I recently saw Lil Wayne live. While I’m sure he’d gladly accept all the credit for his tour being awesome, I think some credit is due to the engineers who built each theater he performed on, his stage set, and the acoustics. While not every engineer’s work supports the world’s self-acclaimed #1 rapper, engineers do solve real world problems and improve the lives of people, using their knowledge of math and science.
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Engineers use their knowledge of math, economics, and science to solve real world problems and improve the lives of people. To do that they design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials, and processes.
Engineering careers offer a range of more than 25 specific fields ranging from environmental engineering, which deals with the prevention and control of environmental health hazards, to civic engineering, which designs city building structures, road systems and facilities. A popular field for engineers now is “green”, an area of the job market that is on the rise.
Engineering has four main branches:
On a typical day an engineer may spend time:
The median starting salary for applicants with a Bachelor’s Degree in this field is $53,400. It is one of the highest paid majors and on average you can expect to make between $56,000-$119,000 as an engineer. Maybe you’ll decide to go into Environmental Engineering ($63,000/yr), Chemical Engineering ($79,000/yr), Electrical Engineering ($70,000/yr), Computer Engineering ($79,000/yr) or Structural Engineering ($66,000/yr).
These hot spots have the highest salaries for engineering:
To be an engineer you’ll need a Bachelor’s Degree which will cover courses in math, computers, science, and engineering. And you’ll have to select a specific type of engineering to study. Beyond that you’ll need to become a certified professional engineer if you want to provide services to the public. To do this, you’ll need to pass an examination called the Fundamentals of Engineering examination. Then you will have to gain up to four years of work experience before taking a second examination, called the Principles and Practice of Engineering. And continued studying and learning credits are sometimes required on an ongoing basis for professionals.
If engineering still sounds like your cup of tea, here are a few things you should do to get started.
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| College Intern (Public Information) | Delaware County, OH |
| City Transportation (Traffic) Engineer | Richmond, VA |
| Flagperson - Port (seasonal) | Sioux City, IA |
| Public Relations Associate | Rochester, NY |
| Global Priceless Consumer Marketing Lead | Purchase, NY |
| Job Title | Location |
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| Firmware Engineer | Irvine, CA |
| Software Engineering | Beaverton, OR |
| Senior DevOps Engineer | San Mateo, CA |
| Electronic Technician | Redmond, WA |
| Sr. Software Engineer | McLean, VA |
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| Business & Career Coach | Melbourne, FL |
| Communications Manager - DC | United States |
| Student Trainee (Park Guide) | Monroe, MI |
| Front End Web Developer | Newark, TX |
| PHP/MySQL Developers: 12 REASONS why programmers love to work for us | Boston, MA |
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| HCI Programmer | Corrales, NM |
| Product Support Intern | New York, NY |
| Social Media Specialist for Social Good | Encinitas, CA |
| Community Management/ Social Media Interns | New York, NY |
| Urban Outfitters: Social Media Coordinator | Media, PA |
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| Marketing Intern | San Francisco, CA |
| coaches,assistant coaches & college students | United States |
| Sales Intern | San Francisco, CA |
| Line Cook - 2015 Summer Season | Forks, WA |
| Prep Cook - 2015 Summer Season | Forks, WA |
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|---|---|
| Product Engineer | Brooklyn, NY |
| Electrical Manufacturing Engineer | Brooklyn, NY |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Product Designer, Motion Graphics | Menlo Park, CA |
| Associate Designer | Menlo Park, CA |
| Customer Success Managers | Menlo Park, CA |
| Vice President, Customer Success | Menlo Park, CA |
| Designer | Menlo Park, CA |
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|---|---|
| Marketing & Public Relations Representative | Butler, PA |
| CAREGIVER - Caliente | Caliente, NV |
| IS Engineer-Principal | San Francisco, CA |
| School Clinician | Whiteriver, AZ |
| C++ Software Engineer | Chantilly, VA |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Salesforce Team Lead | Austin, TX |
| Audio Video Technician/Installer | Charlotte, NC |
| Unified Communications/TelePresence Analyst | Houston, TX |
| SQA Intern | Austin, TX |
| Hardware Lab Intern | Austin, TX |
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|---|---|
| Data Analyst | New York, NY |
| Sales Development Representative | New York, NY |
| Inside Sales Associate | New York, NY |
| Backend Engineer | New York, NY |
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|---|---|
| Associate Merchandise Planner | Park City, UT |
| Merchandise Planner | Park City, UT |
| Associate Buyer, Women's Apparel | Park City, UT |
| Office & Facilities Manager | Park City, UT |
| Copywriter - Bike | West Valley City, UT |
| Job Title | Location |
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| Software Engineer - Big Data | San Francisco, CA |
| Software Engineer - Front-End | San Francisco, CA |
| Software Engineer - General | San Francisco, CA |
| Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA |
| Lead Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Software Engineer - Intern (Summer 2015) | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Patient and Perceptive Life Coaching Mentor | New York, NY |
| Life Skills Coach | New York, NY |
| Life Coaching Mentor | New York, NY |
