Engineering Essay: Electro-Mechanical Engineering

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Electro-mechanical Engineering
One of the quickest growing types of jobs is engineering. With the world progressing the way it is we need more engineers to come up with new, environmentally friendly products. Our world won’t be able to hold human life as we know it forever so humans need to come up with a more efficient way of living. Taking an issue one part at a time and eventually making our world better, healthier and more pleasant is the goal of this profession. More engineers are needed than ever before because it is getting harder to come up with new and more efficient products that consumers want. Electro-mechanical engineers are one of the few types of engineers that can work in two different fields. They can either work on mechanical …show more content…

Well, that depends on the location and what level of education the individual would have. In general, an Electro-mechanical engineer is paid between $46,000 and $120,000 annually. The median pay is around $52,000(citation). This goes to show that most of the people in this profession earn in the lower range of the earning per year. The people that earn in the high part of this range work for huge corporate companies or are a leader in a company that is designing or creating a brand new item or an item in popular demand. With the demand of this profession rising, this range for salaries would be expected to increase over the next few years. Some people might ask, “What kind of person I would need to be to become an Electro-mechanical engineer?” There are certain characteristics that would help someone excel in this profession. This profession requires many years of math so having math skills would help. Dexterity is something a worker should have because the job often requires the use of hand tools and a steady hand when working on small circuit boards. There are other skills that are often …show more content…

According to Michigan Technological University, there are eight semesters of mechanical engineering that must be taken plus the needed electrical classes. This could either be incorporated into the eight semesters of mechanical engineering, or be taken after the eight semesters for another year to two years (Citation). This profession requires a great deal of calculus and physics. I love math and physics so this helps me tremendously. I have always liked math for some reason. I guess I like to work with numbers and figure out dimensions or volumes of whatever I am given. This profession does not require much for English but it will be an important skill to

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