MARTA

GRISANTI
 ENGINEERING MANAGER
Education: A bachelor's degree in
engineering. Extensive experience in
an engineering discipline, including
supervisory experience and the
Salary: $106,574
Registration as a Professional Engineer
(P. Eng.) by an association of
professional engineers is usually
required as well.

Job prospects: Annual employment National Occupation Classification

growth: 1.6%, Job openings: 1,730 (NOC) Number: NOC 0211
RESEARCHER
ELECTRICAL AND
ELECTRONICS ENGINEER
• Education: a bachelor's degree in electrical or electronics engineering
or in an appropriate related engineering discipline. The registration
with Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia is mandatory
and can be acquired after 4 years of engineering experience with the
Engineering-In-Training membership. It is helpful to participate in an
undergraduate co-op/internship program or find a summer job that is
related to the work of an electrical and electronics engineer. A
master's or doctoral degree in a related engineering discipline may be
required for some positions.
• Salary: $83,341
• Job prospects: Annual employment growth: 1,5%, Job openings:
2,530
• National Occupation Classification (NOC) Number: NOC 2133
…so, which career do I prefer?
Honestly, doing this research made me realize how many
different job opportunities I can have with the same degree.
I’m happy I found out this information because this gives me
more career flexibility than I thought.
Comparing these three careers, I would choose between
Engineering Manager or Electrical and Electronics Engineer.
Since the researcher job is more related to health, I know for
sure that I wouldn’t like studying it and working on it for the
rest of my life. Since I don’t want to force myself to study
and go to work, but I would rather find a job I’m passionate
about, I feel it’s better to exclude it. For the same reason,
even though I love technical drawing, I don’t think that I
would like to work with electric fields and circuits. By saying
so about these two jobs, I believe that engineering manager
is the best option for me. In fact, I like planning and
coordinating different projects and working with a team.