Owen Shea

Job Outlook

It is necessary to know the availability of jobs in Civil Engineering and how they are shifting

Change in employment

From 2018 to 2028, the projected employment growth for all occupations in the U.S. is 5 percent. The average projected growth for all engineering fields is 5 percent. Civil engineers are projected above that, with an employment growth of 6 percent for civil engineers. (BLS, Civil Engineers).

More specific to the previous pages, the change in employment for some of the different disciplines of civil engineers vary (based off of 2016-2026 projections).

While architectural engineering is expected to be at the engineering average of 6 percent, environmental is expected to be lower at 5 percent (Elka Torpey). Yet a discipline like marine engineers are expected to grow at 9 percent (BLS, Marine Engineers and Naval Architects).

Therefore, even though the average growth for civil engineers is 6 percent, there is variation from discipline to discipline.

Demand

Civil engineers will continue to have a demand as the population grows. The need to rebuild, repair, and upgrade roads, dams, buildings, and other structures along with the need for new waste treatment plants and water systems will call for civil engineers (BLS, Civil Engineers).

They will also be needed in the development of renewable energy projects such as constructing wind farms and solar arrays (BLS, Civil Engineers).

Job prospects

According to the U.S. Bureau, those that complete a graduate degree along with gaining knowledge and experience through a co-op program while in college will most likely have better prospects (BLS, Civil Engineers). Thus, while it might possibly require more effort, time, and money, the pros outweigh the cons.

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