No profession unleashes the spirit of innovation like engineering. From research to real-world applications, engineers constantly discover how to improve our lives by creating bold new solutions that connect science to life in unexpected, forward-thinking ways. Few professions turn so many ideas into so many realities. Few professions have such a direct and positive effect on people’s everyday lives. We are counting on engineers and their imaginations to help us meet the needs of the 21st century.
Engineers can travel the world. Many products and services that engineers develop tend to have a global market.
Engineers use creativity every day. Engineers are paid to create new and better solutions for our society. Whether it is delivering green energy, better connectivity, or clean water engineering innovation will shape our world.
Engineering is one of the highest-paid professions. Year after year, engineering jobs are paid the highest average starting salary. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) engineers have a median annual wage of $91,010.
Engineers rarely face unemployment. The engineering field projects to have employment growth of nearly 140,000 new jobs over the next decade.
Engineers are Leaders. More CEOs have engineering degrees (over a quarter of CEOs have an undergraduate engineering degree) than any other college degree.
