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标  题: 98-99 ocupational outlook/Aerospace Engineers
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(D.O.T. 002.061 and .167)

   * Nature of the Work

          Aerospace engineers design, develop, and test missile,
          spacecraft, and commercial and military aircraft, and
          supervise manufacturing of these products. They develop new
          technologies for use in commercial aviation, defense
          systems, and space exploration, often specializing in areas
          like structural design, guidance, navigation and control,
          instrumentation and communication, or production methods.
          They also may specialize in a particular type of aerospace
          product, such as commercial transports, helicopters,
          spacecraft, or rockets. Aerospace engineers may be experts
          in aerodynamics, propulsion, thermodynamics, structures,
          celestial mechanics, acoustics, or guidance and control
          systems.

   * Employment

          Aerospace engineers held about 53,000 jobs in 1996. More
          than two-fifths worked in the aircraft and parts and guided
          missile and space vehicle manufacturing industries. Federal
          Government agencies, primarily the Department of Defense and
          the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, provided
          more than 1 out of 7 jobs. Business services, engineering
          and architectural services, research and testing services,
          and electrical and electronics manufacturing firms accounted
          for most of the remaining jobs.

          California, Washington, Texas, and Florida          aerospace
manufacturers
   * Job Outlook

          Those seeking employment as aerospace engineers are likely
          to face competition. The decline in Defense Department
          expenditures for military aircraft, missiles, and other
          aerospace systems has caused mergers and acquisitions among
          defense contractors. Federal Government funding for research
          and development of new systems has also declined. Growth in
          the civilian sector is projected to increase due to orders
          from domestic and foreign airlines that need more aircraft
          to accommodate increasing passenger traffic, and to replace
          the present fleet of airliners with quieter and more
          fuel-efficient aircraft. Consequently, employment of
          aerospace engineers is expected to grow more slowly than the
          average through the year 2006. Future growth of employment
          in this field could be moderate because a higher proportion
          of engineers in aerospace manufacturing may come from the
          materials, mechanical, or electrical engineering fields.
          Most job openings will result from the need to replace
          aerospace engineers who transfer to other occupations or
          leave the labor force.

          (See introductory part of this section for information on
          training requirements, earnings, and sources of additional
          information.)

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Last modified: January 15, 1998
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