MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Mechanical engineers design, build, and test mechanical and thermal devices, including tools, engines, and machines.

EDUCATION NEEDED

• Bachelors degree
• Some colleges (not top for engineering)
• Give a bachelors degree with 4 years
• Others (Top colleges for engineering)
• Give the degree at 5 years

AVERAGE PAY

• The Avg. Pay is $80,580 per year
• Or $38.74 per hour

Employment of mechanical engineers is projected to grow 5 percent from 2012 to 2022, slower than the average for all occupations. Employers look for possible employees that stay up to date with modern technology.

WORK ENVIROMENT

• Generally work in professional offices
• Occasionally visit worksites
• Mechanical engineers work mostly in engineering services
• manufacturing industries, research and development
• and the federal government

WHY I WANT TO BE AN ENGINEER

• I have interest in building, designing,
• And making new things possible
• Machines and other object that have -
• Moving parts make me want to know how
• Mechanical Engineering matches all the thing I like