American Engineering Council

A profession-wide survey to show how engineers have fared through the hard times is being made by the U. S. department of labor in cooperation with American engineering council and as many of the engineering societies as are willing to participate. Unsigned confidential questionnaire returns from 100,000 individuals will give salary trends, types of employers, and duties over the past several years, plus educational background and other facts designed to give a true picture of the engineers´ status. Compilation of returns early in the year will show how our people have adjusted to changing conditions and how many are unemployed or in minor jobs, awaiting placement in regular work. This is believed to be the most comprehensive nation-wide study ever made of a professional group. Results are expected to be of immediate practical application to the engineering employment program; will serve as a check against, policies of engineering schools which may be turning out too many graduates in some fields and not enough in lines of current demand. The survey has resulted from negotiations by Council with Dr. Isador Lubin, commissioner of labor statistics, whose Bureau will do the job.