| In today's society, Americans are not only competing | | | | Another career in the engineering field is being a civil |
| for jobs with fellow Americans, but their also | | | | engineer. A Civil Engineer is responsible for the |
| competing with men and women over seas. This is | | | | construction and maintenance of the physical and |
| why education higher educations are critical towards | | | | naturally built environments. This includes bridges, roads, |
| America's survival. In today's job market, it's become | | | | canals, buildings, and dams. Being a civil engineer is an |
| more competitive for jobs. If college students want a | | | | excellent career. Who do they work for? You can |
| guaranteed job, with an excellent pension, then the | | | | either work for yourself, the Government, or an |
| Engineering field is the number one choice. A study | | | | engineering firm. |
| done by listed the top 20 careers with the highest | | | | One of the growing fields in engineering is Electrical |
| starting salaries. Out of the top 6, only one career | | | | Engineering. These men and women are responsible |
| wasn't involved with engineering, Economics. There is a | | | | for our satellite reception, the lighting and wiring of |
| high demand for Engineers in the job market. | | | | buildings, and the operation of power plants. These |
| Today, scientists are finding numerous problems with | | | | engineers design, develop, and test the positioning of |
| our environment. One environmental problem that is big | | | | electrical systems and electronic devices. As one can |
| in today's news, is the problems with pollution in the | | | | see, there is a demand for engineers in this world. If |
| Chesapeake Bay. Environmental Engineers are being | | | | there is one major that students should study, then |
| hired by the government to help find ways of cleaning | | | | engineering is it. Though it is a hard road to becoming |
| up the bay. There are high traces of nitrogen in the | | | | an engineer, this is by far the most secure job in the |
| bay. This is just one example of the possibilities of | | | | market today. |
| having an Environmental Engineering degree. | | | | |