Westchester Career Guide

un­dreds of good jobs could open in the coal, nu­cle­ar, and nat­u­ral gas ar­eas. In ad­di­tion to plant de­sign and op­er­a­tions and main­te­nance, en­er­gy com­pa­nies will be seek­ing en­gi­neers with skills and abil­i­ty in fire pro­tec­tion, nu­cle­ar re­fu­el­ing, and ther­mal ef­fi­cien­cy.

Nuclear job growth is already underway in North Carolina, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Louisiana. In Lake Charles, La., the Shaw Group and Westinghouse will employ 1,400 workers. In Newport News, Va., Northrop Grumman and AREVA are building a $360 million facility to manufacture massive reactor vessels and stream generators. These and other companies have already hired more than 9,000 employees and invested more than $4 billion in developing new nuclear manufacturing and business operations.

For some American engineers, their jobs may be making a commute without them. The outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries is changing the face of many American industries, and the engineering field is no exception. In fact, according to a recent survey conducted by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, commonly known as ASME, close [...]