Electrical EngineeringElectrical Engineering

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Joel SandovalJoel Sandoval

What Is Electrical What Is Electrical Engineering?Engineering?

EE is the field that deals applications with EE is the field that deals applications with electricity, electronics, and magnetisms.electricity, electronics, and magnetisms.

EE field now covers sub-fields such as: EE field now covers sub-fields such as: Power Electronics, Control Systems, Power Electronics, Control Systems, Signal Processing, and Signal Processing, and Telecommunications.Telecommunications.

EE’s Sub-disciplinesEE’s Sub-disciplines

Power:Power:Deals with the Deals with the generation, generation, distribution, and distribution, and transmission of transmission of electricity.electricity.

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Electronics & Electronics & MicroelectroniMicroelectronics:cs:

Involves with design Involves with design and testing of electric and testing of electric circuits and circuits in circuits and circuits in very small scale.very small scale.

Electrical Engineering Con’tElectrical Engineering Con’t

Signal Signal Processing:Processing:Deals with analysis Deals with analysis and manipulation of and manipulation of signals.signals.

Telecommunications:Telecommunications:Deals with the Deals with the transmission of transmission of information across information across channelschannels that received that received and sends information and sends information back and forth.back and forth.

Telecommunications Con’tTelecommunications Con’t

Trainings & EducationTrainings & Education

EE typically process an academic EE typically process an academic degree with major in Electrical degree with major in Electrical Engineering.Engineering.The length of study is between four to The length of study is between four to five years. EE receive Bachelors of five years. EE receive Bachelors of Engineering, Bachelors of Science, and Engineering, Bachelors of Science, and Bachelors of Technology depending Bachelors of Technology depending upon the university they attended.upon the university they attended.There isn’t much of a training for EE There isn’t much of a training for EE but, they can obtain training in but, they can obtain training in universities, community colleges, and universities, community colleges, and and technical schools.and technical schools.

Salary Range & Employment Salary Range & Employment OutlookOutlook

According to the U.S. Department of Labor,According to the U.S. Department of Labor,

EE’s Salary is between $51K to $80K per EE’s Salary is between $51K to $80K per year depending in experience and year depending in experience and education.education.

Employment in EE is expected to grow as Employment in EE is expected to grow as fast as the average for all occupation over fast as the average for all occupation over the period of 2004-2014.the period of 2004-2014.

ReferencesReferences

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U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics.Statistics.

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