By: Taher Elsayed

What do they do?

• Civil Engineers design and supervise the construction of roads, bridges, tunnels, buildings, airports, and other stuff that are needed in a city.

How much does it pay?

• According to a 2003 salary survey, people with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering started at $41,669 a year on average. People with a master's degree started at $47,245 a year. People with a Ph.D. started at $69,079 a year.

Benefits Of This Job

• In the career of civil engineering you get lots of vacation time when there is no work to be done. But you may be on the job for a long time if there is a building or tunnel being built.

• You also get health care benefits when working. If you get injured when you are at work, you will be taken care of.

Different Specialties

• There are different specialties in the career of civil engineering. The major specialties are structural, water resources, environmental, construction, transportation, and geotechnical engineering.

What About The Future?

• It is said that civil engineers will have more jobs in the future. The more crowded the earth gets, the more building they will need.