Chartered Engineer

 

How much do they earn, what opportunities are there for travel, all these important questions are answered below:

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Pay

• the average salary in 2003 was in the region of £49,000
• average earnings have risen 22.3% since 1997
• earnings in this sector are continuing to rise above inflation
• in 2003, 13% of Chartered Engineers earned over £70,000

Prospects

• research shows that engineering graduates are more likely to find a job in their preferred career than their counterparts in other disciplines
• employers in all sectors are keen to recruit engineering graduates, recognising that their analytical and problem-solving skills can be applied in many areas of business
• a wealth of opportunities to utilise particular talents - e.g. creativity, management of people or resources, or exploitation of commercial ideas or products

New and emerging sectors

• engineers are to be found in the front line of new technologies including those used in digital broadcasting, telecommunications, robotics and medical engineering
• new technologies and the opening of global markets are creating exciting new opportunities for the profession
• the engineer of tomorrow is more likely to be working with information technology, in biology or interdisciplinary subjects than in traditional civil, mechanical or electrical engineering. 

Opportunities for women

• getting better! Organisations are increasingly realising that they need diversity in the workplace to promote innovation and
• the same as men - good engineers are good engineers no mater what their gender, ethnic origin, religion or social background
• research shows that female science and engineering graduates earn more than female graduates as a whole

Opportunities for travel

• in addition to working in the EU there are a variety of opportunities for engineers to work abroad. e.g. civil engineers employed by British firms often work on overseas contracts
• engineers with oil companies have a career that takes them to all the continents
• there are opportunities abroad for mining engineers, usually after they have gained experience in the UK. Sales engineers, in particular, travel abroad a great deal
• the title "European Engineer" enables greater mobility and recognition for engineers working in Europe. To attain this title, engineers must show that they have completed a package, lasting seven years, of degree, training and experience

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