Bruce Mayer, PE Licensed Electrical & Mechanical Engineer BMayer@ChabotCollege

1. Engineering 10 Electrical Engineer’sSalary & Opinions Bruce Mayer, PE Licensed Electrical & Mechanical EngineerBMayer@ChabotCollege.edu

2. Attribution U.S. Salary and Opinion Survey July 2005 soe_us_2005.ppt

3. Survey Methodology • On-line survey • Fieldwork dates June 23rd through June 29th, 2005 • Sample: EE Times subscribers • A total of 2185 useable responses received (margin of error +/- 1.3%) • Data analyzed in total and in comparison with 2004 findings (as applicable

4. Type of Jobs for Respondents

5. Job Title for Respondents

6. Respondent Education

7. $-Compensation • Avg EE Salary is over $100k • 75% of EE’s got a Raise in 2005

8. Compared to OtherProfessions * 2006 David Benjamin * EE Times 10/29/2007

9. HouseHold Income Mean 2005 = $137,380 Mean 2004 = $122,208 $149,999 • 60% of ElectricalEngineering HouseHolds have incomes between $100k-$200k

10. Bonus $-Compensation 2005 (n = 2185)

11. Technical Assignments

12. Embedded System/Processor • Any electronic system that uses a CPU chip, but that is not a general-purpose workstation, desktop or laptop computer. • Such systems generally use microprocessors, or they may use custom-designed chips or both. They are used in automobiles, planes, trains, aircraft, machine tools, cameras, televisions, printers consumer and office appliances, cellphones, PDAs and other handhelds as well as robots and toys. • The uses are endless, and billions of microprocessors are shipped every year for a myriad of applications. • Low-cost consumer products can use chips that cost less than a dollar

13. Vacuum Cleaner Control by MCU • Price for 5000 of the PIC12F510-I/SN unit in the SOIC 150mil pkg 67¢/unit

14. The Future of EE * Dec08

15. EE Intrigue * Dec08

16. Engineering Manager • Number of People Directly Reporting to the Engineer • About 40% of EEs have formal management duties

17. OnCall 24/7 Requirements • About 1/5th of Engineers are OnCall at All Times

18. Vacation Earned & Taken Time Taken Time Earned 2005 (n = 2185) • Most Engineers get 3+ Weeks of Vacation per Year

19. Weekly WorkLoad • Most Engineers work 40-50 hours per week

20. Job Satisfaction • Only About 1/8th of Engineers are Job DISsatisfied

21. Professional Satisfaction • Satisfaction with Engineering as a Profession • 88% of Elect. Engineers Like the Profession

22. Employment Tenure Mean 2005 = 9.2 years How long have you worked for your present employer?

23. Change in Employer • Job Stability is Good in General

24. Career Perceptions • Engineers are 75% positive

25. Career Concerns/Issues

26. Skills Maintenance • Keeping Up-to-Date Technically • Every Engineer needs to Work on this for his/her entire career

27. WorkPlace Changes • Engineering is a Dynamic Profession • Engineers Need to Adapt-to & Benefit-from Change

28. Engineering Shortages • Do you think there’s a shortage of engineers at your company? • Indicates good Job Prospects for Engineers 38. Do you think there’s a shortage of engineers at your company?

29. Engineering Shortages * Dec08

30. Leisure – Use of Technology • Engineers Like Gadgets like everyone else

31. Home OwnerShip • VERY High Home Ownership within the Engineering Profession

32. AutoMobile OwnerShip • Engineers LikeCars too

33. Move Motivation * Dec08

34. Engineers Grade k-12 Schools • Engineers Think Elementary and High Schools need Significant Improvement in Science & Math

35. Engineers Grade Universities • Universities do Much Better; probably because they can Specialize with Engineering Schools

36. All Done for Today EE CareerAspirationsDec08

37. Engineering 10 Appendix2008 survey Bruce Mayer, PE Licensed Electrical & Mechanical EngineerBMayer@ChabotCollege.edu

38. Leisure Time & $ Allocation • Engineers Do the Same Things as EveryBody Else.

39. Nicole Lewis EE Times 12/15/2008