ACivil engineering classically was a man's field up until recently. If you look at the graduation rates of Civil Engineer's in the last 5-10 years, you'll see a big rise in the number of women. I have been working in the field for about 8 years and have worked at companies with no women engineers and companies that have almost a 50/50 ratio of men/women engineers in some design groups. Since Civil Engineering has such a broad range of age groups, you'll see more men in our current decade, but the number of women will start increasing from now on due to demand for engineers, higher base pay for a bachelor's level degree, quantity of work available, etc. There may be a local chapter of the Women's Engineer's Society near you that could also provide you with more in depth information. Good luck and I hope you found this helpful!

Agreat job. pay depends if you go in private or government. pay is more in private, but benefits in the public sector leave private industries in the dust. project managers in america average over 100K (US Dollars). You start low (around 50-55K), but you can move up the ladder easily depending on following factors:never ending determination to learnpeople skillsMy dad was a civil engineer in the public sector and his retirement package is 100K every year for the rest of his life with guarunteed cost of living increases every year!

AA civil engineering degree involves lots of studies in calculus, physics, trig, statics, strengths of materials, etc. The job opportunities are wide-ranging. Design of buildings, highways, bridges, water/sewer systems; management of heavy construction; research, design and consulting in pavements, materials, geotechnical - many choices. I enjoy it because it typically involves projects that benefit the public, and the projects are large scale.

ABuild your resume with mechanical engineering experience/training or go back to school and get the degree.It is also helpful to gain experience in mechanical engineering software such as Solid Works.If you are a civil engineer you have most likely taken at least a few mechanical engineer courses as well (hopefully thermodynamics and dynamics). List those on your resume and apply for a position.

AMaybe you should try something in the field of energy or environment conservation or anything related to that. Going green is very popular today and jobs in that field are good. Think about civil engineering and things like oil, renewable resources, the ozone, disaster preparation...

ACivil engineers work on the details of building projects (could be buildings, bridges, or something else)...how many columns will it need, how far apart should they be, what type of concrete should be used, what would happen to it in the event of an earthquake, etc. Urban planners work on creating and evaluating more general plans for how cities should look and function...they might develop ideas like making a certain street pedestrian-only or banning buildings over four stories high in a certain neighborhood.

AIf you like math and mechanics and a bit of drawing then you go with civilIf you ready to keep drawing for a whole 12 hours and then get all of that drawing refused and sit another 16 hours to redo it then go with architectureBoth fields have a common issues but there are things are determined in each of them for example :steel buildings , irrigation , bridges and the design of the structure system of the building that's designing every single thing about the building and the electrical and water cycling ending with the interior design that's architectureBelieve me it's more about what you like and what you are ready to give more in the chosen filed .And by the way civil aren't always get paid better ;)

AIt is certainly good enough. People always get wrapped up in the idea that you have to go to a "good" school to do well. The fact is, if the school is accredited you will get all of the basics necessary to do well as an engineer. In the long run it is the ability of the individual that determines how well they do. My son has a degree in mechanical engineering from UH and has done very well. He works for a Fortune 500 company and is ranked in the top few percent of their engineers.

ACivil/Structural Engineering is much more in demand than Architectural. Civil Structural engrs are not limited to the Architectural field, which is not as stable to begin with. Most successful Architectural Engineers are Civil/Structural types anyway, and it used to be,,,,many years ago, that you could not study Architectural Eangineering unless you had a degree as a Civil/Structural Engineer first. You had to do your Architectural studies as a Masters program.

AEngineering covers an overly broad field ranging from the Sanitary engineer who sweeps up the streets to Structural Engineers like Gustav Eifel who design incredibly complex structures and bridges.In between you will find: Chemical, Corrosion, Safety, Mining, Electrical, Mechanical, Software, and a host of other 'Engineers'/I think what you are focusing on, however is the fields of Professional Engineering . These are like Doctors or Lawyers and require a form of State licence to present yourself as one for hire. Civil Engineers have many subclasses (Drainage, Traffic, etc..) while a Structural Engineer is lke a PhD of engineering.Electrial and Mechanical Engineers are completely different professions but united to Civil in their basic roots of math and science.Typically, you will spend 5 to 6 years to get a solid engineering degree PLUS you will spend at least two to five years getting your professional credential depending upon when you start working on it (you can do that while you are still in college).Generally, around the second year of your degree, you will need to decide what type of engineer you want to be and your cirriculum will then be focused around that..