1. Aerospace Engineer
By: Tyler Capra

2. Basic Tasks of a Aerospace
Engineer
O Design pieces for new aircraft like engines
and wings.
O Design propulsion systems for new aircraft
like jets.
O Test the new designs on computer
simulations.
O Oversee the manufacturing of the new
product.

3. Education
O To have this job, you must have gone to a
four year university.
O You must also have a bachelors degree in
engineering.
O A mechanical engineering degree is also
acceptable for this job.

4. Starting Salary
O Aerospace engineers usually make on
average, $95,000 per year.
O Not experienced engineers will usually make
up to $65,000 per year.
O Also making about $32 per hour.

5. Experienced Engineers Salary
O An experienced Aerospace engineer can
make up to almost $130,000 per year.
O Jobs like Senior Researchers also can make
up to $130,000 per year.
O Senior Researchers are usually finding
companies for the materials to build the
parts.
O Usually making $50 per hour.

6. What you need to become a
Aerospace Engineer
O You must have gone to a four year university
and earned a bachelors degree in
aerospace engineering or mechanical
engineering degree.
O To be in one of the senior research
positions, you must (usually) have a PhD or
masters degree in aerospace engineering.

7. Outlook For The Future
O This job does seem like it is going to be
around for a long time because of the
growth of plane manufacturing and
helicopter manufacturing.
O Although it is hard to get to be an aerospace
engineer because there is only twenty
openings per year (since 2006), it is still a
growing job.

8. Conclusion
O As long as there is a flying vehicle, this job
will be needed.
O Many astronauts were aerospace engineers
before they went into space.
O Some like Neil Armstrong and Frank
Borman( first man to circle the moon)
O And the designer of the jet engine, Henri
Coanda.