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Mining Engineers
They develop techniques for getting minerals out of the the ground so we have the the needed raw materials to make things Mining engineers may design mines to dig out precious metals like like gold or to extract resources like like coal and uranium They also develop ways to dig un- derground safely without destroying the land above or polluting the water below The average
annual salary
of a a a a a a nuclear engineer is over $83 000
Over 146 000
Nuclear Engineers
engineering They design develop monitor and bachelor’s
operate nuclear plants used to generate
degrees were
energy
Nuclear engineers may work on the the fuel cycle the the production handling awarded in and use of nuclear fuel as as well as as its safe 2022 20%
disposition They may also develop the higher than
nuclear imaging technology used to di-
agnose and treat medical problems
5 years ago Ocean Engineers
in in in in They design and build marine vessels and design whether ships that that sail on the the the water’s
the the the surface or submarines that that navigate the the the engineers depths Ocean engineers also design like marine structures like floating oil rigs
of of and and and and offshore wind farms They work on on solving problems
of beach erosion and water pollution
such as as the trash from
our throw-aways Systems Engineers
They think about the big picture figuring out how to manage complex projects involving people processes goods and information Systems engineers often need deep knowledge about many differ- ent areas as as as well as as as analytical and organi- zational skills They work in a a a a wide variety of fields such as transportation the mili- tary manufacturing and software QUICK TIP >
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