Even to become a licensed land surveyor, which is a subset of civil engineering and not as highly paid as an engineer job, you have to pass the PLS exam. As an

Even to become a licensed land surveyor, which is a subset of civil engineering and not as highly paid as an engineer job, you have to pass the PLS exam. As an apprentice surveyor or surveyor technician, you can't sign off on your own work until you get licensed.