| Engineering is a great career choice for
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| | tight deadlines. Daily engineering tasks
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| many. With 1.4 million engineering jobs
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| | often involve work outside the desk space
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| in the U.S. alone, it's no wonder this
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| | including lab research, field work,
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| career field is a popular one. Let's take
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| | exploration and construction sites,
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| a look at a few reasons why engineering
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| | monitoring stations and more.
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| is such a hot and rewarding career.
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| | - Engineers need to continue their
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| Challenging Work
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| | educations to keep on top of the latest
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| Engineers get to combine their
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| | research and technological changes. Some
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| creativity, mathematics and science
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| | companies offer funding for this. Not
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| background with technology in order to
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| | staying on top of the changes can mean
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| help solve everyday problems. They get to
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| | the difference between maintaining
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| work on the design and development of new
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| | employment and being laid off.
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| products, help with their production,
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| | - The Internet has opened the doors for
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| monitoring, maintenance and testing.
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| | telecommuters (who may often come aboard
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| In alphabetical order, the main
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| | for less money via long-distance
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| engineering specializations are:
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| | arrangements), but local engineers are
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| aerospace, agricultural, biomedical,
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| | still in demand. Engineers often work
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| chemical, civil, computer, electrical,
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| | on-site teaming up with others and their
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| electronics, environmental, health and
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| | support staff.
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| safety, industrial, marine, materials,
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| | - In 2004, engineers with higher degrees
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| mechanical, mining and geological,
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| | (Master's and PhD's) earned more. And for
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| nuclear and petroleum.
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| | specialty engineers, workers earned well
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| Career Tidbits
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| | into the 6-figure ranges.
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| The following list includes some
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| | - Rapid growth in the technology sector
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| interesting information about this career
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| | means companies must seek the means to
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| field according to the U.S. Department of
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| | stay ahead of competitors with product
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| Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics
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| | and technology development, testing, and
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| Occupational Outlook Handbook:
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| | monitoring. Therefore, engineers are in
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| - Engineers generally work 40 hours per
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| | demand and will be for some time to come.
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| week, but the workload may increase under
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