An Essay About Computer Hardware Engineering

People always wonder who invented the first computer that used electricity. It was Konrad Zuse in 1936 (PatrickB). The computer he invented was the first computer that was reprogrammable (PatrickB). He started the Computer Hardware Engineering field. One of the best inventions that computer hardware engineers ever made is the transistor (PatrickB). The transistor allowed the computer to store information (PatrickB). Without the transistor this career would not be as big as it is. Transistors today hold more than 1,000 billion bytes. Konrad Zuse made this career possible with his amazing invention. There are a lot of reasons why I want to study this career. First of all I am very interested in computers in general and I like to get more in depth with the computer hardware.

Computer hardware engineering is not a huge employment job. Only 83,300 people are employed in this job (U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics). The employment trend for this career is slower than the average by three to seven percent (U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics). The demand for computer engineers is expected to rise as companies improve their computer systems (OKCIS). The jobs for this career are most often found in computer systems design and computer and parts manufacturing companies (OKCIS). Computer hardware engineers do these following duties day in and day out. They "design new computer hardware (U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics), creating blueprints of computer equipment to be built" (U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics), Check what the computer user needs are and tell them what hardware they need (America's Career InfoNet), and Help Suppliers, designers, and marketing and sales departments by providing technical help (America's Career InfoNet). Hardware engineers ...

... middle of paper ...

...ics). Project managers need a bachelors degree just like hardware engineers. But project managers might need to take a management information systems program to insure the promotion (U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics). After studying this career in depth, I would love to make this my career. I have been on a computer since I was a child and I never knew that it could be my career to be on one all day. Currently I like building computers piece by piece. I am very aware of a lot of different hardwares so this career won’t be a big surprise. Also to get a job in the computer hardware engineering field only takes a four year bachelors degree. This is very satisfying because I don’t want to be in college for more than that. The pay is also great for what you actually do at the job. The duties sound fun to me and thats all I need in a career, good pay and something I love.