What Can You Do With A Civil Engineering Degree?

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Undergraduate Employment & Educational Outcomes

Life After GW: Graduate Student Career Outcomes

Skills Acquired

  • Problem-solving in realistic contexts
  • Numeracy and analytical skills
  • Team work
  • Initiative
  • Attention to detail
  • Conveying complex information in simple terms

Sample Occupations

  • Civil or Environmental Engineer
  • Architectural and Engineering Manager
  • Civil Designer
  • Structural Engineer
  • Geoscientist
  • Water and Wastewater Engineer
  • Construction Manager
  • Transportation Systems Engineer

Sample Work Settings

  • Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment
  • Specialized Design Services
  • Transit Systems
  • Oil and Gas Extraction
  • Construction Management

Sample Employers

  • URS Corporation
  • HDR, Inc.
  • AECOM Technology Corporation
  • Jacobs Engineering Group
  • United State Army Corps of Engineers

Professional Organizations

Learn more about the field, network, and search for scholarship, internship, and job opportunities.

  • American Society of Civil Engineers: asce.org
  • United States Society of Dams: ussdams.org
  • American Concrete Institute: concrete.org
  • Earthquake Engineers Research Institute: eeri.org
  • American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists: aaees.org

Job Search Resources

Keywords: Construction, Environmental, Geotechnical, Structural, Water Resources, Transportation