<p>Frequently, I hear that civil engineering has a bleak outlook. I've been advised to find a more "profitable" career. However, I'm just not buying it. Perhaps, it's my love for construction, demolition, and renovation. Perhaps, it's because I a a current civil engineering major. But why is civil engineering frowned upon? Why is it's outlook "bleak"?</p>
<p>And if civil engineering jobs are so hard to come by, what can a civil engineer do to make her more profitable?</p>
<p>As long as we are building roads, bridges and buildings civil engineers will have jobs. The recent recession was closely related to the construction industry, and that industry both took a huge hit and is tied integrally with civil engineering. Naturally, then civil engineers were some of the hardest-hit by the recession. It appears to be nearly back on track now, though. New construction is way up.</p>
<p>Civil Engineering will come into play once the crumbling infrastructure begins to be a problem… As long as we can duct-tape roads, bridges, schools, waste systems, etc we’ll be OK. When it gets to be a problem we’ll wake up and fix it.</p>