| Among the changes in the economy, Civil Engineering | | | | * Younger engineers have more and higher |
| has been hit pretty hard while Environmental | | | | engineering degrees than ever before; |
| Engineers are seeing a positive outlook. | | | | * Electrical engineering has replaced mechanical |
| Career trends are influenced by many factors | | | | engineering as the predominant field while software |
| including our environment, social evolution and our | | | | engineering is growing rapidly; |
| economy. Although our economic | | | | * As Aerospace engineering makes its changes, the |
| recession has had a dramatic impact over the | | | | industry trend is newer designs with gradual |
| past 2 years resulting in unprecedented job losses, it | | | | elimination of old mechanical technology. So Electrical |
| is a temporary influence as many of the hardest hit | | | | Engineers will have more of an opportunity here; |
| occupations, architecture and engineering are | | | | * Design has replaced development as engineers' |
| expected not only to recover but forecasts show | | | | primary job |
| continued growth through 2018. | | | | How to survive in the Engineering Career Field with |
| This is not the case for production supervisors and | | | | the changes in the world and economy: |
| managers where the decline in employment, | | | | One of the key factors is recognizing that your |
| experienced over the past ten years is expected to | | | | education must be continuous. You must keep up |
| continue into 2018 as North American manufacturers | | | | on the latest trends in your field. Do you know the |
| struggle to survive moving their production overseas | | | | people who excel and get promoted because of their |
| to cut labor costs. Environmental concerns combined | | | | accomplishments? You can read about them in |
| with new legislation have provided a wealth of | | | | business journals and the Internet. You are the |
| "green jobs" hence putting the Environmental | | | | catalyst for your future career opportunities. Don't |
| Engineer in a favorable position. | | | | let others place limits on what you accomplish. Stay |
| On a positive note, the National Science Foundation | | | | connected with teachers and professionals who were |
| documents a three-decade boom in the U.S. | | | | researching the latest trends in your field. Of the |
| engineering workforce. | | | | many careers to consider some researchers suggest |
| How has the engineering field changed over the last | | | | that among the top careers to consider is |
| 30 years? A demographic snapshot of the | | | | engineering. The opportunities in career fields of |
| engineering workforce reveals the following: | | | | engineering will continue to grow at a steady pace |
| * There are two- to three-times as many engineers; | | | | into the future. |