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Webinar Poll: Where Are You In Your Engineering Career?

Are you a recent college grad looking to find an entry level engineering career?  Are you looking to get back into engineering after taking a different career path?  Your career path is as unique as you are and we are looking to gain more insight in are members as we continue to explore engineering careers on the element14 community!

  • I am not an engineer, because I haven't finished the university. I tried to study on two universities, EE, then IT, but then went to work as I wanted to be closer to real-life applications as soon as possible. I got my job in IT, but currently work in a hardware company (testing components, firmware, overseeing the firmware development process etc.), because of my life-long interests in electronics (and activity I presented on E14). So I guess I don't fit into any of the categories above.

     

    I am still curious whether it is possible for people like me (without formal education) to get a job in a field they love and get the knowledge and experience later. I guess it is all about people around you. I know I will never get the skills as many of the engineers here on E14, but with the current lack of employees there might be higher chances to get on some entry level position and work hard to learn more.

  • I know lots of engineers, but I don't know any my age who are still doing engineering. (although there may be a few on element14)

    Many get promoted into management or pursue MBAs, many drift into project management or product line management, or even sales and even completely different fields like teaching or restauranting.

    Is this because their engineering training allows them to handle lots of other jobs?

    Is this because they don't like engineering?

    Is this because because they want less stress and more money?

    Is this because they find other jobs to be easier?

    Is this because they do not find that engineering can satisfy their aspirations?

    Is this because their engineering knowledge becomes obsolete?

    Is this because senior engineering positions are uncomfortable for introverts?

    Is this because companies think only young engineers have adequate productivity?

    Is this because there just aren't enough jobs available for senior engineers?

    Is this because engineering salaries do not increase as quickly as other jobs?

    Is this the vast majority of engineers or just the ones I know?

    I am curious what the real statistics are.

    What kind of engineer spends their whole career doing engineering? It seems rare compared to doctors, lawyers, accountants, technologists, professors, and many others.

    What percentage of people with engineering degrees are doing an engineering job the day they retire?

    Is it my imagination or do technicians and technologists tend to stay interested in the field longer?