Own a college degree, doesn't necessary mean you are professional or anything close, you got to pass all the exam/test required by each state in USA or Province (Canada). Some of the PE can be transferred between states, but not all of them. However, most of the time, company doesn't put a PE license as a must for most jobs when recruiting. Funny N. Au Group Electronics, http://www.AuElectronics.com ________________________________ From: Wouter van Ooijen To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. Sent: Sunday, April 5, 2009 11:43:00 AM Subject: Re: [OT] Re: [EE] Where have all the technicians (and jobs) gone? > In most countries there is a precise legal definition of what or who > is or is not a professional. I don't think so, because most countries do no use English as their official language, so the word 'professional' is not likely to have a legal status in the majority of countries. In my country (Netherlands) 'ingenieur' (sounds like engineer, but is definitely not the same) has a legal status, 'professional' certainly does not. -- Wouter van Ooijen -- ------------------------------------------- Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: www.voti.nl consultancy, development, PICmicro products docent Hogeschool van Utrecht: www.voti.nl/hvu -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist