Name of Occupation

Occupation 1: Aerospace Engineer

Work description
What are you primary work tasks?
Direct or coordinate activities of engineering or technical personnel involved in designing, fabricating, modifying,
or testing of aircraft or aerospace products.
Formulate conceptual design of aeronautical or aerospace products or systems to meet customer requirements.
Formulate mathematical models or other methods of computer analysis to develop, evaluate, or modify design,
according to customer engineering requirements.
Plan or coordinate activities concerned with investigating and resolving customers' reports of technical problems
with aircraft or aerospace vehicles.
Direct research and development programs.
Plan or conduct experimental, environmental, operational, or stress tests on models or prototypes of aircraft or
aerospace systems or equipment.
Analyze project requests, proposals, or engineering data to determine feasibility, productibility, cost, or production
time of aerospace or aeronautical products.
Evaluate product data and design from inspections and reports for conformance to engineering principles,
customer requirements, and quality standards.
Maintain records of performance reports for future reference.
Develop design criteria for aeronautical or aerospace products or systems, including testing methods, production
costs, quality standards, and completion dates.
Write technical reports or other documentation, such as handbooks or bulletins, for use by engineering staff,
management, or customers.
Review performance reports and documentation from customers and field engineers, and inspect malfunctioning
or damaged products to determine problem.
Evaluate and approve selection of vendors by studying past performance or new advertisements

Work descriptions
What is a typical day like?
Most engineers work in office buildings, laboratories,
or industrial plants. Others may spend time outdoors at
construction sites and oil and gas exploration and
production sites, where they monitor or direct
operations or solve onsite problems. Some engineers
travel extensively to plants or worksites.
Many engineers work a standard 40-hour week. At
times, deadlines or design standards may bring extra
pressure to a job, requiring engineers to work longer
hours.

Training
What education is required?
Bachelors degree in engineering is required.
Most engineering degrees are granted in electrical, electronics,
mechanical, or civil engineering.
Most engineering programs involve a concentration of study in an
engineering specialty, along with courses in both mathematics and
the physical and life sciences.
Engineering technology graduates, however, are not qualified to
register as professional engineers under the same terms as
graduates with degrees in engineering.
Admissions requirements for undergraduate engineering schools
include a solid background in mathematics (algebra, geometry,
trigonometry, and calculus) and science (biology, chemistry, and
physics), with courses in English, social studies, and humanities.


Training 2
What majors are appropriate?
Electrical engineering.
Electronic engineering.
Mechanical engineering.
Civil engineering.
Aeronautical engineering
Astronautical engineering
Space engineering


Skills and Personality Traits
What personality characteristics are useful for people in this profession?
Investigative
Conventional
Creative
Mathematical
Logical
Abilities and skills?
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions,
conclusions or approaches to problems.
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being
made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options
and implement solutions.
Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
Using mathematics to solve problems.
Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make
improvements or take corrective action.

Work Settings
Working do people do this of work?
Office buildings
laboratories
Industrial plants
Construction sites
Gas exploration
production sites
How would you describe the work setting?
Work with paper
Numbers
Thinking
Computers

Salary
Advancement

Employment and Outlook
What is the future forecast for employment in
this field?
Projected Employment by 2020: 89,100
Employment increased by 7%
Geographic Mobility
Is this occupation limited to certain areas of
country or particular kinds of places?
Works mostly in country, but if you works for
military forces, you may not have lot chances
to travel globally since information about the
machine is a top secret.
Professional Organizations
What professional organizations are related to this occupation?
Boeing
Lockheed Martin
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
What are some of the pros and cons of this work?
Pros: Works average 40 hour per week
Pros: High salary
Cons: Project deadlines.
Cons: Competitive job, work with best machinery in the world.
What do you like about this job?
It is one of my dream jobs, and I will feel proud of my self that see people
is riding the aircraft that I designed.
What do you dislike?
I dislike the project deadlines, sometimes you have to stay late at work to
finish the project.
Name of Occupation
Occupation 2: Software Developer,
Applications
Work description
What are you primary work tasks?
Modify existing software to correct errors, allow it to adapt to new hardware, or to improve its performance.
Develop and direct software system testing and validation procedures, programming, and documentation.
Confer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to design system and to obtain information on
project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.
Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and
measure outcome and consequences of design.
Store, retrieve, and manipulate data for analysis of system capabilities and requirements.
Consult with customers about software system design and maintenance.
Supervise the work of programmers, technologists and technicians and other engineering and scientific personnel.
Coordinate software system installation and monitor equipment functioning to ensure specifications are met.
Obtain and evaluate information on factors such as reporting formats required, costs, and security needs to
determine hardware configuration.
Determine system performance standards.
Train users to use new or modified equipment.
Specify power supply requirements and configuration.
Recommend purchase of equipment to control dust, temperature, and humidity in area of system installation.
Analyze information to determine, recommend, and plan computer specifications and layouts, and peripheral
equipment modifications.

Job description 2
What is your typical day like?
Works in office buildings
Writing codes for software
Starts work at 8, ends around 4

Training
What education is required?
Most computer software engineering jobs require a bachelor's degree. These
programs have significant math requirements that include a sequence in calculus,
plus courses in differential equations and linear algebra. A sequence in physics is
also required. Students typically complete these requirements in the first two
years of a program.
Software engineers do not have professional licensing requirements but may need
certifications. However, if one chose to certify, one possible option is certification
from the Computer Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
which offers software development credentials for beginning and experienced
software engineers.
What majors are appropriate?
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Engineering
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Health Professions and Related Programs
Skills and Personal traits
What personality characteristics are useful for people
in this profession?
Innovative
Competitive
Mathematical
Trustworthy
What abilities are required to work in this occupation?
Solve problem quickly
Use logic to solve problems
Patient


Skills and Personal traits
What skills are required to work in
this occupation?
Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options
and implement solutions.
Writing computer programs for various purposes.
Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the
environment will affect outcomes.
Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or
correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions,
conclusions or approaches to problems.
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being
made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Using mathematics to solve problems.

Work Settings
Where do people do this type of work?
Office buildings
Labortories
Just like other engineers
How would you describe the work setting?
Work with computer
Data
Codes

Salary
What is the salary range in this occupation?

Advancement

Employment and Outlook
What is the future forecast for employment in
this field?
Job average will increase by 22% from 2012-
2022, which is really fast.


Geographic Mobility
Is this occupation limited to certain areas of
country or particular kinds of places?
Not always, there probably with be relative
companies around the world.
Sometimes works globally
Most of the time works at home country.
Professional Organizations
What professional organizations are related to this occupation?
Apple
Google
Samsung
TechCU
What are some of the pros and cons of this work?
Pros:
High income
Works regular hours
Not much exercise
Cons:
Project deadlines
Competitive
What do you like about this job?
High income
One of my favorite jobs
What do you dislike?
Sometime you have to stay late to finish the project
Bad for vision, sit at front of the computer for the whole day.