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Civil Engineering

Here are examples of industry areas students enter with this major, jobs/internships, typical employers that hire students, skills employers look for, and examples of where alumni work. To find more information make an appointment with your career counselor/advisor.

Industries

Industry Areas for Civil Engineering
Industry|Employers
Job|Roles
Skills
Alumni
Structural
  • Construction industry
  • Utility companies
  • Telecommunications businesses
  • Manufacturing companies
  • Railroads
  • Airports
  • Road construction companies
  • Urban Planning
  • Construction
  • Transportation
  • Leasing, Zoning, and Construction
  • Food Processing
  • Community Development
  • Concrete Producer
  • Urban Planning & Development
  • Construction
  • communication
  • complex problem solving
  • monitoring
  • judgment and decision making
  • coordination
  • critical thinking
  • analysis
  • AECOM
  • IBM
  • Baxter International
  • The Walsh Group

Government

City, state and federal government:

  • Department of Transportation
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Federal Aviation Administration
  • Department of Energy
  • Highway Design & Planning
  • Municipal Transportation Surveying
  • Public Works Projects
  • Telecommunications
  • Railroads
  • Transportation
  • Administrative
  • Communication
  • Foreign Language
  • Multitasking
  • Leadership
  • Prioritizing
  • US Army Corps of Engineers
  • US Navy
  • Metropolitan Water Reclamation
  • US EPA

Environmental

  • Oil companies
  • Engineering, architectural, consulting companies
  • Local water, sewer, health and public works departments
  • Pollution Control
  • Water Resources
  • Solid Waste and Recycling
  • Air Quality Control
  • Water Quality Control
  • Quantitative
  • Leadership
  • Interest in Sustainability
  • Project Management
  • Problem solving
  • US EPA
  • Lendlease

Popular Industries (According to LinkedIn)

  • Civil Engineering
  • Construction
  • Higher Education
  • Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

Professional Associations

American Society of Civil Engineers

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute

American Society for Engineering Education