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Originally Posted by Capt. Carrera
At what point does a degree define your trade? Obviously to be a doctor you need a medical degree, but what about an engineer, or an architect?
Im asking because this guy was telling me he's an engineer, but he doesn't have an engineering degree. My first thought was he's engaging in puffery, but later I got to thinking. Maybe I'm being unfair?
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There are so many levels of engineering it's hard to tell. I was an engineer with a BS mechanical engineering at GM. Went to a DOD research lab and I was an "engineering technician." "Engineers" there had masters or Phd degrees and hobnobbed with the physicists.
My friend's title was an "operating engineer" - he was a bulldozer driver.
I would call your friend and engineering tech. He's probably good at his narrow area of expertise, but doesn't have the wide background in theory that makes you as versatile as a degreed engineer.