Civil Engineer

The most common image that comes to mind when thinking of an engineer, is a huge bridge. Civil engineering was the first type of engineer, dating back to medieval times. The first civil engineers designed castle walls, the basic pulley and gear systems, created weapons such as catapults and designed castle moats. As time moved on, civil engineers became responsible for creating ships, rifles and just about every structure on the planet, even the pyramids in ancient Egypt. Civil engineers are the people that deal with structures, environmental hazards, and basic machines in the everyday world. Not only do these engineers create the biggest structures, they also take the most responsibility of almost every other job on the planet. When an engineer signs a contract, he or she is taking full responsibility of that project until up to 5 years after the project is destroyed. This means that if that $10 million bridge collapsed, not only are you to blame for anyone injured or killed, but it's your job to take care of the mess. Also, after those 5 years, you can be sent to prison for criminal negligence. Being an engineer of this scale is no walk in the park.