| Marketing Intern Summer 2015 | Raleigh, NC |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Graphic Designer | New York, NY |
| Academic Research Associate | New York, NY |
| Intern - Software Engineer | New York, NY |
| Food Database Editor - English | New York, NY |
| Food Database Editor - Spanish | New York, NY |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Sr Occupancy Planner | San Jose, CA |
| Relocate to Wichita, KS - Drafter - Mechanical & Structural – CONTINGENT | Dallas, TX |
| Java Developer | Silver Spring, MD |
| Big Data Architect | Boston, MA |
| Design Project Architect | Zelienople, PA |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Product Manager Intern | San Francisco, CA |
| User Experience Design Intern | San Francisco, CA |
| Office Manager | San Francisco, CA |
| Community & Social Media Manager | San Francisco, CA |
| Airport Operations Associate | San Francisco, CA |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Game Designer, Experience | Framingham, MA |
| UI/UX Designer | Framingham, MA |
| Full-Stack Mobile Engineer | Framingham, MA |
| Lead 3D Artist - Generalist/Engine | Framingham, MA |
| Game Design Director | Boston, MA |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Product Manager | San Francisco, CA |
| Office Assistant | San Francisco, CA |
| Office & HR Coordinator | Madison, WI |
| Customer Support | San Francisco, CA |
| Implementation Analyst | San Francisco, CA |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Open Source Research Analyst | Reston, VA |
| Open Source Research Analyst - Urdu | Reston, VA |
| Fresh 15 - Privacy Research Associate | Redwood City, CA |
| Executive Assistant II | Mountain View, CA |
| Customer Experience Training and Consulting Partner | United States |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| UpOut Marketing Intern (accepting students) | San Francisco, CA |
| Writing & Content Marketing Internship | San Francisco, CA |
| Merchant Relations Account Executive | San Francisco, CA |
| Backend Machine Learning Engineer | San Francisco, CA |
| Backend Machine Learning Engineer | Francisco, IN |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Online and Email Content Coordinator | Los Angeles, CA |
| Programming Intern | San Mateo, CA |
| Director of Service Center Operations | Cleveland, OH |
| Administrative Assistant | Bloomington, IN |
| Onboard -Training Specialist | United States |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| MBA Intern, Business Development (Summer 2015) | New York, NY |
| MBA Intern, Strategy (Summer 2015) | New York, NY |
| Analytics Associate | New York, NY |
| Experienced Analyst, Client Services Team | New York, NY |
| UI Designer | New York, NY |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Media Supervisor, Digital – LA | Los Angeles, CA |
| VP, Marketing | San Francisco, CA |
| Account Executive, Sales (LA, NYC or Chicago) | New York, NY |
| Director of Digital Engagement | Springfield, VA |
| National Account Executive | New York, NY |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Mobile Software Engineer III | Minnetonka, MN |
| Senior UX Designer | New Jersey |
| Mobile App Developer (iOS/Android/Windows) | Piscataway, NJ |
| Mobile Application & Powerbuilder Developer | Pearland, TX |
| Junior C# Developer | Parsippany, NJ |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Graphic Designer | Mountain View, CA |
| Digital Communications Strategist | Boston, MA |
| Communications Coordinator | Baltimore, MD |
| Development Assistant | Boston, MA |
| Product Manager | Mountain View, CA |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Alphaworks - PR & Marketing Associate | New York, NY |
| Alphaworks - Community Manager | New York, NY |
| Account Manager | New York, NY |
| Giphy - Graphic Designer | New York, NY |
| iOS Engineer | United States |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Attendant, Terminal | Cincinnati, OH |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Computer Forensics Programming Internship | Chicago, IL |
| Office Manager | Chicago, IL |
| Associate Computer Forensics Examiner | Chicago, IL |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Social Media & Copywriting Specialist | Los Gatos, CA |
| Social Media & Copywriting Specialist | Los Gatos, CA |
| Sports Software Product Manager (B2C/Consumer Product Software - Mobile Apps and Web Development) | Los Gatos, CA |
| Technical Program Manager (Software - Mobile Apps and Web Development) | Los Gatos, CA |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Account Manager | San Francisco, CA |
| Sales Development Representative | San Francisco, CA |
| Marketing Manager | San Francisco, CA |
| Account Analyst | San Francisco, CA |
| DevOps Engineer | San Francisco, CA |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Entry-level Customer Support Internship: Hiring Immediately! | San Francisco, CA |
| Paid Internship - Financial Analyst | San Francisco, CA |
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| Registered Nurse/ Licensed Practical Nurse | Springfield, MO |
| Software Engineering Intern | Burlington, MA |
| Intern - Accounts Receivable & Credit | Carlsbad, CA |
| Senior Software Engineer | Connecticut |
| Intern - Operations | Carlsbad, CA |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Business Analyst with WCM | Newark, NJ |
| Intern - Software Engineering Consulting 2015 | Diamond Bar, CA |
| QA Tester | Raleigh, NC |
| Software Engineer | Los Angeles, CA |
| Environment Analyst with Puppet exp required in IL | Lincolnshire, IL |
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Summer Intern - Quality Control (Engineering) | Leesburg, VA |
| Summer Intern - Stockroom | Leesburg, VA |
| Summer Intern - Pricing & Contracts | Leesburg, VA |
| Summer Intern - Supply Chain | Leesburg, VA |
| Summer Intern - Digital Marketing Communications | Leesburg, VA |
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