[toddyvedda]

What sort of careers are there involving civil engineering degrees? Because my work experience and extended project have both been related to civil engineering so I feel that it's the what I would get the most offers from unis for and it's the easiest to write about in my personal statement, but is it just really boring and low paying surveyor jobs that civil engineer graduates do? I'm interested in civil engineering as a subject but i'm being deterred slightly due to the seeming lack of jobs in comparison to mechanical/chemical.

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(Original post by toddyvedda)
What sort of careers are there involving civil engineering degrees? Because my work experience and extended project have both been related to civil engineering so I feel that it's the what I would get the most offers from unis for and it's the easiest to write about in my personal statement, but is it just really boring and low paying surveyor jobs that civil engineer graduates do? I'm interested in civil engineering as a subject but i'm being deterred slightly due to the seeming lack of jobs in comparison to mechanical/chemical.

You'd probably get more responses if you posted this thread in the Engineering section of the forum: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=53

The sky is the limit really. The starting salaries for Civil Engineers are pretty good and you tend to earn more as your experience increases.
It depends what company you work for and where you end up working. You could work abroad or for a really big company and earn a lot more than someone who works for a small UK firm.
Also, you could end up opening your own firm once you have enough experience and then you'd probably earn a lot more money if you were successful.