The role of a professional engineer is to assume personal responsibility for the development and application of engineering, notably in research, designing, construction, manufacturing, managing and in the education of the engineer. The work is predominantly intellectual and requires the exercise of original thought and judgment.

As a licensed Professional Engineer, you are able to sign and seal engineering designs, qualify an engineering business, perform consulting services, bid for government contracts, and offer engineering services to the public under your own name.

True engineers have a minimum of a four-year degree from an accredited engineering program. This provides them with the underlying scientific and mathematical knowledge to apply engineering principles.

Professional Engineering is the only designation recognized by law that allows qualified individuals to present themselves to the public as “Engineers.” A registered Professional Engineer (PE) is an individual who has fulfilled the educational (typically a four-year ABET-accredited degree) and experience (working under the responsible charge of a PE) requirements as well as passing rigorous exams in the fundamentals of engineering and one for competency in a specific branch of engineering.

There are currently six major branches of engineering. They are:

Upon graduating from an accredited engineering program and finding employment in the field, someone may be given the job title of associate engineer or junior engineer, depending on the company.

After gaining some experience, an associate engineer may choose to take the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam, administered by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES).  Upon passing this examination and / or meeting other requirements, they become an Engineer in Training, or EIT.  (Some states refer to this level as Engineer Intern, or EI.)  EITs work under the direct supervision of a licensed Professional Engineer.

A research and development (R&D) engineer creates new, and refines existing, products and technologies through a process of researching, designing, experimenting and testing. Their typical duties include: creating and developing new products to meet consumer needs.

The highest annual salary of a R&D Mechanical Engineer is typically

Can mechanical engineers make over $100k anually? If so, what is the highest-paid mechanical engineer annual salary?

The top 90 perecent of the Electrical engineers annual salary is

An engineering technologist is a professional trained in certain aspects of development and implementation of a respective area of technology

An education in engineering technology concentrates more on application and less on theory than does an engineering education

Like engineers, areas where engineering technologists can work include product design, fabrication, and testing. Engineering technologists sometimes rise to senior management positions in industry or become entrepreneurs.

The average base salary of an engineering technician is $28.07 per hour

An engineering technician is a professional trained in skills and techniques related to a specific branch of technology, with a practical understanding of the relevant engineering concepts.

Engineering technicians build or set up equipment, conduct experiments, collect data, and calculate results. They might also help to make a model of new equipment. Some technicians work in quality control, checking products, tests, and collecting data. In manufacturing, they help to design and develop products. They also find ways to produce things efficiently

Engineering technician diplomas and two-year degrees are generally offered by technical schools and non-university higher education institutions like colleges of further education, vocational schools, and community colleges

The engineering pathway offered by Channelview High School's CTE wing is a pivot to a career in the engineering field.