Benefits Of Electrical Engineering

I plan on going to the University of Riverside, also known as UCR because of the range of opportunities it holds for its students. The school has been known for their science and engineering program, which I am interested in their engineering department. I am undecided for the most part, but a career that stands out to me is electrical engineering. A career where you can contribute to society and will surely make the world a better place is what I desire. Engineers are real world heros because they help and guide when someone is in need and are the backbone of this society. Especially, when the whole economy revolved around them because they do all intellectual work for others, like construction workers to create their ideas. Besides all the

Laura Woods mentioned, “Electrical engineering is composed of a wide variety of subdisciplines that professionals can choose, such as power, control, electronics, microelectronics, signal processing, communication, instrumentation and computers” (3). The average annual salary of an electrical engineer was $84,450 per year, according to the U.S. Department of Labor as of May 2010 because less than 10% earned less than $53,030 per year, as for the top 10% earned $128,610 per year (Woods 2). There are tons of benefits that electrical engineers have like for instance, is a vast majority of different possibilities to professions like designing computers, electronic devices, communication systems, testing equipment and the opportunity of working with professionals in different fields (Woods 1). As of May 2015, employment rates have increased by 1.5% and wages have increased by 0.4%, according to United States Department of Labor. Which means there is more competition in getting employed but unfortunately wages have risen by 0.4% creating less job opportunities because the more money for each person, the less employees. Patrick Thibodeau states that electrical engineer employment is trending down when he supports, “ In 2002 the U.S. had 385,000 employed electrical engineers; in 2004, post dot.com bubble, it was at 343,000. It reached

But I hope to better my communication skills and public speaking because I am really shy when it comes to speaking in front of an audience. UCR is a school for students who want individual attention and that is what I want because I don’t want to feel like no one is acknowledging my ideas. I think having grit does come into play in your life because you need to stay focused on a certain goal, you want to achieve so badly. Grit is an important characteristic because it determines what kind of individual you are, the grittiest are most likely to continue to an achieve their goal with limited talents rather than an unmotivated talented person. Although, I am really hesitant in participating or volunteering, I work well with others because I am more up to cooperation rather than a competition. Electrical engineering requires a lot of working together with people of all kinds of careers and showing your individual talents. But I need to learn how to become a leader and fend for myself and not depend on others to respond to me with an answer but show me the process. Last year, was really how to cooperate with others in a group and how to problem solve with last resorts, no exceptions were allowed. These rules prepared me that nothing is going to be handed to me, and I have to ask for help if I want to