Career and College Research Paper
Choosing a career can be an immense task for most people. Despite this, I have known what I want to do for a very long time. I have always loved planes and the idea of exploring the expanses of space. Therefore, I feel like aerospace engineering would be the perfect career choice for me. Aerospace engineers design and oversee the production of aircraft. It is important to understand the education or training requirements, skills or talents needed, salary and benefits offered, and the duties of this particular career when making this seemingly impossible decision.
Aerospace engineers usually work long hours in an office because of the necessity of a sophisticated computer. Travel to the job would be easy because aerospace engineers typically work in, or around cities. One major employer of aerospace engineers locally would be Tinker. It is situated right off of I-40 which allows easy access and is not far from Harrah. Knowing that I want to stay close to family, I feel like Tinker would be a perfect place to work.
Aerospace engineers, depending on where they work, can do a wide variety of tasks. For the most part, aerospace engineers oversee the design, testing, and production of machines such as planes, spacecraft, and missiles. Furthermore, there is a business side they have to pay attention to. Aerospace
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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, aerospace engineers make an average of $107,830 with the upper ten percent earning over $158,700 per year. Compared to other types of engineering, aerospace engineers average over $10,000 more per year. Compared to other types of engineering careers, aerospace engineers are in the middle of the pack when it comes to income. Some careers such as architectural and engineering managers average $132,800 per year while a few such as industrial engineers only average $83,470. When it comes to money, aerospace engineers are quite