The governmental office of The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates the number of job openings that are likely to occur during the ten year period of 2008-2018. The numbers are based on the estimated openings caused by new jobs being ceated and existing jobs being vacated due to retirement. Based upon their projections here [...]

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  Who wouldn’t love a career where your job is to buy stuff with money that isn’t yours?! Purchasing directors are responsible for buying inventory, products, and services for the organizations they work for. Purchasing managers work in a variety of industries including retail, wholesale, and farming. Their main goal is to provide the organization [...]

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  Career Profile – Quality Engineer Job Description The job of a quality engineer is to test the viability, quality, and endurance of a variety of products. Quality engineers conduct a battery of tests on products from automobiles to shoes – and everything in between. Most quality engineers are involved with testing throughout the evolution [...]

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Part of choosing a college major involves considering future employment prospects. A recent survey is giving students inside information into the current job market. Based on the responses of over 1,000 students from more than 200 colleges and universities, employers most often hire graduates with the following top 4 majors: 1. Business Associate Degrees Business [...]

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Nanotechnology, the manipulation of particles the size of one-billionth of a meter, is expected to create some of the fastest growing job opportunities for professionals with a mechanical engineering BS degree online in the coming years. Molecular manufacturing, one of the most advanced types of nanotechnology, applies the principles of mechanical engineering to make miniature [...]

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The profession of engineering has come a long way since the original 1325 definition of an engineer in the Oxford English Dictionary as “a constructor of military engines.” Today the profession of engineering has grown into 17 specialized disciplines and is viewed as the field with the most trusted professionals in Canada. Graduates with a [...]

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Nanotechnology is expected to be one of the fastest growing job industries in chemical engineering. It is focused on working with particles on a nano-scale, or a billionth of a meter, to create and design new products and technologies. Professionals with a campus or online engineering education are beginning to apply this new technology to [...]

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Contrary to popular portrayals on television series, working for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) rarely involves racing through downtown in a sports car, disengaging bombs, or flying away from a dramatic scene while standing on the skids and leaning out of a stealthy black helicopter. While a rare few experience anything as cinematic as these [...]

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With over 17 specialties to choose from in the field of engineering, deciding how to use a general engineering degree can be a challenge. Unfortunately, some professionals with a general engineering degree may feel trapped in a technical environment with little exercise of people and communication skills. Becoming a sales engineer is a way to [...]

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A 2003 BBC world news report announced European researchers were developing a wheelchair that can be steered by brainpower. U.S. researchers announced in 2005 that they had discovered a way to grow new bone. These miracles of science and others in the world of medicine are made possible by the study of biomedical engineering. What [...]

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A professional looking for an environmental engineering job is expected to see industry growth of 27% or more through the year 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. One of the driving forces behind this rapid increase in the environmental engineering profession is the growing concern over issues such as global warming. Global [...]

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Model maker may not sound like an official profession but, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were over 11,000 model makers employed in May 2004. One of those professionals, Duane Martinez, creates models of everything from computers and gas pumps to MP3 players. When asked to describe his work for the Occupational [...]

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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, students entering the work force with an undergraduate mechanical engineering degree earn starting salaries well above holders of bachelor’s degrees in other professions. With over 17 specialties to choose from, a mechanical engineering technology degree may be the perfect option for the inquisitive, analytical, detail- oriented student. What [...]

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According to the United Nation’s World Food Program, 25,000 people die of starvation on a daily basis in sub-Saharan Africa. 30 million people are going hungry regularly in sub-Saharan Africa and over 40% of the population has no access to safe drinking water. Although the problems in Africa are deeply rooted in political conflicts and [...]

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Whereas scientists historically warned about the coming dangers of global warming, it is becoming accepted fact in the scientific community that the world is now in the midst of global warming. The amount of ice that flows from the glaciers in Greenland every year has more than doubled over the past decade. The number of [...]

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