Environmental engineers devise solutions to issues involving pollution and public health, such as

contaminated drinking water and acid rain. They must be able to identify hazards and create plans for
containment.

Water resources engineers are concerned with the structures and processes related to water supplies for
human consumption and the removal of water for safety.

A construction engineer is a civil engineer that designs, manages and oversees projects within the
construction industry. These projects may include rebuilding roadways and designing buildings.

common duties include analysis of schematics and engineering data, offering recommendations for
traffic and driving policies, designing transit means and analyzing the effects of transit on urban areas. In
addition, transportation engineers may oversee plans with contractors and calculate the overall costs for
a project.

Geotechnical engineers analyze, plan, and construct foundations and support structures. These
professionals use engineering principles and applications to ensure a structure's stability against
earthquakes, mud slides and other natural events.

a structural engineer ensures that specific architectural components such as beams, foundations,
columns, and floors are structurally sound. In addition to public safety concerns, structural engineers
must also take into account aesthetics and cost efficiency. They often specialize in the types of structures
they design and may work on projects ranging from nuclear power plants to hotels.

Hydraulics engineers work in many sectors of the economy to lend knowledge and help with the
practical applications, movements and uses of fluids. This discipline of civil engineering deals principally
with the control of water and sewage. The profession requires a high level of competency in many
subjects, so it is important that potential hydraulic engineers begin the educational journey early.

Materials engineers design and create new materials and the processing technology to produce those
materials. Job duties include analyzing materials and data, conducting tests, troubleshooting, monitoring
performance, insuring quality control and creating documentation.

Materials engineers may be responsible for developing new methods of testing, training technicians and
lab workers, maintaining inventories and ordering supplies. Engineers must also stay up-to-date on
industry standards, government regulations and new developments in their field.

Surveyor duties may include researching legal and land records, using geographic information systems
(GIS) and global positioning systems to learn geographic elements of an area and conducting surveys
that will determine a parcel's boundaries for the legal description (www.onetonline.org). A surveyor
assumes responsibility for the accuracy of surveys on their projects, including those done by aspiring
surveyors who work under the guidance of the licensed surveyor.