1. LESLY TIRADO MR. BETTS 8 TH PERIOD 9/18/15

2. Job Description  Mechanical engineers research, design, develop, build, and test mechanical and thermal devices, including tools, engines, and machines.  Mechanical Engineering follow these steps:  Analyze  Design/redesign  Develop/test  Analyze the test  Oversee the manufacturing

3. Required Training  To Start off you need a Bachelor's Degree, but before that you have to include mathematics, life and physical science, and engineering and design courses.  To earn a degree it usually takes up like four years but students usually take up to four to five years to earn there degrees.  Some colleges offer a five-year program that allows their students to obtain both their bachelor’s and master’s degree.

4. Skills & Characteristics Most important skills required are: Creativity Listening skills Math skills Mechanical skills Problem-solving skills

5. Typical Wages  The median annual wage for mechanical engineers was $80,580 in May 2012. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $52,030, and the top 10 percent earned more than $121,530.

6. Job Outlook  Employment of mechanical engineers is projected to grow 5 percent from 2012 to 2022, slower than the average for all occupations.

7. Professional Association Mechanical engineers help build & create buildings that we live in now. Not just that but also cars, car engines, roadways, bridges, airplanes, etc.

8. Company Information  I chose the company Severn Trent Services because they value high performance, hard work, honesty and teamwork.  They require a school diploma with 0-1 years of mechanical experience.  They look for strong communication skills, both verbal and written, and have the ability to work well with others.

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