growth rate of 23.1 percent, environmental engineers at 12.4 percent, and civil engineers at 8.4 percent.