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Civil Engineers - Physical Demands
Civil engineers frequently:
- Sit for long periods of time.
It is important for civil engineers to be able to:
- See details of objects that are less than a few feet away.
- See details of objects that are more than a few feet away.
- Understand the speech of another person.
- Speak clearly so listeners can understand.
It is not as important, but still necessary, for civil engineers to be able to:
- See differences between colors, shades, and brightness.
- Focus on one source of sound and ignore others.
- Determine the distance between objects.
- Hear sounds and recognize the difference between them.
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- Use fingers to grasp, move, or assemble very small objects.
Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.
