By: Sadab Bahar
To recall, electrical engineering deals
with the application of electronics and electricity. They are sometimes
referred as invisible engineers because they deal with things people do not
notice, such as wiring in cars and behind walls. Electrical engineering is a plentiful field of engineering. Job opportunities are always growing for
electrical engineers and they are generally given higher wages than when
compared to other engineers. Soon, thousands of power industry workers will
become eligible for retirement. This will result in many skilled engineers
leaving the work place and it will leave a shortage of engineers. According to
the Economic Specialists International, about 25% of today’s electrical
engineers are over the age of fifty-five (Carnovale). This is a big problem,
but also a good opportunity for future engineers. There is already demand for
electrical engineers, however, with the drop in electrical engineers coming the
demand will be even higher.
A problem that rises with the drop
of electrical engineers includes electrical companies struggling with mentoring
younger workers. Another problem is the decreasing number of apprenticeship
programs. This will cause problems because new talent will need to be trained
which is time consuming and expensive. Many students do not pursue careers in
electrical engineers because of the difficulty. In order to attract more
students to study electrical engineering, industries must make engineering
exciting and shift from theory to real life application (Carnovale). One of the
problems with studying engineering is the lack of experience students face.
They spend too much time in class rooms and not in the field learning the real
skills that are needed every day. If universities can accomplish, industries will not have to spend as much time training unskilled engineers.
Carnovale, Dan.
"The Coming Engineering Shortage." Consulting-Specifying Engineering.
Consulting-Specifying Engineering, 31 Oct. 2016. Web. 01 Nov. 2016.
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