Should have included in previous: Ohio PE requires: 4 year technical college degree 8 hour fundamentals exam. 4 years practical experience 8 hour final exam, which includes an oral exam. All this pretty much follows other states, and most states will accept and grant a license on application. My fundamentals exam was in Michigan, and final exam in Ohio. Funny NYPD wrote: > 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. > > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist