re: Private Sector vs state employment

You can work on coastal projects in the private sector too…CPRA is on the smaller side of state agencies and not as bureaucratic as many other agencies. Its a good place to learn about coastal engineering as they still do actual design work in-house.

You can expect to make $10-15K more in the private sector, have more diversity of project work, and more growth potential. Along with that are higher expectations in productivity & accountability.

Good luck!