Assignment: Using Graphics
Directions: Create a document comparing (positive, negative, and same) the two occupation categories described on this page. Of importance, this is a comparative document, not just a set of graphics or a copy/paste of the prompt text provided.
You must include graphic depiction of the data provided on median annual wages.
Additional information:
- Prepare a written document that embeds the graphics near the discussion they illustrate. The document should read like a report or an article.
- The graphics should be about 3 inches square when sized for a regular sheet of paper.
- The graphics must use the appropriate type of representation (bar, pie, line, etc.) for the data being represented. Label the graphics per the instructions in the chapter.
- Length: about two pages if your graphics are about 3 inches square.
Aerospace engineering technicians
Aerospace engineering technicians operate and maintain equipment used in developing, testing, and producing new aircraft and spacecraft. Increasingly, they use computer-based modeling and simulation tools and processes in this work.
Aerospace engineering technicians usually work full time in laboratories, offices, and manufacturing or industrial plants. Some of these workers may be exposed to hazards from equipment or from toxic materials, but incidents are rare as long as proper procedures are followed.
An associate’s degree is becoming more desired by employers of Aerospace engineering technicians, but vocational programs that grant certificates or diplomas also offer good preparation. Some Aerospace engineering technicians work on projects that are related to national defense and thus require security clearances.
The median annual wage of Aerospace engineering technicians was $58,080 in May 2013. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $34,590, and the top 10 percent earned more than $87,860.
Median annual wages in the industries employing the largest numbers of Aerospace engineering technicians in May 2013 were as follows:
| Scheduled air transportation | $70,790 |
| Aerospace products and parts manufacturing | 59,230 |
| Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state, local, and private | 57,900 |
| Architectural, engineering, and related services | 57,220 |
| Navigational, measuring, electro-medical, and control instruments manufacturing | 56,540 |
Civil Engineering Technicians
Civil engineering technicians help civil engineers plan and design the construction of highways, bridges, utilities, and other major infrastructure projects. They also help with commercial, residential, and land development. Civil engineering technicians work under the direction of a licensed civil engineer.
Civil engineering technicians work in offices where they help civil engineers plan and design projects. Civil engineering technicians sometimes visit the job site where a construction project is taking place to test materials or inspect the project.
Although not always required, an associate’s degree in civil engineering technology is preferred for civil engineering technicians.
The median annual wage of civil engineering technicians was $46,290 in May 2013. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $29,060, and the top 10 percent earned more than $70,450.
Median annual wages in industries employing the largest numbers of civil engineering technicians in May 2013 were as follows:
| Local government, excluding education and hospitals | $53,100 |
| Architectural, engineering, and related services | 45,630 |
| State government, excluding education and hospitals | 42,320 |
