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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?