1. National Engineer’s Week

2. 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

3. 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

4. Where to engineers go to school?

5. Becoming a licensed engineer
College
4 years
FE Exam
1 day test
work as Engineer-in-Training
PE Exam
Continuing education
every 2 years

6. 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

7. Who hires engineers?

8. 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

9. Details - Math is important

10. Software skills are important
Microsoft
Word
Excel
Outlook
PowerPoint
Drafting software
AutoCAD
Microstation

11. 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

12. Why do we need engineers?

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