Could someone tell me more about engineers? I suddenly had a interest. Like what should I study for it? Requirements, etc. Also any personal views and what they actually do.

P.S I just started GCSE's, its just a interest so far, so nothing too complicated lol


Leon

Many types of engineers as you will discover from this website; they all require degrees but open up a lot of possibilities for a good future:

Typesofengineersguide.com

Thx!
Anyone got any personal experiences or any actual jobs they took part in?

A friend's husband is a civil engineer and builds bridges.

A former counseling client is a railroad engineer and told me he "drives trains" and loves it.

I don't think we have any engineers here but my husband used to deal with General Motors in Oshawa, they were manufacturing engineers, processing engineers.

The industrial revolution in UK in the early part of the last century, practically invented many engineering jobs, which branched off from them. So you are sitting in the very heart of all of this knowledge which you should tap into.

This is an international site so engineering is pretty wide spread over the north american continent in many aspects of business.

I am a qualified systems engineer and studied metallurgy, but it really depends on what field you are looking at

My grandfather was a civil engineer. It's neat to travel the U.S. and see his dams, airfields, man-made lakes, etc.

My husband was an electronics engineer. He gave it up to become a machinist because there was no money in his previous field. So he went to college twice, for two different degrees. He was at the top of his field as an electronics engineer. As a machinist, only a few years in, he's making over 4 times what he made as an electronics engineer, and he still has room to grow, whereas he didn't in his former field, he was at the top with nowhere to go.

So it really depends. What exact field are you asking about?

I am a mechanical engineer and am married to a civil engineer. In high school you should try to get as far in math and science studies as possible - AP courses in math (calculus) physics and perhaps chemistry will be very helpful. If in college you attend an engineering school for the first two years you will take general courses in math, science, and some into to engineering classes, and then for junior and senior year you declare your major and go in depth into your specialty - be it mechanical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering etc.

Most engineers start working for a large firm developing new products, or designing factory processes and machinery, or designing infrastructure (highways, bridges, buildings) - it all depends on your specialty.

Despite Alty's experience, a good electrcal engineer with a bachelor's degree and a reasonable GPA should be able to earn much more than a machinist and should have more promotional opportunities into management. However, it really depends on the field of study and local employment opportunities. I would highly recommend that anyone studting engineering strongly consider going on for a graduate degree - it makes a huge difference in employment opportunities.

A former counseling client is a railroad engineer and told me he "drives trains" and loves it.

This made me laugh!