CEA - The Highest Paid Civil Engineering Industries

CEA - The Highest Paid Civil Engineering Industries

Have you ever heard that a civil engineering degree allows you to work in many different industries―even some you don’t even know yet? Well...that’s true. But have you ever been told the average salary for each of them? Well...you’re about to. And it’s going to make you even MORE interested in civil engineering!

What You’ll Learn:

  • The Highest Paid Industry Within Civil Engineering―And How Much You Can Make
  • Three High-Paying Alternative Industries You Didn’t Know―And How They Work
  • The Average Salary for Each Discipline
  • Equally Important: The Level of Stress in Each Discipline
  • How Your Location May Influence Your Dollar Amount
  • The Overlap Between Transportation and Structural Engineering
  • Why Most Graduates Think Going Into Structural is Their Only Option
  • The Specialization Areas Within Structural Engineering
  • And Much More!

Our Partners:

Engineer to Entrepreneur - https://engineer2entrepreneur.net

School of PE - http://www.civilengineeringacademy.com/sope

Resources Mentioned:

Transmission & Substation Design & Operation Symposium (TSDOS) - https://tsdos.org

Civil Engineering Averages - https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes172051.htm / https://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/civil-engin

Geotechnical Engineering - https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/geotechnical-engineer-Salary-in-Salt-Lake-City,UT

Water Resources Engineering - https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Water-Resource-Engineer-Salary-in-Salt-Lake-City,UT

Transportation Engineering - https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Transportation-Engineer-Salary

Structural Engineering - https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Structural-Engineer-Salary-in-Salt-Lake-City,UT

Construction Engineering - https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Construction-Engineer-Salary-in-Salt-Lake-City,UT

Project Manager Engineering - https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Project-Manager-Engineering-Salary-in-Salt-Lake-City,UT

Transmission Line Engineering - https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Transmission-Line-Engineer-Salary-in-Salt-Lake-City,UT

Sales Engineering - https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Sales-Engineer-Salary

Reach out to Isaac - isaac@civilengineeringacademy.com

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