I would like to know how much school you have to go thru to get a engineering degree. I won't ask what engineers are responisble for because it seems like too general of a question. I would guess what job or company you worked for would more or less determine your responsibilities.
Most engineering degrees (bachelor of science or bachelor of engineering) are 4 years after completing high school, some are 5 years. To be called a "professional engineer" in terms of the states requirements, there is no additional formal education needed, just years of experience and taking two 8 hour long tests.
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A Bachelors in Engineering is a 4 year program. But often completed in just over 4 years because the coursework is tough and it usually requires more college credits than most bachelor degrees.
To be a licensed professional engineer (PE) typically requires 5 years as an Engineer in Training (EIT) after you graduate and then passing the exam.
The jobs held by engineers are so varied I couldn't possibly list them all. And most of the jobs engneers hold have very little to do with what they learned in college.
