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Electrical Engineers

Description
Design, develop, test, or supervise the manufacturing and installation of electrical equipment, components, or systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use.
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Experience
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

Education
A bachelor's degree is the minimum formal education required for these occupations. However, many also require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Training
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

Tasks
  • Designs electrical instruments, equipment, facilities, components, products, and systems for commercial, industrial, and domestic purposes.
  • Prepares and studies technical drawings, specifications of electrical systems, and topographical maps to ensure installation and operations conform to standards and customer requirements.
  • Directs operations and coordinates manufacturing, construction, installation, maintenance, and testing activities to ensure compliance with specifications, codes, and customer requirements.
  • Conducts field surveys and studies maps, graphs, diagrams, and other data to identify and correct power system problems.
  • Confers with engineers, customers, and others to discuss existing or potential engineering projects and products.
  • Evaluates and analyzes data regarding electric power systems and stations and recommends changes to improve operating efficiency.
  • Inspects completed installations and observes operations for conformance to design and equipment specifications and operational and safety standards.
  • Investigates customer or public complaints, determines nature and extent of problem, and recommends remedial measures.
  • Operates computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment to perform engineering tasks.
  • Compiles data and writes reports regarding existing and potential engineering studies and projects.
  • Collects data relating to commercial and residential development, population, and power system interconnection to determine operating efficiency of electrical systems.
  • Estimates labor, material, and construction costs and prepares specifications for purchase of materials and equipment.
  • Performs detailed calculations to compute and establish manufacturing, construction, and installation standards and specifications.
  • Plans layout of electric power generating plants and distribution lines and stations.
  • Develops applications of controls, instruments, and systems for new commercial, domestic, and industrial uses.
  • Plans and implements research methodology and procedures to apply principles of electrical theory to engineering projects.
National Average Salary
$68,630.00/year

Average Salary in Maryland
$70,290.00/year

Important Abilities
   1. Written Comprehension
   2. Oral Expression
   3. Number Facility
   4. Oral Comprehension
   5. Mathematical Reasoning

General Work Activities
   1. Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
   2. Analyzing Data or Information
   3. Drafting & Specifying Technical Devices, etc.
   4. Making Decisions and Solving Problems
   5. Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Important Skills
   1. Mathematics
   2. Reading Comprehension
   3. Science
   4. Critical Thinking
   5. Active Learning

Frequent Work Context
   1. Consequence of Error
   2. Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
   3. Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
   4. Frustrating Circumstances
   5. Objective or Subjective Information

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