In our 2016 Annual Salary & Career Report, one of the topics Microwaves & RF surveyed was what readers’ biggest concerns were as an engineer. The concerns ran the gamut from education and human resources issues to concerns about pricing and products. Here’s Microwaves & RF’s list of top concerns among engineers.
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10. Concerns about the Financial Health of Your Company
9. Dealing with Reductions in Staff
8. Job Security
Among the top concerns for microwaves and RF-focused EEs are concerns over their job security within their firms. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, increases in the inventory of available jobs within the U.S. labor market for EEs is not expected to rise over the coming few years. This is counter to the growth expected in other engineering fields, such as mechanical engineering. Want to keep your EE career on track with a contracting job market? Well, there is good news there from the BLS: while the strongest growth will be concentrated in heavy construction, infrastructure, and business support services, satellite communications technologies is also expected to see continued strong growth. As with any profession, some markets are more lucrative than others.