Transportation, structural, surveying, construction management, environmental, water resources, land development, or geotechnical? Which has the best long term job prospects and pay?
What is the best subdiscipline in civil engineering?
Structural design using finite element analysis.
It is used in some many different industries and as the need for more efficient designs increases the need for better anyalysis is going to increase.
Reply:As far as long term job prospects, anything that has to do with infrastructure is the way to go. Society will always need roads, buildings, water and sewer distribution. However, since much of our infrastructure is managed and maintained by the government, the pay is not necessarily the best (although the government usually has good benefits).
Although things could definitely change, right now it appears that the hot area moving forward (especially if Democrats sweep into power later this year in the US) could be environmental, as our society appears to finally be concerned about our impact on the environment. There is a lot of work to be done in this area, if society decides that it is important.
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