Going green_The IEEE收入调查-USA Salary and Fringe Benefits Survey.pdfVIP

L O O K I N G T O T H E F U T U R E ou never know until you ask,” is a piece of primary income for full-time engineers in their primary area well-worn advice given to interviewees. For of technical competence (PATC) continues to rise slowly, “ many, the art of “the ask” can be difficult, par- but increases continue to lag slightly behind inflation. At the ticularly when it comes to money. Putting your same time, the youngest full-time workers saw a record per- Ymind at ease while pursuing proper compensa- centage increase in base salaries—up 49% from 1 January tion is possible by researching the job 2005 to 1 January 2007. market and educating yourself Specialties in the broad area of engineering and human regarding current salary trends. environment (which includes managers and educators) To that end, the IEEE-USA are no longer the most highly compensated. released its most recent Communications technology (including the subspe- annual Salary and Fringe cialties of communications and consumer elec- Benefits Survey in 2007 Going green: tronics) now holds that title. Other subspecial- to help both prospec- ties that scored well with median primary tive engineers and income