Employment: Where are the Engineering Jobs?1

By: Joe Haun
 
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he engineering professions have been hard hit by the recession; especially Civil Engineering. Employers are just not hiring engineers that they were several years ago. But believe it or not there a few companies out there who are looking for your expertise.

Researching some of the top engineering job posting sites on the internet, one can quickly see that the number of job postings has been drastically reduced compared to several years ago. In my state of Nevada it is extremely hard to find any postings, but other states like California and Texas the postings are much better.

If we break-up the United States into the 5 basic geographic areas; Northwest, Mid-west, Northeast, Southeast and Southwest, which area would fair better on new job postings for Civil Engineers? We could get a rough idea by researching the main job posting websites on the internet, and calculate the following: the number of civil engineering job postings, number jobs in geographical areas, and the states with the highest number of job postings.

After reviewing several sites a pattern emerged that was a little surprising. The initial results showed that the number of listings were extremely low. States like Rhode Island and South Dakota would consistently show zero to extremely low number of listings. Usually States like Delaware, Kentucky, North Dakota, and West Virginia would have only 1 or 2 listings.

After reviewing several sites a pattern emerged that was a little surprising. The initial results showed that the number of listings were extremely low. States like Rhode Island and South Dakota would consistently show zero to extremely low number of listings. Usually States like Delaware, Kentucky, North Dakota, and West Virginia would have only 1 or 2 listings.