Software engineers are required to work long hours, often 8-12 hours per day and on weekends, to meet deadlines. Their salary depends on education and experience, ranging from $40,000-$60,000 for recent graduates to $90,000-$150,000 for senior engineers and executives. A software engineering degree is required, which generally takes 4 years, and engineers may need to register as a Professional Engineer through further education and experience.

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3. Work Hours In order to meet deadlines, software engineers are required to work long hours. On average, they work for 8-12 hours per day. Also work on weekends to complete tasks on time. Spend most of their time on computers.

4. Salary Earnings depend upon education, experience, and position. Software engineers who are recent graduates earn $40,000 - $60,000 per year. Engineers with a few years experience earn $60,000 - $90,000 per year. Engineers with senior and management position earn from $90,000 - $150,000 per year. Executives can earn well over $150,000 per year.

5. High School High school courses in subjects such as science, english, mathematics, computer studies, and business are required.

6. Education/Training Degree in software engineering, or other related discipline is required to become a Software Engineer (4 years). Software Engineers must register as Professional Engineers to legally become engineers. To become a P. Eng. you must earn a engineering degree, acquire years of supervised training, and pass an exam.

7. Universities Some universities that offer Software Engineering in Ontario: University of Toronto. University of Waterloo. McMaster University. Queen’s University.

8. Qualifications Bachelor of Software Engineering (4 years). Master of Software Engineering (1-2 years). PhD in Software Engineering (4 years). People with Master’s or PhD can earn more advanced jobs and higher pay. Bachelor degree is required in order to pursue Master’s or PhD.

9. Employers In Peel Brock Solutions Uptime Software Cymak Canada Cisco Unigistix Avaal Technology Solutions

10. I want to Pursue this Career Path because... I enjoy using computers and working with many different softwares and programs. I want to further my knowledge on computers and softwares. I am a great problem solver and I have excellent tech skills, which can help me succeed as an engineer. Software Engineering is a well payed and a stable career path.

11. Bibliography www.careercruising.com http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos303.htm http://www.utoronto.ca / http://www.sei.cmu.edu / http://jobsearchtech.about.com/od/careersintechnology/p/SWEngineer.htm

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