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245	1	0	_aEngineering Employment Characteristics.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aWashington, D.C. : _bNational Academies Press, _c1985.
264		4	_c©1985.
300			_a1 online resource (104 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aEngineering Employment Characteristics -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- THE ROLE OF ENGINEERING -- 2 The Engineering Work Force -- NUMBERS AND CHARACTERISTICS -- Engineers -- Computer Specialists -- Engineering Technicians -- AGING AND RETIREMENT -- WOMEN IN ENGINEERING -- MINORITIES IN ENGINEERING -- 3 Utilization of Engineers -- EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS -- Sector and Field of Employment -- Rates of Unemployment -- Primary Activities -- Mobility Among Primary Activities -- CONCENTRATION RATIOS -- Engineers -- Technicians and Computer Specialists -- EFFICIENCY OF UTILIZATION -- Impact of New Technology -- 4 Quality of the Work Force -- CURRENT VIEWS OF QUALITY -- 5 Resilience of the Work Force -- TECHNOLOGICAL OBSOLESCENCE -- 6 International Comparisons -- 7 Supply and Demand for Engineers -- ENGINEERING SALARIES -- HIRING PRACTICES -- Co-op Programs -- THE STATE OF THE JOB MARKET -- Impact of Government -- Notes -- Appendix A Supplementary Data-Engineering Employment Characteristics -- Appendix B Women in Engineering -- NOTES -- Appendix C The Social Context of Minorities in Engineering -- PERSISTENT EDUCATIONAL DISADVANTAGES OF MINORITIES -- THE LEGACY -- NOTES -- Appendix D Informal Mail Survey of Employers of Engineers -- FORM USED IN MAIL SURVEY -- RESPONSES TO INFORMAL SURVEY -- Appendix E Report on the Role of the Federal Government in the Education and Utilization of the Engineer -- EMPLOYMENT OF ENGINEERS -- SUPPORT OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION -- Research -- Financial Aid -- Graduate Fellowships -- Equipment -- Continuing Professional Development -- Summary of Direct Support -- NOTES.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aEngineering -- Employment -- United States.
650		0	_aEngineering -- Study and teaching -- United States.
650		0	_aEngineers -- United States.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _a _tEngineering Employment Characteristics _dWashington, D.C. : National Academies Press,c1985 _z9780309035866
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3376874 _zClick to View
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