Civil Engineers design and construct infrastructure such as airports, buildings, bridges, dams, roads, and sanitation systems. They can be found in rural and urban areas working for large and small companies, as well as local, state, and federal governments. Civil Engineering includes specialty areas in
- Construction Engineering | Construction engineers plan, oversee, and manage the construction efforts associated with building new or rehabilitating existing buildings, bridges, roads, and other facilities.
- Environmental Engineering | Environmental engineers apply scientific and engineering principles to assess, manage, and design sustainable environmental systems for the protection of human and ecological health.
- Geotechnical Engineering | Geotechnical engineers design and analyze engineering systems that are made from or supported by earth materials. These include foundations, excavations, slopes, dams, landfills and more.
- Pavements and Materials Engineering | Pavements and materials engineers design, build, and maintain pavement infrastructure for highways, airports, parking lots and port facilities.
- Site Engineering and Land Development | This specialization addresses site planning and land development for a variety of settings: commercial, industrial, municipal, recreational, and residential.
- Structural Engineering | Structural engineers design new structures - such as buildings, bridges, and stadiums - to withstand loads and natural hazards, such as hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes.
- Transportation Engineering | Transportation engineers forecast, design, analyze and manage transportation systems to support the safe, efficient and environmentally-friendly movement of people and materials.
- Water Resources Engineering | Water resources engineers design, evaluate, maintain, and operate the water systems in natural and built environments.
Auburn Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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SAMPLE JOB TITLES
- Airfield Civil Engineer
- Assistant County Engineer
- Assistant Field Manager
- Assistant Preconstruction Manager
- Assistant Project Manager
- Assistant Superintendent
- Associate Roadway Engineer
- Civil Analyst
- Civil Site Designer
- Construction Materials Technician
- Design Engineer
- Environmental Engineering Specialist
- Estimator
- Evaluation Specialist
- Field Engineer
- Geotechnical Engineer
- Highway Engineer
- Network Underground Engineer
- Pilot
- Project Analyst
- Project Engineer
- Roadway Engineer
- Structural Engineer
- Technical Designer
- Transmission Line Engineer
- Transportation Engineer
- Utility Engineer
- Wastewater Designer
Sample job titles based on graduate responses to the Auburn University First Destination Survey in recent years (2020 - 2022).
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Salary Information
Industry Firms and Organizations
$60,726
Salary Range
Minimum | $50,000
Maximum | $99,000
Governmental Organizations
$56,326
Salary Range
Minimum | $48,978
Maximum | $70,000
These salary ranges and average starting salaries represent 2020-2021 Civil and Environmental Engineering graduates based on responses to the Auburn University First Destination Survey.
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2022 National Civil Engineering Salary Report shows
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$67,000
median entry-level salary -
$124,000
median pre-tax annual salary for civil engineering professionals which is a $9,000 increase from the previous year, showing a continued trend of increasing compensation for civil engineers
Graduate
Mean Starting Salary: $75,694
Median Starting Salary: $70,000
Mean and median starting salaries are based on responses to the 2021-2022 Auburn University First Destination Survey.
RECRUITING COMPANIES
- Alabama Department of Transportation
- Barge Design Solutions
- Brasfield and Gorrie
- CDG Engineers and Associates
- ECS
- Foresite Group
- GMC
- Goodwyn Mills and Cawood
- Hoar Construction
- Kiewit
- Kimley-Horn
- Krebs Engineering
- Rabren General Contractors
- Terracon Consultants
- Thomas and Hutton
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- U.S. Navy
Hired 2 or more graduates in 2020-2022.
- Alabama Department of Environmental Management
- American Buildings Company
- Auburn University
- Battelle
- Brown Construction
- CDG, Inc. | Consultants. Designers. Guides.
- Civil Southeast Group
- CSI | Construction Services, Inc.
- Dobbins Air Reserve Base
- Eberly and Associates
- George F. Young Inc.
- Gray Construction
- Haines Gipson and Associates
- Jacobs Solutions
- Krebs Engineering
- KW Engineering
- LBYD Engineers
- McCarthy Building Companies
- NOVA Engineering and Environmental
- Parsons Corporation
- Pike Engineering
- PK Associates
- RaLin and Associates, Inc.
- Rabren General Contractors
- Shelby General Contractors
- Southern Earth Sciences
- Southern Company
- SRG Engineering, Inc.
- T.K. Peavy and Son, LLC
- Terracon Consultants
- Texas Department of Transportation
- Thomas and Hutton
- Timmons Group
- Turner Construction
- U.S. Army
- U.S. Navy
- Volkert
- Wiregrass Construction Corporation
- WK Dickson
This list is a sampling of companies, not reflective of all organizations that recruit AU Civil Engineers.
TOP CITIES
- Atlanta, GA
- Auburn, AL
- Birmingham, AL
- Columbus, GA
- Dallas, TX
- Dothan, AL
- Duluth, GA
- Huntsville, AL
- Montgomery, AL
Based on graduate responses to the Auburn University First Destination Survey in recent years (2020 - 2022)
NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Society of Civil EngineersALUMNI
- Angela Fanney, '04 | Vice President & Shareholder | Kimley-Horn & Associates
- Brad Christopher | President / Senior Principal | LBYD
- Casey Robinson, '00 | Construction Services Manager | Georgia Power Company
- Claire Booth, '03 | Found & Senior Environmental Engineer | Array Environmental
- Don Arkle, '77 | Chief Engineer | Alabama Department of Transportation
- Erica Jernigan, '09 | Senior Project Engineer | DRMP
- Jeff Stone, '79 | Executive Vice President of Brasfield and Gorrie
- Julia Green, '05 | Climate and Environmental Strategy Engineer | Southern Company
- Kelly Roberts, '06 & '07 | Principal and Project Manager | Walter P Moore
- K-Rob Thomas, '01 | Vice President of Origination and Acquisitions | Alabama Power Company
- Melissa Herkt, '77 | President and COO | Emerson Process Management
- Nathan Cauley, '07 | Project Manager | Brasfield & Gorrie
- Tom Amos, '11 | Project Manager | Winter Construction
BUILD YOUR RESUME
HIGHLIGHTS
- Actively develop Career Ready Competencies
- Join ASCE and other professional student organizations pertaining to your career interests
- Attend Career Fairs such as the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering Career Fairs, Civil + Environmental and Biosystems Engineering Fairs, and Industry Days
- Gain experience through internships, co-op, global programs, volunteer opportunities, and/or part-time jobs
- Gain research experience by working on faculty projects or as a student employee