Careers in Engineering

When I was in college, it seemed like the engineering students always had the most work to do. They were always busy with some project or another. Because their classes were so difficult, they could only take a few at a time. Therefore most of them took five years to complete their bachelor's degrees. The payoff, however, was pretty good. Most had jobs waiting for them by the time they graduated and those jobs paid better than the ones the rest of us were getting. What I didn't know until recently, was that there was another job within the engineering field that one can get without earning a four year degree. Engineering technicians work in the same specialties as engineers do, for example, electrical, chemical, environmental and civil engineering to name but a few. Their work is more application oriented and more limited in scope than that of engineers. They earn less than engineers do, but their salaries are still quite good.

If you would like to work in the engineering field, but are unsure of whether you want to get a four year degree, you should consider exploring the option of becoming an engineering technician. Read, "Careers in Engineering" which compares the job duties, salaries and educational and licensing requirements in this field.

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