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What Is Engineering

This document provides an overview of engineering as a career field. It discusses what engineering is, the different engineering disciplines, traits of successful engineers, education requirements, earning potential, and advice for college. Key points include that engineering applies math and science to solve problems and improve lives, it is a highly compensated career, and doing well in high school and challenging yourself in college can lead to long term financial gains.

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What Is Engineering

This document provides an overview of engineering as a career field. It discusses what engineering is, the different engineering disciplines, traits of successful engineers, education requirements, earning potential, and advice for college. Key points include that engineering applies math and science to solve problems and improve lives, it is a highly compensated career, and doing well in high school and challenging yourself in college can lead to long term financial gains.

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Introductions

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What is Engineering?

• Engineering (According to Websters):


The application of math and science by which the properties
of matter and the sources of energy in nature are made useful
to people.

• Engineers APPLY math and science for the


betterment of society through:
- Design - Manufacturing
- Research & Development - Management
- Continual Improvement - Logistics

• Above all, engineers are problem solvers who


make things work better, more efficiently,
quicker and cheaper.

What is Engineering?
Salary Comparisons
• Engineering is a HIGHLY regarded and relatively HIGHLY compensated career. Engineers
make GREAT salaries relative to the amount of schooling required and the LIFESTYLE offered.

CAREER COLLEGE (yrs) *AVERAGE SALARY (2008) **FACTOR (thousands)-


Fast Food Cook 0 $17,620 ($ 8.47/hr) -
Cosmetologist 0 $26,660 ($12.82/hr) -
Auto Mechanic 0 $37,540 ($18.05/hr) -
Real Estate Agent 0 $54,410 ($26.16/hr) -
Athletes 4 $79,460 ($38.20/hr) 20
Reporter 4 $44,030 ($21.17/hr) 11
Physical Therapy 8 $74,410 ($35.77/hr) 9
Biologist/Chemist 4 $88,450 ($42.52/hr) 22
Veterinarian (D.V.M.) 8 $89,450 ($43.00/hr) 11
Accounting/Auditors 4 $65,840 ($31.65/hr) 16
Registered Nurse 4 $65,130 ($31.31/hr) 16
Pharmacist 6 $104,260 ($50.13/hr) 17 Higher Factor
Computer Programmer 4 $73,470 ($35.32/hr) 18 Is Better!
Computer Engineer 4 $87,900 ($42.26/hr) 22
Mechanical Engineer 4 $78,200 ($37.60/hr) 20
Engineering Manager 4 $182,300 ($87.64/hr) 46
Electrical Engineer 4 $85,350 ($41.03/hr) 21
Civil Engineer 4 $78,560 ($37.77/hr) 20
Chemical Engineer 4 $88,760 ($42.67/hr) 22
Petroleum Engineer 4 $119,140 ($57.28/hr) 30
Doctor (M.D.) 10 $161,490 ($77.64/hr) 16
Lawyer (J.D.) 6 $124,750 ($59.98/hr) 21
*Average salaries from May 2008 Bureau of Labor Statistics web site.
**Factor is average salary / years of college.
Earning Potential vs. Minimum Wage

• Engineers have high earning potentials over the course of their career.
• Since 1998, engineering salaries have increased by ~55%.

What is Engineering?
Engineering Disciplines

MAJOR DISCIPLINES:
• Mechanical Engineering • Civil Engineering
• Electrical Engineering • Industrial Engineering
• Chemical Engineering

OTHER DISCIPLINES :
• Automotive Engineering • Environmental Engineering
• Aerospace Engineering • Materials Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering • Nuclear Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering • Robotics Engineering
• Computer Engineering • Safety Engineering

What is Engineering?
Mechanical Engineering
• Perhaps the broadest of all the engineering disciplines in
its range of activities
• Concerned with design, manufacture & operation of a wide
range of components, devices, or systems:
- microscopic parts (nanotechnology) to gigantic gears
- heating, ventilation, refrigeration
- manufacturing equipment (tanks, motors, pumps)
- laser technology
- biomedical applications
- automotive industry
- computer-aided design, automation, robotics

