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The Careers as an Engineer
Engineer is a title which encompass a wide range of careers.
In fact, one finds engineers in all sectors of the economy, such as aeronautics, telecommunications, electronics, civil engineering and applications of electricity, as well as computer service companies, banking and consulting services. Within a single enterprise, engineers can have very different positions: Research and Development, Sales, Production, Distribution and Maintenance, and all the connected data processing services.
Add to this the fact that males and females can hold identical jobs. One can but regret that the percentage of female students at the ESME is only 15%.
A career for the future
This profession will suffer in the future from a lack of qualified engineers on a global scale, which guarantees favorable prospects.
The following is a table of predictions for employment by professional area, for the years 1990 to 2010, according to INSEE-DARES:
| Employment (in thousands) | rate growth (in %) | Creation of jobs | Suppression (in thousands) | |||
| 2000 | 2010 | 1990-2000 | 2000-2010 | 1990-2000 | 2000-2010 | |
| Studies and research | 257 | 427 | 50,8 | 66,3 | 86 | 170 |
| Data processing | 386 | 590 | 47 | 53 | 123 | 204 |
| Transport and Tourism | 1738 | 2041 | 6,6 | 17,4 | 107 | 303 |
| Processing | 1079 | 1255 | 2,6 | 16,3 | 27 | 176 |
| Maintenance | 620 | 704 | 3,3 | 13,6 | 20 | 84 |
A strong rate of recruitment and high salaries
In spite of a current unstable economic climate, the recruitment of young ESME graduates is favourable.