Are there good job prospects in civil engineering, what is the expected salary?

yes, there are MANY great jobs for a someone that has a degree in civil engineering. The great thing about civil engineering is the different opportunities that are available. Example: design bridges, design roads, design building, design manufacturing facilities, build bridges, roads, building...If you want to see the world there are many large companies that will send you to many different places to design and buils projects. If you want to be sure that you never have to move, work for a local municipality. You could expect $50,000 (low end) right out of college and over $100,000 in aout 5 years. Be sure to get your PE license...even more possilities.
If you want to want to work for a general contractor building hospitals; let me know when you graduate.

yes and $100,000
Civil engineers design and supervise the construction of roads, buildings, airports, tunnels, dams, bridges, and water supply and sewage systems. They must consider many factors in the design process, from the construction costs and expected lifetime of a project to government regulations and potential environmental hazards such as earthquakes. Civil engineering, considered one of the oldest engineering disciplines, encompasses many specialties. The major specialties are structural, water resources, construction, environmental, transportation, and geotechnical engineering. Many civil engineers hold supervisory or administrative positions, from supervisor of a construction site to city engineer. Others may work in design, construction, research, and teaching.

Overall engineering employment is expected to grow about as fast as the average for all occupations over the 2004-14 period. Engineers have traditionally been concentrated in slow-growing manufacturing industries, in which they will continue to be needed to design, build, test, and improve manufactured
products. However, increasing employment of engineers in faster growing service industries should generate most of the employment growth. Overall job opportunities in engineering are expected to be favorable because the number of engineering graduates should be in rough balance with the number of job openings over this period. However, job outlook varies by specialty.

Earnings for engineers vary significantly by specialty, industry, and education. Even so, as a group, engineers earn some of the highest average starting salaries among those holding bachelor锟絪 degrees. The following tabulation shows average starting salary offers for engineers, according to a 2005 survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

EARNINGS:
Type / Bachelor's / Master's / Ph.D.
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Aerospace/aeronautical/astrona... $50,993 $62,930 $72,529
Agricultural 46,172 53,022 鈥?br /> Bioengineering and biomedical 48,503 59,667 鈥?br /> Chemical 53,813 57,260 79,591
Civil 43,679 48,050 59,625
Computer 52,464 60,354 69,625
Electrical/electronics and communications 51,888 64,416 80,206
Environmental/environmental health 47,384 鈥?鈥?br /> Industrial/manufacturing 49,567 56,561 85,000
Materials 50,982 鈥?鈥?br /> Mechanical 50,236 59,880 68,299
Mining & mineral 48,643 鈥?鈥?br /> Nuclear 51,182 58,814 鈥?br /> Petroleum 61,516 58,000 鈥?
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