Whats the diffrence between a Profestional Engineer and a regular Engineer?

Question

So then is a PE paid more then a regular engineer

Answer 1

Professional Engineer is licensed. The licensure exam will generally require demonstration of a broad knowledge of the field and also specilization in certain areas. Not all engineering schools are created equal, so a licensure exam is a standardization tool to ensure the minimum basic skills to practice. In order to sit for the exam it also requires 4 years of practice in the field.

Same difference as graduating law school with a law degree and being a practicing lawyer, you need to pass the bar exam.

I am a P.E.

Answer 2

The earmark that distinguishes a licensed/registered Professional Engineer is the authority to sign and seal or "stamp" engineering documents (reports, drawings, and calculations) for a study, estimate, design or analysis, thus taking legal responsibility for it.

The licensing procedure varies but the general process is:

1. Graduate with a degree from an accredited four-year university program in engineering.

2. Complete a standard Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) written examination, which tests applicants on breadth of understanding of basic engineering principles, and optionally some elements of an engineering specialty. Completion of the first two steps typically qualifies for certification in the U.S. as an Engineer-In-Training (EIT).

3. Accumulate a certain amount of engineering experience under the supervision of a P.E. In most states the requirement is four years, but in others the requirement is lower.

4. Complete a written Principles and Practice in Engineering ('PE') examination, testing the applicant's knowledge and skills in a chosen engineering discipline (mechanical, electrical, civil, for example), as well as engineering ethics.


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Answer 3

Professional engineers:

1. Have passed the EIT (engineer-in-training) exam (or in some cases earned at least a Master's degree in their field of engineering),
2. Worked in their field for a minimum number of years.
3. Have passed a state board exam for their field.

Regular engineers have not completed #3, above, and most have only a bachelor's or master's degree.

PEs are allowed to sign public engineering documents, such as construction blueprints for roads, bridges, parts of buildings, and other public structures/systems, where the public safety is at stake, because they have proved to the state that they are competent.

Regular engineers may work for PEs in their offices and generate some of these blueprints/plans but it is the PE that has ultimate responsibility for their content.

In some states PEs may also testify as expert witnesses.

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Answer 4

As a rule, professional engineers are paid more than an engineer that is not licensed, because they have more responsibility, however a person's age has some bearing on what an engineer is paid also.

A young professional engineer may not make as much as a older more experienced engineer who in not licensed.

Answer 5

Professional engineers need to get a license to engineer I believe.