Materials Engineer
Published on Nov 23, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Typical Day:
Material Engineers plan and carry out laboratory experiments on materials to find the best material for a project.
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Outcome of Career:
Material Engineers work to create, improve, or refine products or materials to make them better.
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Education: Typically Required
- High School diploma or GED
- Bachelors Degree in Materials Engineering
- A license
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Uniform
Material Engineers usually wear safety gear like gloves and goggles.
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Advancement Opportunities:
New graduates work under the supervision of experienced engineers and as they gain experience they are given increasingly difficult projects until they move to project engineer. Engineers who want to advance sooner can get a masters degree. Engineers with promotional skills can move into sales.
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Employment Outlook
- Nevada: 3 Annual openings a year
- US: 750 Annual openings a year
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Interests:
Material Engineers set up and carry out projects using practical hands on problems and solutions.
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Questions
It's interesting that Materials Engineers create and manipulate materials
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