Are We Lacking Engineers? Or Are Engineers Lacking? (Does It Matter?)

Thomas Register ^

[fishtank]

More of the article at the link.

[fishtank]

http://news.thomasnet.com/IMT/archives/2005/11/are_we_lacking.html?WT.mc_t=imt&WT.mc_n=604I

[Lloyd227]

Engineering bump:

"...John Tracy, vice president of engineering for Boeing Co.’s Integrated Defense Systems, "who says he needs to hire 1,000 engineers a month, mainly to replace retiring engineers, many of whom were originally inspired by the space race in the 1960s. But he has been able to hire only 2,500 a year in each of the past two years."

[2banana]

When engineers salaries reach that of lawyers - we will then have as many engineers as lawyers...

[Tijeras_Slim]

ping...

[austinite]

I love how "engineers" are grouped like a commodity, like pork bellies.

Anybody that goes into engineering is asking for a lifetime of frustration and disappointment.

[Sonny M]

I have noticed more and more indian engineers coming to the U.S. but not sure what that means.

That said, alot of the bad press about outsourcing will definatly damped incoming class pools of engineers.

John Sununu where are you?

[patricktschetter]

Anybody that goes into engineering is asking for a lifetime of frustration and disappointment.

I wish someone'd told me that about 6 years ago. :)

[Mogollon]

Maybe it's time to quit teaching our kids "self-esteem" and start teaching them math and science. Problem is, liberals control the NEA and most public schools.

[NonLinear]

I know hundreds of engineers. I think the shortages are localized, and not nationwide.

Houston: shortage - strong demand
Southeast: plenty - strong supply, fluctuating demand
Northeast: plenty - poor demand
California: shortage - engineers have better sense than to go there

[HolgerDansk]

Actually, the frustration really starts when you're about 40...

[austinite]

I hope you are retraining to be a lawyer ;)

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

Engineer Ping!!

[Solson]

Hey too bad. I have an Aerospace Engineering degree but the love affair with flight ended when I found out that engineer's at a company like Boeing spend 26 years behind a computer screen doing CFD models and then retire.

No thanks. I am an engineer by degree but I like people and prefer to interact with them.

....so maybe I'm not a "true" engineer. :)

[proxy_user]

This says nothing.

An 'engineer' can be anything from a glorified draftsman to a leading-edge scientist. Same thing with a programmer.

The way things are shaping up, a country needs only a small elite to really prosper. Everything else, you can find someone somewhere to do it for you. Location strategy will mostly be determined by currency valuations.

[thoughtomator]

That is the bottom line, indeed. Pay engineers what their services are worth and you'll have as many as you need.

[nightdriver]

"Anybody that goes into engineering is asking for a lifetime of frustration and disappointment."

Very true!

After some 30 years in the business, I call it a "sawtooth career."

A "permanent" engineering job is typically 2 years.

[add925]

I have noticed more and more indian engineers coming to the U.S. but not sure what that means.

India has approximately 3 times the US population in about 1/3 the land mass.....it ain't only Engineers.

[Abathar]

"California: shortage - engineers have better sense than to go there."

Ding Ding Ding! We have a winner!

[SF Republican]

I think we need more poets.