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@tiagopariol9 ай бұрын
Mr Scott. I am glad the coin flipping thing worked out pretty well for Civil Engineering as a career choice. The industry might have missed a great professional. cheers!
@OiVinn-eq1ml27 күн бұрын
Seems like a genuine guy. Very intelligent & humble
@rafaelrosetimacedo9603 Жыл бұрын
Nice. I'm a Civil Engineer at Brazil.
@lexiconlover10 ай бұрын
well said. what a great idea to interview a positive person
@Rexdrey11 ай бұрын
I did the same I flipped a coin too and now im a software engineer
@discotrain1739 ай бұрын
Lmao what were the other options? Software engineer is a great job
@anurag_adarsh Жыл бұрын
hey engineers are you trying to see your future
@nafsalnzr55979 ай бұрын
Yes
@yamidancho6541 Жыл бұрын
Nice vid. A lot of infrastructure out there gets taken for granted and people often don't realize how much work is put into it. Keep it up king .
@wm9669 Жыл бұрын
Is this guy a Somali? Very proud of you walalo
@abdullahiosman3947 Жыл бұрын
i thought so too
@HayatTeleHealth4 ай бұрын
Same. He looks very Somali.
@Prezzo199011 ай бұрын
Good video! 👍🏾
@sjdwise93303 ай бұрын
I’m 18 and I’m stressed af atm. I can’t figure out what I want to do I’m gng into college in 4 months
@Aerielle2006Ай бұрын
did you figure out what to do?
@chad-laga-1689 Жыл бұрын
Back in college midlife and still undecided about a major, but I am really inspired by this video
@jinxscript Жыл бұрын
an engineering degree is a pain in the ass ngl
@aicsynthesizer6 ай бұрын
fr
@clutchgod18065 ай бұрын
Why
@aicsynthesizer5 ай бұрын
@@clutchgod1806hella math, physics etc. not even that, if you get a good teacher you are half lucky tbh
@KelvinManchester2 ай бұрын
I just graduated recently in high school and my college degree be a bachelor of science in civil engineering
@Mytoekhandria9 ай бұрын
A coin toss to decide is crazy, what a G!
@stabingy4 ай бұрын
Civil Engineer from Ghana
@devaduraig8454 Жыл бұрын
Really tough job I am also a Civil engineer
@forrestercook817711 ай бұрын
He seems like a sharp engineer.
@rmjonsson10 ай бұрын
Is it difficult to get into this field? I really want to study for it but the math part is what might stop me.
@jotoqi87288 ай бұрын
Don’t let fear stop you, you don’t have to be a math genius to pursue engineering just work ethic and discipline
@KiwiZama5 ай бұрын
Hi Regina, I'm a Civil Engineer based out of California with 10 years of experience. Civil Engineering is a broad field, what I do in my day-to-day job is one of two jobs, doing government infrastructure projects (big pipes in the ground) or being hired by a developer to do infrastructure improvements in support of development (install utilities / build roads for a residential tract / commercial center / industrial plaza). The most complicated math I do *occasionally* is basic algebra. For my work, if I need to do something mathematically heavy I have a program purpose built to handle those applications. It is important to have an understanding generally of the math, my job isn't to do the math so much as to gauge if the program's output makes sense. Long story short, do not be afraid to pursue this profession on the basis of a weakness in math, you will be fine. It is not difficult to get into this field. My experience with Civil Engineering is that experience is 10x more important than formal education (though both are important). The job is scalable too, there is a very natural ramp and ladder you progress up as you learn more /take on more responsibilities / add more skills to your tool-kit. As you start, your job will likely be akin to that of a "drafter", someone who works within a specialized program (autocad) to draw up the plans taking advice from an engineer. You'll learn to love Autocad. Final thoughts, I would recommend the career. The pros are that right now, the economy is very good for a civil engineer (relatively easy to find a job), pays well (starting engineer probably paid 70k - 80k, when i started i was paid $23 an hour but it's gone up), challenging, rewarding, engaging, and very scalable as you learn more. The biggest con for me is that it's stressful. There are times where I have to throw hours at a project to get things done which can be disruptive to work-life balance. Let me know if I can answer any questions for you. If you have a good work ethic, I am confident you can make a career out of Civil Engineering. You will not look back and regret this career path.
@ghaziabdullah96404 ай бұрын
@@KiwiZamaIn terms of money which field is better software or civil ?
@robertodelarosa2434 ай бұрын
@@ghaziabdullah9640software
@hansithaghanta12013 ай бұрын
@@KiwiZama what about electrical engineering if you know anything ? Is civil better than electrical? It's really important decision for me right now lol
@njv1234 Жыл бұрын
I could have done this job, but I dropped out of college
@sammoj9186 Жыл бұрын
What do you do now
@njv1234 Жыл бұрын
@@sammoj9186 I drive Uber Eats, amazon warehouse, and donate plasma to CSL
@JJ-gl3qr Жыл бұрын
I’m glad you escaped the matrix
@acash495 Жыл бұрын
@@JJ-gl3qrescaped???? Lol he’s in it
@chadhinkley7532 Жыл бұрын
Why?
@metro4141211 ай бұрын
I like his honesty!!!
@K_d_-dz6ps Жыл бұрын
Excellent video, sir! I relate to, and agree with, everything you stated! From a civil engineer who works for Illinois D.O.T. but grew up in Florida 😊
@JohnSmith-cw1lf Жыл бұрын
God his cubicle looks depressing
@internallyinteral Жыл бұрын
Coming from someone whose office doesnt even have air conditioning or finished walls, it looks like a major upgrade
@subicstationditosailor4053 Жыл бұрын
Don't forget about all the techs. We do all the work and the engineers get all the money. 😉
@ServantOfAllah152 Жыл бұрын
probably cuz engineers studied more ?
@allenrivera9744 Жыл бұрын
It’s bcuz techs follow the design of the engineer who bring in together all the calculations
@subicstationditosailor4053 Жыл бұрын
@@allenrivera9744 actually where I work the designers do all of the calculations, know how to make the computer sing and when we are done the engineer comes in and redlines misspellings and maybe a leader crossing here or there. Engineers especially in civil don't need to think much except to remember their PE number. This is all in fun. Engineers are great, just keep them away from the booze and red pencils.
@MohrsCircle Жыл бұрын
@@subicstationditosailor4053 skill issue
@ogog9554 Жыл бұрын
hiring?
@MyFDOTSEFL Жыл бұрын
You can view our job listings at jobs.myflorida.com/go/Department-of-Transportation/2817700/!
@abdullahiosman3947 Жыл бұрын
Billy and he is somali??? hmm
@HayatTeleHealth4 ай бұрын
hahahah Billy aka Bilal. He could be ethiopian as well but looks very Somali.
@PapitoLuis8 ай бұрын
👌🏾
@ro6ertotx251 Жыл бұрын
That shit sounds weak af 😂😂😂 that dude is about to waste his life building roads
@raihanhussain2416 Жыл бұрын
what do you do?
@internallyinteral Жыл бұрын
@@raihanhussain2416 he stays salty writing youtube comments while he fails out of community college
@Tomas-ob7wr Жыл бұрын
You probably work at a warehouse job that pays below minimum wage.. wtf is this type of comment lol
@iminsideyourwalls9432 Жыл бұрын
Without roads your country's economy would go downhill,have fun driving your car on muddy dirt paths. Seriously,you probably don't even have a job
@danial3600 Жыл бұрын
I’m an architect and i would kill to have a degree in civil engineering I my mother forced me to study architecture. Im currently 24 and I am planning on switching to civil engineering.