Libby Einhorn This is Me

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1. 1. MyWestTexas.com - Local News - 03/22/2006 - Engineering a promising field -- even for girls

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   Published on: 3/22/2006   Last Visited: 3/22/2006

   Salary is one of the main reasons people go into engineering, said Libby Einhorn, a petroleum engineer for Cimarex.
   
   "Engineering salaries go up every year," Einhorn said, adding the average salary for petroleum engineers is $92,840, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics.
   
   Average salary for engineering graduates is $75,000 a year.
   
   However, one of the things engineering suffers from is an image problem, she said. According to a Wall Street Journal article, high school students tend to think the field is intimidating and uninteresting. The article also states one reason for the engineering shortage is poor public school math and science curriculum.
   
   Contrary to the view that the profession is boring, Einhorn said one of the more satisfying experiences for her was working in the field as a production foreman where she supervised seven pumpers. "My office was my pickup truck," she said.