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Re: Post on Technical Writing vs. Technical Communication
Subject:Re: Post on Technical Writing vs. Technical Communication From:Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> To:Peter Neilson <neilson -at- windstream -dot- net> Date:Wed, 4 Apr 2012 15:03:50 -0700
I don't know of any state in the US where that's the case, and nationwide
only 20% or so of all people working with the title of "Engineer" have a PE
license.
"Professional Engineer" does require a license in all 50 states (and, I
think, all Canadian provinces)..
Gene Kim-Eng
On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 2:38 PM, Peter Neilson <neilson -at- windstream -dot- net>wrote:
> In some states it is illegal to use the job title "Engineer" unless you
> are a licensed professional engineer.
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