*Name of career:
Computer Hardware Engineers
* URL Link to page:
http://www.mynextmove.org/profile/summary/17-2061.00
*What they do:
Research, design, develop, or test computer or computer-related equipment for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use. May supervise the manufacturing and installation of computer or computer-related equipment and components.

*On the job, you would:
  • Update knowledge and skills to keep up with rapid advancements in computer technology.
  • Provide technical support to designers, marketing and sales departments, suppliers, engineers and other team members throughout the product development and implementation process.
  • Test and verify hardware and support peripherals to ensure that they meet specifications and requirements, by recording and analyzing test data.

*Knowledge:
Engineering and Technology
  • computers and electronics
  • product and service development
Arts and Humanities
  • English language
Communications
  • telecommunications
  • multimedia
Business
  • customer service

*Skills:
Basic Skills
  • talking to others
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
  • thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
  • figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it

*Abilities:
Verbal
  • listen and understand what people say
  • communicate by speaking
Ideas and Logic
  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information

*Education:
bachelor's degree
usually needed
*Job Outlook:
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
*Salary:

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.



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