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    Nov 21, 2009, 08:07 AM
    Felon pursuing a career
    Im a convected felon and I'm interested in being a mechanical engineer or a respitory therapist. I was convicted of drug charges when I was 18 in nj. I have been searching and calling lawyers to get an expungement and they all tell me Im not eligible, even though its been over ten years. Ive read about an article 23 in ny and was wondering if there's that in nj. And also what are my chances of employment in the mechanical engineer field? I completed and automotive course and I currently work at a dealership. Would that help? Please any advise is welcomed.
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    Nov 21, 2009, 08:17 AM

    I will be blunt, in some courts they will not explunge drug charges and even if they did explunge it, it is always still visible for police, government and national security background searches.

    So if you were an engineer you would or could be limited to never working on any project that was or required a government security clearance.

    With it showing, you can go to college and become a enginner, the issue will be finding a company that will hire you. Remember right now with all for the lay offs, there are dozens if not 100's of people sending resumes for any one job opening.
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    Nov 21, 2009, 08:17 AM
    I don't know about mechanical engineering, but I KNOW that you won't get into the medical field in any shape or fashion. Especially with a felony drug charge.
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    Nov 21, 2009, 08:31 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by J_9 View Post
    I don't know about mechanical engineering, but I KNOW that you won't get into the medical field in any shape or fashion. Especially with a felony drug charge.
    Yeah I pretty much gave up on the medical field. I love the automotive but I end up working eighty hours or more to make forty hours a week. I have a family at home and need to be home and actually have a life.
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    Nov 21, 2009, 08:40 AM

    Hello e:

    Since there's no professional license required, there's nothing legally stopping you from becoming an engineer or getting hired as one.

    Therefore, finding a job will be up to you... Yes, it'll be harder for you than a non felon. So? You'll just have to work a little harder.

    excon
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