Career Resources
ASEE Engineering K12 Center
The American Society for Engineering Education maintains this site primarily for K-12 students who may not have considered a career in engineering. It has information, however, that would be helpful to anyone planning to enter this field. Click on the "Students" tab for more college resources.
Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology
This online career publication offers articles and links to news and to issues for minority engineering students and professionals. Focuses primarily on students and professionals "who are part of the growing diverse technical workforce - African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Women, Asian Americans, People with Disabilities and Gays and Lesbians" and highlights successful engineers from these groups.
Engineering and Science Career Resources
A directory of "links to job descriptions, which include information such as daily activities, skill requirements, salary and training required." Also includes links to engineering resources, such as directories, articles, math, formulas and reference, and more.
Materials Science & Engineering Career Resource Center
Overview of Materials Science & Engineering, including descriptions of career paths, interviews with MSE people, resources, surveys, and more. The "mission of the Career Resource Center (CRC) is to assist students with their career search by exposing them to the field of materials science and engineering."
Occupational Outlook Handbook
This publication of the U.S. Department of Labor is a long-respected source for overview information for various careers and jobs. It is updated annually.
Engineers
General overview of the field, covering education and training, job opportunities, and salary ranges. See these specializations:
Civil Engineers
Computer Software Engineers
Electrical or Electronics Engineers
Environmental Engineers
Mechanical Engineers
Shortcuts to Departments of Physics, Engineering and Mathematics
A collection of direct links to these departments at many U.S. colleges and universities with substantial engineering web pages. Originally compiled as a resource for transfer students seeking places to continue their study, it is intended to save time for prospective students by bypassing the multiple layers of pages that must typically be passed through to reach these departments.
Profession Jokes - Engineers
Just for fun -- who says engineers don't have a sense of humor? Here's a collection of jokes featuring engineers and scientists maintained by David Shay. There are also various versions of You might be an engineer if... here and here.
Working in Nanotechnology
This site is a "global resource" ..."dedicated to providing good up to date information on careers, education and professional training in Nanotechnology and related fields."