"python," "cloud," and "c++" aren't the only skills we found engineers list on their resumes. In fact, there's a whole list of engineer responsibilities that we found, including:
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Before becoming an engineer, 45.5% earned their bachelor's degree. When it comes down to graduating with a master's degree, 25.1% engineers went for the extra education. If you're wanting to pursue this career, it may be possible to be successful with a high school degree. In fact, most engineers have a college degree. But about one out of every seven engineers didn't attend college at all.
Those engineers who do attend college, typically earn either electrical engineering degrees or mechanical engineering degrees. Less commonly earned degrees for engineers include business degrees or civil engineering degrees.
When you're ready to become an engineer, you might wonder which companies hire engineers. According to our research through engineer resumes, engineers are mostly hired by Oracle, Accenture, and Computer Task Group. Now is a good time to apply as Oracle has 243 engineers job openings, and there are 226 at Accenture and 206 at Computer Task Group.
If you're interested in companies where engineers make the most money, you'll want to apply for positions at Hudson River Housing, JET I LEASING, and 3D Technology Services. We found that at Hudson River Housing, the average engineer salary is $156,448. Whereas at JET I LEASING, engineers earn roughly $153,018. And at 3D Technology Services, they make an average salary of $146,525. While Hudson River Housing has 0 job listings for engineers, JET I LEASING and 3D Technology Services have 0 and 0 job listings respectively.
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If you earned a degree from the top 100 educational institutions in the United States, you might want to take a look at IBM, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin. These three companies have hired a significant number of engineers from these institutions.
For the most part, engineers make their living in the technology and manufacturing industries. Engineers tend to make the most in the technology industry with an average salary of $94,633. The engineer annual salary in the energy and manufacturing industries generally make $84,143 and $83,226 respectively. Additionally, engineers who work in the technology industry make 16.6% more than engineers in the finance Industry.