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Engineering employment characteristics / Panel on Engineering Employment Characteristics, Committee on the Education and Utilization of the Engineer, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Education and Utilization of the Engineer.
- Series:
- Engineering education and practice in the United States.
- Engineering education and practice in the United States
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Engineering--Employment--United States.
- Engineering.
- Engineering--Study and teaching--United States.
- Engineers--United States.
- Engineers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (104 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1985.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- Engineering Employment Characteristics
- Copyright
- Preface
- Contents
- Executive Summary
- 1 Introduction
- THE ROLE OF ENGINEERING
- 2 The Engineering Work Force
- NUMBERS AND CHARACTERISTICS
- Engineers
- Computer Specialists
- Engineering Technicians
- AGING AND RETIREMENT
- WOMEN IN ENGINEERING
- MINORITIES IN ENGINEERING
- 3 Utilization of Engineers
- EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS
- Sector and Field of Employment
- Rates of Unemployment
- Primary Activities
- Mobility Among Primary Activities
- CONCENTRATION RATIOS
- Technicians and Computer Specialists
- EFFICIENCY OF UTILIZATION
- Impact of New Technology
- 4 Quality of the Work Force
- CURRENT VIEWS OF QUALITY
- 5 Resilience of the Work Force
- TECHNOLOGICAL OBSOLESCENCE
- 6 International Comparisons
- 7 Supply and Demand for Engineers
- ENGINEERING SALARIES
- HIRING PRACTICES
- Co-op Programs
- THE STATE OF THE JOB MARKET
- Impact of Government
- Notes
- Appendix A Supplementary Data-Engineering Employment Characteristics
- Appendix B Women in Engineering
- NOTES
- Appendix C The Social Context of Minorities in Engineering
- PERSISTENT EDUCATIONAL DISADVANTAGES OF MINORITIES
- THE LEGACY
- Appendix D Informal Mail Survey of Employers of Engineers
- FORM USED IN MAIL SURVEY
- RESPONSES TO INFORMAL SURVEY
- Appendix E Report on the Role of the Federal Government in the Education and Utilization of the Engineer
- EMPLOYMENT OF ENGINEERS
- SUPPORT OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION
- Research
- Financial Aid
- Graduate Fellowships
- Equipment
- Continuing Professional Development
- Summary of Direct Support
- NOTES.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9786610246717
- 9781280246715
- 1280246715
- 9780309534161
- 030953416X
- 9780585085111
- 0585085110
- OCLC:
- 70773037
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