Design the Latest Vehicles, Boats, Robots

What is Engineering?
Chemical Engineering
Applying chemistry to the solution of practical problems

Chemical Engineers are responsible for:


• Gasoline
• Plastic
• Energy (natural gas, oil heating, coal)
• Adhesives
• Clothing
• Building Materials

Heating and Cooling of Chemicals How Chemicals Affect Environment

Reactions Transportation of Chemicals Make Chemicals Cheaper, Faster, Better

Distillation or Separation of Chemicals Safety Filtration


Electrical Engineering
• Apply specialized skill to the design, manufacture, application, installation,
and operation of electrical products and systems.
• Play a role in almost EVERYTHING we interact with on a daily basis. They
design smaller, cheaper, and better:
- cell phones
- computers
- power systems
- appliances
- robots

What is Engineering?
Civil Engineering
Design solutions to cope with many of our planet’s most
serious problems
- air quality issues
- decaying cities, roadways and bridges
- clogged airports and highways
- polluted streams, rivers and lakes

What is Engineering?
Industrial Engineering
Stresses design, improvement, & installation of integrated
systems of people, material, and equipment for the effective
production of goods or services in all types of industries
• Design data processing systems
• Integrate activities of finance, engineering and management
• Develop systems for planning, cost analysis, production and

quality of products

What is Engineering?
Good Traits for Engineers
• Enjoy solving problems
• Like working with other people (strong teamwork skills)
• Interested in serving human needs
• Want to make things work better
• Strive for continual improvement
• Able to adapt to a changing environment
• Good communication skills
• Strong study skills and desire to constantly learn new things
• Data analysis skills
• Strong computer skills

What is Engineering?
College Entrance Requirements
• Algebra I & II • Geometry
• Trigonometry • Calculus
• Biology • Chemistry
• Physics • English
• Social Studies • Foreign Languages
• Fine Arts/Humanities • Computer Programming

HIGHLY RECOMMEND (not required):

• AP Chemistry • AP Physics
• AP Calculus • AP Biology
ANY Advanced Placement classes REALLY help prepare you for
college and in most cases drastically help “lighten your load”.
You don’t have to be a genius with the top grades to make it through
engineering school, YOU JUST HAVE TO BE WILLING TO WORK HARD!

What is Engineering?
College Advice
The next 2-3 years in high school and especially the following 4-8 years
in college DRASTICALLY IMPACT the quality of your adult life!!!

PLAY NOW or PLAY LATER


• PLAY HARD in high school/college = short term gains.
The rest of your financial life will suffer.
Bad grades equals bad jobs.
• WORK HARD in high school/college = long term gains.
Study/dedication to classes has long term financial gains.
Good grades equals the best jobs.
Challenge yourself in high school/college:
+ Study hard to make the best grades
+ Diversify your activities (sports, clubs, honor societies, social)
+ Volunteer, tutor younger students in your strongest subjects
+ GET INVOLVED
+ CO-OP

What is Engineering?
Cooperative Education
• Typically a 5-year program with alternating periods of book learning
(school) and application (work, typically in industry).

Fall Spring Summer


YR 1 S S S
YR 2 W W W
YR 3 S S S
YR 4 W W W
YR 5 S S S
(S=School, W=Work)

• Benefits
- Pay for your college education ($36,000/YR or more)
- Gain valuable experience, real engineering work
- Increase your market value at graduation (considerably)
- Usually assures job offer from co-op company
- Offers well deserved and beneficial break from school!

What is Engineering?
Summary
• Engineers have been involved in almost everything you see,
touch, or rely upon
• Engineering can be an exciting career full of opportunities
• Job market is generally good
• Pay and benefits are among the top for the level of education
• Opportunities for leadership, global travel, and benefiting
humankind abound
• An engineering degree can open many doors to careers
in other exciting areas
+ Medicine (physician, surgeon, research)
+ Business administration
+ Law
+ PhD (research, teaching, consulting)

What is Engineering?

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