Name: Parker Thiessen

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Your job title (be specific): erospace !n"ineer #ob o$er$ie%&What the' do (Pro$ide a para"raph description of the job( What %ould a t'pical da' on the job look like)): erospace en"ineers speciali*e in the production+ de$elopment+ research+ desi"n+ testin"+ of aircraft and spacecraft( , %ould %ork in a mostl' office settin" that is $er' team%ork orientated as there are man' fields of aerospace en"ineers that need to come to"ether to pro$ide the finished product( ,t is a $er' technical field and $er' mentall' challen"in" %ork( Workin" conditions (-ours 'ou can e.pect to %ork) Risk of injuries) Time of da'&time of 'ear) ,ndoors&outdoors) Clothin" re/uired) !tc0): Workin" en$ironment is in an office settin" %orkin" %ith man' other hi"hl' /ualified indi$iduals of their field( 1isitin" production sites is common if 'our field re/uires it( Risk of injur' is $er' lo% as 'ou %ork indoors in an office en$ironment( Workin" hours are on a$era"e 23hrs a %eek but can be lon"er if the project re/uires it(

4alar' (%hat %a"e can 'ou e.pect to earn)): The a$era"e startin" salar' for a student fresh out of school is 567 633&'ear after a fe% 'ears of e.perience the a$era"e pa' is 578 333&'ear but the top 9:; make 5<9: 333 to 5<:3 333&'ear =uture outlook (%ill this job be in demand in the future) Wh'&%h' not)): This is a $er' ne% and in demand field+ ne% strides in aerospace technolo"' ha$e created a %ide openin" for the need of more en"ineers( #obs are almost al%a's open for an aerospace en"ineer student(
Post-Secondary Institute !rainin" Pro"ram #$ >C,T is Canada?s bi""est aerospace technolo"' institute+ it?s also is located close to home and re/uires a GP a$era"e of at least @(3&2(3 %ocation and name of pro"ram& (Where the school is located( What is the name of the pro"ram) tell us %h' this school appeals to 'ou) lso

>C,T is located in >urnab' >ritish Colombia+ the pro"ram appeals to me because >C,T is Canada?s leadin" aerospace technolo"' institute+ , could recei$e a "reat education to%ards m' field(

'ost& (first 'ear NA total cost of pro"ram+ includin" tuition+ books+ and supplies) =irst 'ear tuition plus housin"+ food+ and other costs total at an estimated of 59< <89 per 'ear( Pre-re(uisites of pro"ram& (courses 'ou need to be takin" in hi"h school in order to "et in+ re/uired GP ) Binimum GP re/uired for entr' is @(3 out of 2(3+ re/uired courses includeC Bath <9+ Ph'sics <9+ Chemistr' <9+ and !n"lish <9(

What are @ related occupations 'ou could take if this one didn?t %ork out for 'ou (%hat %ould 'ou do if 'ou don?t end up doin" this career and %h')): erospace technolo"' is such a $ast field+ there are man' branches $ar'in" from militar' to commercial planes+ to %orkin" for N 4 ( nd most importantl'0 Wh' are 'ou interested in this career) (-o% lon" ha$e 'ou been interested in it) What led 'ou to %antin" this job) -o% does it suit&fit 'our personalit'+ interests+ characteristics+ stren"ths+ etc0)): erospace !n"ineerin" is a special t'pe of en"ineerin"+ there?s no other fields that reall' compare( ,t?s a field that is still bein" de$eloped and , feel as if it %ould be ama*in" to be part of that( To think that , could %ork on a project that could help put a man on mars or defend Canada from attack is mind bo""lin"( ,t?s a $er' mentall' challen"in" field %hich , lo$e+ "ettin" to "o to %ork e$er' da' and bein" challen"ed %ith ne% problems and findin" uni/ue and creati$e solutions is e.actl' %hat , %ant to do %ith m' life(