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Engineering Overview

A Statistical Profile of the Engineering Profession

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Statistical Overview

How many people study engineering?What are the most common majors?What kind of job market is there for engineers?How much do engineers earn?How many women and minorities study engineering?

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College Enrollment Trends of Engineering Students

1950s-1960s: 60,000-80,000 engineering students1970s marked the lowest number of students, at 43,000Engineering peaked in 1980s, with around 118,000 students

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College Majors of Recent Engineering Students

Of approximately 350,000 full-time undergrad engineering students, just less than 1/3 (124,000) were majoring in computer and electrical engineeringJust over 32,000 were “undecided”

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Degrees in Engineering

Steady decline in Engineering degrees awarded between 1986 and 1995. Since then, there have been many fluctuations, but as of data of 2000, there were 63,300 engineering degrees awardedFor a long time, electrical awarded the highest number of degrees, but that was eventually replaced by mechanical engineering

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Job Placement Trends1999-2000 was the hottest year for engineering majors to find jobsAs the number of engineering students declines, employers must “fight” harder to get whatever students they can get their hands on to fill vacant positions. This has led to a very promising job placement ratio

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Salaries of EngineersOn the whole, engineers make more money than any other graduate with another degreeElectrical, computer, and computer science recently have led the way, with average salaries from a Bachelor degree starting at around $52,000A Ph.D. in computer science will earn a starting average of around $84,000

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Diversity in the Profession

For a long time, white males dominated engineeringRecently, women, foreign nationals, and various minority students have entered colleges and universities with an engineering diploma in mind

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Distribution of Engineers by Field of Study

Electrical engineering employs the highest number of engineers, nearly 25%, numbering close to 375,000Mechanical employs almost 250,000 Civil is the next highest “populated”, with 200,000 workers

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Words of Advice from Employers

Looking for graduates who possess: Excellent communication skills Teamwork Leadership Computer/Technical proficiency Hard working attitude

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What Problems Must YOUR Generation Face

Future Challenges

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Expanding World Population

1900-2000, world population climbs from 1.6 billion to 6 billion peoplePlaces new stress on conservation of resources, and gives engineers new challenges to compensate for high population

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Pollution

Engineers concerned with management and the control of pollution, especially: Air pollution Water pollution and the depletion

of freshwater resources Management of solid waste

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Energy

It is predicted that energy usage in the Developing Countries will more than double in the next 30 yearsEngineers must find new ways to generate power in an effort to conserve natural resources (fossil fuels)

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InfrastructureWith mass transportation an ever-present problem, engineers will be responsible in the future for designing and maintaining a system by which the transportation of raw materials, as well as the human capital that process them, can easily and efficiently move from place to place

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The ‘Worldly’ Engineer

Global and InternationalEngineeringGSMST

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Introduction

After WWII, engineering became a more “global” business. Taking a few foreign language classes in school cannot hurt, but only help your chances at getting a job after college.

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The Evolving Global Market: Changing World Maps & Alliances

Breakup of former USSRChina and other Asian countries in rapid development stagesNew laws, regulations, policies have affected the spread of international engineering

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NAFTA

1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (US, Mexico, Canada)Designed to reduce tariffs, and increase international competitionManufacturing trade has increased by 128% between Canada, US, and Mexico since 1994

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International OpportunitiesFor Engineers

Engineers are employed internationally in: Automobile Industry Manufacturing Construction Pharmaceuticals Food Industry Petroleum and Chemical Industry Computer and Electronics Industry Telecommunications

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Preparing for a Global Career

Students who look to work internationally should: Be language and culturally

proficient Should participate in study abroad

programs Look into international work

experience and Co-Op opportunities