1. Mechanical Engineer
By Corbin Wells

2. What options are available within the field?
Some fields are biomedical and engineering, fluid mechanics/ combustion and the environment, ground vehicle systems, heat transfer, and energy systems, manufacturing, mechanical design, system dynamics and control.

3. Anywhere from 65,647$ to 71,156$ a year.
Salary range
Anywhere from 65,647$ to 71,156$ a year.

4. Educational or special training requirements
Mechanical engineering requires at least a bachelor’s degree. Professional engineer license required.

5. Schools or organizations that offer education or training
University of Pennsylvania
Massachusetts institute of technology
Stanford University
University of Michigan

6. Special qualities and abilities needed for someone to do the job
For someone to do this job well you need to be good at math and certain personal qualities including creativity and strong communication and problem solving skills, also teamwork.

7. Well known person
George Stephenson was an English Civil engineer and a mechanical engineer. Renowned as the “Father of railroads,” Stephenson was considered by the Victorians a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement.

8. My reaction to what I learned
I still would like to become a mechanical engineer, but I’m surprised that you only need a bachelor’s degree and a professional engineer license to get the job. Overall, I think this is the job for me when I get older.

9. Websites
U.S news, Start.uti.edu,