LatPro Offers Expert Observations on Engineering Job Market

We need engineers. Lots of them. Even in this economy. And even more next year, the year after that and probably for as long as kids sit in classrooms, patients get surgery and people shop in stores, travel by car, plane and train and expect water to come out of their faucets when they turn the handle. You name it, we need engineers to figure out how to build and design it and, while they're at it, improve it and use less energy.

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First, why the shortage? Many engineers will be retiring and universities aren't turning out as many graduates. There's more demand because engineering issues have become extremely technologically advanced and specialized which "have outpaced the available pool of candidates graduating," says Rob Steward, of LatPro, a job board specializing in Hispanic and bilingual professionals. Add to that the "strong focus on improving environmental and green standards and the push to alternate energy sources."

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The employment cry is loud for people who care about how things work and how to improve them. If this sounds like you, run — don't walk — to an engineering school near you.

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