A bachelor's degree in engineering is essential for almost all engineering jobs. The institution from which you receive your degree also needs to be accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET). Occasionally, graduates with degrees in science and mathematics qualify for engineering jobs. Sharpening your interpersonal skills and technical prowess can go a long way toward developing your engineering career. Furthermore, developing a relationship with a mentor can help you develop your career and improve your engineering knowledge and skills. Mentors can provide excellent career guidance as well as opportunities for taking your career forward.
In the entry level, engineers achieve knowledge and experience. They might have to work independently, develop various designs, make important decisions and also provide solutions to many problems. As experience is garnered, engineers advance as supervisors or even technical specialists, under whom a staff or even other engineers and technical teams work. As they progress, their level increases and an engineer is promoted to the managerial position or a sales executive.
There are 10 main branches of engineering: Aeronautic and astronautic engineering, biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer science engineering, electrical engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, nuclear engineering and systems engineering. In the year 2008 it was estimated that around 1.6 million engineers had jobs. The maximum number was in the branch of civil engineering (278,000), mechanical engineering (238,000), electrical engineering (157,000), industrial engineering (214,000), and electronic engineering (143,000) excluding computer engineering.
