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Sep 21
Event: 2026 Fall Pigman Civil Engineering Career Expo
Mon, Sep 21 from 4pm - 7pm Monday, September 21st from 4pm - 7pm
Sep 22
Event: 2026 Fall Pigman Engineering and Computer Science Career Fair
Tue, Sep 22 from 2pm - 6pm Tuesday, September 22nd from 2pm - 6pm
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Career CATalyst Guide: Year By Year Action Plan

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Career CATalyst Co-ops/Internships Job Search Tracker and Action Board (for Freshmen through Juniors) on Trello

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This is a UK Engineering Curated Job Search Organizer for co-ops and internships. This is geared towards Freshmen through Juniors …

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Career CATalyst Full-Time Job Search Tracker and Action Board (for Graduating Seniors in Engineering/Engineering Technology) on Trello

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This is a UK Engineering Curated Job Search Organizer for GRADUATING SENIORS in all Engineering/Engineering Technology majors.

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Career CATalyst Full-Time Job Search Tracker and Action Board (for Graduating Seniors in Computer Science/Computer Engineering) on Trello

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  • 01 Occupation Description
  • 02 Employment Trends
  • 03 Top Employers
  • 04 Education Levels
  • 05 Annual Earnings
  • 06 Technical Skills
  • 07 Core Competencies
  • 08 Job Titles

Occupation Description

Employment Trends

The number of jobs in the career for the past two years, the current year, and projections for the next 10 years. Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs. Sources include Emsi industry data, staffing patterns, and OES data.

Top Employers

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    Education Levels

    The educational attainment percentage breakdown for a career (e.g. the percentage of people in the career who hold Bachelor’s Degrees vs. Associate Degrees). Educational attainment levels are provided by O*NET.

    Annual Earnings

    Earnings figures are based on OES data from the BLS and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.

    Technical Skills

    A list of hard skills associated with a given career ordered by the number of unique job postings which ask for those skills.

      Core Competencies

      The skills for the career. The "importance" is how relevant the ability is to the occupation: scale of 1-5. The "level" is the proficiency required by the occupation: scale of 0-100. Results are sorted by importance first, then level.

        Job Titles

        A list of job titles for all unique postings in a given career, sorted by frequency.

          Jobs, Co-ops, & Internships Opportunities

          • Lead CNC Machinist
            Owens Industries LLC
          • Senior Engineering Geologist (JC-516993)
            State Water Resources Control Board
          • Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) (JC-516089)
            State Water Resources Control Board
          • Engineering Geologist (JC-516513)
            State Water Resources Control Board
          • Environmental Scientist (JC-516737)
            State Water Resources Control Board
          • District Engineer (JC-513361)
            State Water Resources Control Board
          • SAFER Program Manager (JC-516772)
            State Water Resources Control Board
          • Capital Excellence Fellow
            McKinsey & Company
          • Civil Engineer
            U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
          • Mechanical Design Engineer
            Amca
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          Contact & Location

          Phone
          (859) 257-9145
          Email
          engrcareer@uky.edu
          Address

          UKY Pigman College of Engineering
          Career & Co-op Center
          353 F. Paul Anderson Tower
          Lexington, KY 40506-0503

          Career Service Hours

          Day of the week
          		 Career & Co-op Center Hours Career Peer Drop-In Hours
          M Monday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
          T Tuesday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
          W Wednesday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
          TH Thursday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
          F Friday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

          Students do not need an appointment to meet with our Career Peers, but appointments with Zach and Betsy must be requested through Handshake,

          Meet the Team

          Zach Fuqua Meet Zach
          Betsy Davies Meet Betsy
          Sarah Casas Meet Sarah
          Ella Gaddis Meet Ella
          Jessica Howard Meet Jessica
          Courtney Phillips Meet Courtney
          Sara Shytle Meet Sara
          James Russell Meet James
          Phone
          (859) 257-9145
          Email
          engrcareer@uky.edu
          Address

          UKY Pigman College of Engineering
          Career & Co-op Center
          353 F. Paul Anderson Tower
          Lexington, KY 40506-0503

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