Engineering Jobs and MBA Programs in Maryland

Engineering managers can find prosperity in Maryland as the state has an abundance of educational and career opportunities. For engineering managers in Maryland, the job pool currently sits at 4,600 and is expected to grow by 14 percent to 4,930 jobs by 2016. Over the next 10 years, the national job pool is projected to rise by six percent, short of the state growth for engineering managers. In general, engineering managers plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields.

Maryland photo by Abhijit Tembhekar

In Maryland, the income for engineering managers is $59 per hour or $123,000 per year. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $58 hourly or $120,000 per year on average.

Maryland, also known as the Old Line State, has a population of 5,699,478. It's population has increased 7.6 percent over the last 10 years. The state capital is Annapolis. In 2008, there were a total of 3,471,985 jobs and at $48,164, the average annual income in Maryland was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $46,922. The unemployment rate in Maryland was 7.0 percent in 2009. It rose by 2.6 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 31.4 percent of state residents have college degrees. This exceeds the national average.

The top employing fields in Maryland include engineering services, radio broadcasting communications equipment manufacturing, photofinishing and photofinishing laboratories (except one-hour).

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Swallow Falls State Park near Oakland showcases Muddy Creek Falls. At 63 feet it is the largest waterfall in Maryland. One of the unique tidbits about Maryland is Fort Meade near Laurel became a base because a train engineer delivering soldiers to Meade knew only one Meade, the one in Maryland. He was not aware of Fort Meade, Florida. The confusion happened so often a second base was built in Maryland in an attempt to avoid the confusion.

Engineering

Engineering managers plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields.

While working, they recruit employees and evaluate their work, as well as oversee the development and maintenance of staff. Also, they talk with management and marketing staff to consider project specifications.

They are required to respond to the actions of others and coordinate activities with them and write well.

Engineering managers must be able to read and understand documents and reports. They should also have the ability to articulate ideas and problems.

In order to be successful in the workplace, engineering managers must have exceptional integrity and be reliable.