National Engineer’s Week
Engineering Disciplines CHEMICAL CIVIL ELECTRICAL INTERDISCIPLINARY MECHANICAL ceramic architectural computer biological acoustic drilling construction control biomedical aerospace materials earthquake electronics bioprocess audio paper ecological microelectronics food automotive petroleum fire protection power green manufacturing plastics geotechnical industrial marine process highway instrumentation nuclear production hydraulic mechatronics reservois mining neural railway pharmaceutical protein reliability
What do Engineers do? ALL engineers CIVIL ENGINEERS make things work together with as little money as possible CIVIL ENGINEERS Plan, design and supervise the construction of high-rise buildings, airports, roads, bridges, highways, water treatment plants and wastewater plants
Where to engineers go to school?
Becoming a licensed engineer College 4 years FE Exam 1 day test work as Engineer-in-Training PE Exam Continuing education every 2 years
AVERAGE ANNUAL COMPENSATION Salary Potential POSITION AVERAGE ANNUAL COMPENSATION Engineering Intern $52,000-60,000 Non-licensed Engineer $64,000 Project Engineer $71,000 Senior Project Engineer $83,000 Senior Project Manager $102,000 Engineering Department Manager $120,000 Principal/Vice President $166,000 Principal/President/Owner $193,000 Some of the highest paying careers in the world are found in engineering. Engineering is widely considered one of the most lucrative and in demand career choices, with multiple engineering disciplines and job types, as well as salaries that can exceed $100k per year once the engineer has some experience. NOTE: salary information obtained from ACEC Indiana for Civil Engineering only
Who hires engineers?
How much did it cost? 38th Street Indianapolis, IN 2014-2015 widen 3 lanes to 5 lanes about 1 mile new traffic signals new sidewalks (both sides) $4.8 million construction $6.7 million total
Details - Math is important
Software skills are important Microsoft Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint Drafting software AutoCAD Microstation
Some Other important skills communication co-workers engineers non-engineers contractors writing to win jobs notes for jobs meeting minutes job paperwork speaking presentations clients public salesmanship always soft selling yourself and your company customer/client service problem-solving in the field/on the fly creativity with complex issues ability to see the big picture AND the small details
Why do we need engineers?
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