Some possible schools for Aerospace
Engineering could be Gerogia Tech or California Polytechnical institute (aero.calpoly.edu) (ae.gatech.edu)
The location of ClaPoly is San Luis Obispo, CA (aero.calpoly.edu).
You need usually between 4 and 5 years for a degree in mechanical engineering or aerospace engineering (iseek).
It is suggested that you take Trigonometry, Chemistry, Four years of English, three social science classes, and two years of foreighn languag (aero.calpoy).
Without a scholarship and out of state it can cost up to $31,290 a year (aero.calpoly).
If you go to Georgia Tech you could apply for the NSF Fast scholarship for students applying for an engineering career. It can pay amounts up to $3125/yr.
The median national pay and salary of an aerospace engineer would be $6,450 a month (37.19 an hour) (iseek.org).
"About half of all aerospace engineers work in manufacturing. States with large aerospace manufacturers employ the most aerospace engineers. Some of those states are California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. Those who work for the federal government usually work for the Department of Defense or the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (iseek)." NASA and Lockheed would probably be good to work for in this career (seeker.dice).
"At large companies, new graduates usually work under the supervision of experienced engineers. As aerospace engineers gain experience, they are given more difficult projects and independence to develop their designs. They may move from product manufacturing to project or production engineer positions. As a project engineer, they usually supervise others. The next steps are to managing engineer and then to chief engineer. These positions have more responsibilities and usually include supervision of other engineers (iseek)."
probationary status would all depend on the conpany you work for (iseek).
Usually the jobs for this career all have healthcare retirement benefits and flexible work schedules (seeker.dice).
Average working hours would be around 40-45 hours a week. It really all depends on the company you work for. It could be as low as 30hrs or as high as 80hrs (amsd).
You have to have the skills needed to draw blueprints so you would need CAD drafting skills (iseek).
The reading level of this career would be at college level since you would need at least a Bachelor's degree for this career but technically you need to know spelling and use of the English language (iseek).
You need knowledge of computer hardware and software for desighning (iseek).
* Read and understand written materials (iseek)
* Express ideas clearly when speaking and writing (iseek).
* Listen to others, understand, and ask questions (iseek).
* Choose a mathematical method or formula to solve problems (iseek).
* Use math and science skills to solve problems (iseek).
* Persuade others to approach things differently (iseek).
* Change behavior in relation to others� actions *iseek).
* Solve problems by bringing others together to discuss differences (iseek).
* Be aware of others reactions and understand the possible causes (iseek).
* Use several methods to learn or teach new things (iseek).
* Look for ways to help people (iseek).
You must be good at visualizing, solving problems, working with people, expressing ideas, and using math and science (iseek.org).
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