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Engineering As A Career
By John Daye
Engineering is a great career choice for many. With 1.4 million engineering jobs in the U.S. alone,
it’s no wonder this career field is a popular one. Let’s take a look at a few reasons why engineering is
such a hot and rewarding career.
Challenging Work
Engineers get to combine their creativity, mathematics and science background with technology in
order to help solve everyday problems. They get to work on the design and development of new
products, help with their production, monitoring, maintenance and testing.
In alphabetical order, the main engineering specializations are: aerospace, agricultural, biomedical,
chemical, civil, computer, electrical, electronics, environmental, health and safety, industrial, marine,
materials, mechanical, mining and geological, nuclear and petroleum.
Career Tidbits
The following list includes some interesting information about this career field according to the U.S.
Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook:
- Engineers generally work 40 hours per week, but the workload may increase under tight deadlines.
Daily engineering tasks often involve work outside the desk space including lab research, field work,
exploration and construction sites, monitoring stations and more.
- Engineers need to continue their educations to keep on top of the latest research and technological
changes. Some companies offer funding for this. Not staying on top of the changes can mean the
difference between maintaining employment and being laid off.
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