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Engineering Employment Characteristics

Engineering Employment Characteristics

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309035866
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309534161
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 1985
  • Month: January
  • Pages: 105
  • Language: English
  • Engineering Employment Characteristics
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Introduction
    • THE ROLE OF ENGINEERING
  • 2 The Engineering Work Force
    • NUMBERS AND CHARACTERISTICS
      • Engineers
      • Computer Specialists
      • Engineering Technicians
    • AGING AND RETIREMENT
    • WOMEN IN ENGINEERING
    • MINORITIES IN ENGINEERING
  • 3 Utilization of Engineers
    • EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS
      • Sector and Field of Employment
      • Rates of Unemployment
      • Primary Activities
      • Mobility Among Primary Activities
    • CONCENTRATION RATIOS
      • Engineers
      • Technicians and Computer Specialists
    • EFFICIENCY OF UTILIZATION
      • Impact of New Technology
  • 4 Quality of the Work Force
    • CURRENT VIEWS OF QUALITY
  • 5 Resilience of the Work Force
    • TECHNOLOGICAL OBSOLESCENCE
  • 6 International Comparisons
  • 7 Supply and Demand for Engineers
    • ENGINEERING SALARIES
    • HIRING PRACTICES
      • Co-op Programs
    • THE STATE OF THE JOB MARKET
      • Impact of Government
  • Notes
  • Appendix A Supplementary Data—Engineering Employment Characteristics
  • Appendix B Women in Engineering
    • NOTES
  • Appendix C The Social Context of Minorities in Engineering
    • PERSISTENT EDUCATIONAL DISADVANTAGES OF MINORITIES
    • THE LEGACY
    • NOTES
  • Appendix D Informal Mail Survey of Employers of Engineers
    • FORM USED IN MAIL SURVEY
    • RESPONSES TO INFORMAL SURVEY
  • Appendix E Report on the Role of the Federal Government in the Education and Utilization of the Engineer
    • EMPLOYMENT OF ENGINEERS
    • SUPPORT OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION
      • Research
      • Financial Aid
      • Graduate Fellowships
      • Equipment
      • Continuing Professional Development
      • Summary of Direct Support
    • NOTES

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