What is the demand for civil engineers?
According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s 2000-01 Occupational Outlook Handbook, “Employment of civil engineers is expected to increase [by 21-35%] through 2008. Spurred by general population growth and an expanding economy, more civil engineers will be needed to design and construct higher capacity transportation, water supply, and pollution control system; large buildings and building complexes; and to repair or replace existing roads, bridges and other public structures.” Presently, it is an excellent time to be a civil engineer. Employers are offering rising salaries and sign-on bonuses to compete for our graduates. There are more civil engineering jobs today than we can provide graduates for. In Graduating Engineer (www.graduatingengineer.com) UCLA civil engineering professor and chair, Dr. Michael K. Stenstrom says, “With the kind of employment picture being painted at top universities across the country, civil engineering graduates should be dancing in the streets. My overall
