1. Electrical Engineering By. J.P. Black

2. Background Info Deals with study and application of electricity Electrical engineering became a job in late 19 th century after the invention of the telegraph.

3. Description Electrical engineers design, test, create, and manufacture electronic equipment and devices

4. Education Academic degree Major in Electrical Engineering 4-5 years of college Covers basic units of math, physics, and computer science

5. Areas of Specialization Communications Computer software Electromagnetics Signal & image processing Power systems Optics Remote sensing and space systems

6. Salary Less than 1 year of exp. - $55,446 1-4 years of exp. - $59,577 5-9 years of exp. - $70,881 10-19 years of exp. - $82,396 20+ years of exp. - $95,638

7. Jobs About 291,000 jobs in the U.S.A for and electrical engineer.

8. Jobs include Electric division manager Project manager Forensic electrical engineer Communications systems engineer Hardware desigining

9. Courses (College) Basic circuit theory Intro to device physics Electromagnetic theory Analog & digital electronics Electrical circuits design lab Digital logic design

10. Courses (High School) Literature Algebra 1 and 2 Geometry Trig, calc, stat 2 years of foreign languages 2 semesters in Bio and Chem U.S. Gov and history Economics

11. Conclusion Becoming an electrical engineer requires a lot of preparation and effort. You must be ready to put forth the time if you are serious about it. It is a well paying job and as you know they are always looking for more engineers out there.