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Civil Design

Job Title and Job Description

Civil Design

Design athletic fields and residential developments. What I like best about the job -- You get to improve your community.

What are some related career opportunities and job titles in your company or in your career area?

What education or training did you have to prepare for this career?

I went to a trade school, but I received most of my training on the job.

What education or training do you recommend for students today who want to enter this field?

Stay in school, get a degree in civil engineering. You can?t get into this field without a degree these days.

When you were in high school, did you know that you would enter this field?

I did like drafting in school.

Skills Profile

Skills UsedRating (5=Most Important thru
1=Not Important)		Comments
Artistic 4-Very Important4-Very Important4-Very Important4-Very Important 
Athletic / Physical 1-Not Important 
Bilingual 3-Somewhat Important3-Somewhat Important3-Somewhat Important 
Computer Technology 5-Most Important5-Most Important5-Most Important5-Most Important5-Most Important 
Coordination / Using Hands, Tools, and Equipment 2-Less Important2-Less Important 
Creative Thinking 5-Most Important5-Most Important5-Most Important5-Most Important5-Most Important 
Interpersonal 5-Most Important5-Most Important5-Most Important5-Most Important5-Most Important 
Investigative / Fact Finding 4-Very Important4-Very Important4-Very Important4-Very Important 
leadership and Supervising 4-Very Important4-Very Important4-Very Important4-Very Important 
Logical Thinking 5-Most Important5-Most Important5-Most Important5-Most Important5-Most Important 
Math 5-Most Important5-Most Important5-Most Important5-Most Important5-Most Important 
Mechanical Understanding 3-Somewhat Important3-Somewhat Important3-Somewhat Important 
Sales and Negotiation 3-Somewhat Important3-Somewhat Important3-Somewhat Important 
Scientific and Experimental 5-Most Important5-Most Important5-Most Important5-Most Important5-Most Important 
Social Service / Helping Skills 3-Somewhat Important3-Somewhat Important3-Somewhat Important 
Teaching / Instructing 3-Somewhat Important3-Somewhat Important3-Somewhat Important 
Verbal Communication 3-Somewhat Important3-Somewhat Important3-Somewhat Important 
Understanding Nature, Plants, Animals 5-Most Important5-Most Important5-Most Important5-Most Important5-Most Important 
Understanding Yourself 2-Less Important2-Less Important 
Writing 5-Most Important5-Most Important5-Most Important5-Most Important5-Most Important 
 

Interview By: Wendy H.