1. By Nick DeLuca

2.  It is one of the oldest engineering disciplines  Focuses on the design, construction and maintenance of infrastructure

3. Environmental engineering Geotechnical engineering Structural engineering Transportation engineering Municipal engineering Water resources engineering Materials engineering Coastal engineering Surveying Construction engineering

4.  Roads  Water supply  Buildings  Bridges  Dams  Sewage systems

5. Requirements:  Advanced Mathematics  Physics  Chemistry  Engineering Statistics  Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD)

6.  Bachelor of Engineering (BEng / BE)  Bachelor of Science (BS)  Master of Science (MS)  Doctorate (PhD)  $43,909 - $79,455 (BEng/Be)  $45,838 - $80,475(BS)  $47,202 - $91,359(MS)  $55,369 - $118,985 (PhD)

7. PUBLICPRIVATE  More money  More freedom in projects  More job competition  Better benefits  Less money  More job security  Less freedom in projects  Less stress

9.  http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Ci vil_Engineer/Salary  http://www.bls.gov/k12/build05.htm