What Can You Do With A Major In Electrical Engineering?
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Electrical engineers harness electrical energy for the benefit of humankind. The profession is broad and encompasses products valued by society in many technical areas from communications to electric power and energy use to those for our current "Information Age". Employment opportunities range over product design, development, manufacturing, sales, management, teaching, and research. Employers include industrial companies, consulting firms, and government agencies and non-governmental organizations.
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Tracks
Systems
Computer
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Some Related Career Titles
(To research these titles and more go to: (Occupational Outlook Handbook) and see the related print resources in the Career Services Library).
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- Instrumentation/Control Engineer
- Power Electronics Engineer
- Process Control Developer
- Research Engineer
- Sales Engineer
- Test Engineer
- Utility Support Engineer
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Typical Employers/Work Settings
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- Consumer Products Industry
- Equipment Repair Industry
- Glass and Metals Industry
- Manufacturing Industry
- Power Industry
- Public Utilities
- Transportation Industry
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Beginning Salary Range
Entry Level with a Bachelor’s Degree: $57,000 -From the Spring 2008 NACE Salary Survey (National Association of Colleges and Employers)
For more information on salaries click here
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Links To Professional Associations
Professional Associations are important to explore because many offer student memberships and can give you access to other professionals and their experiences, research, convention or workshop opportunities, professional development and most importantly job databases.
American Institute of Engineers
IEEE
National Academy of Engineering
National Society for Professional Engineers
Society of Women Engineers
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Job Search Information
National Organizations or Databases
http://www.electricalengineer.com/
http://www.electricalengineerjobsite.com/
http://www.electricjob.net/
http://www.engcen.com/
http://www.engineer.net/
http://www.engineering.com/Default.aspx
http://www.engineer-jobs.com/
http://www.interec.net/jobsearch/
http://www.mepjobs.com/
http://www.thinkenergygroup.com/
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Graduate Schools
Local Programs - Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and other related programs
University of North Florida
Florida Atlantic University
Florida International University
Florida State University
University of Florida
University of South Florida
National Programs - Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and other related programs
Georgia Tech
Other resources for graduate program research
http://www.gradschools.com/
http://www.petersons.com/
http://www.princetonreview.com/
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Link To UNF Program
The College of Computing, Engineering and Construction at the University of North Florida offers a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.
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