What Do Engineers Do?
Electrical Engineering
Engineers use science, technology, creativity and common sense to bring new or improved products and services to society. Electrical, electronics and computer engineers find innovative ways to use electricity and computers to make people's lives better. Today's engineers follow in the footsteps of such famous engineers and inventors as Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell - whose fascination with electricity led to many of today's modern conveniences.
Most people associate electrical engineers with computer chips, power generation, or telecommunications. However, as an electrical engineer you may also work in one of many different industries, including: power utilities, aerospace, defense, education, government, commercial electronics, medicine, or law.
As an electrical, electronics, or computer engineer, you may ...
- design the next generation of computers and computer chips;
- build more fuel-efficient cars and other transportation vehicles to help reduce pollution and save precious earth resources;
- experiment with microrobots that can enter the human body to diagnose and fight diseases; or
- invent a new product, and start your own company to make and sell it.
An electrical engineering degree can take you almost anywhere… from the board room to outer space, to the senate floor. Some prominent electrical engineers have gone on to become CEOs of large corporations, astronauts, and congressmen.
Salary:
$78,900
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Related Links
Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers, Inc.
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