Hastur
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I'll be a lawyer in a couple of months, though there is that pesky bar exam in the way.
BA working on an MA in Psychology and am a military pilot.
I don't know how to vote - on a strict interpretation - I've got a BS, not a BE... But I do a lot of putting things together and such. And my university was engineering oriented >shrugg<
no I've not voted yet still debating.. as engineer is to some extent a state of mind...
I've not voted yet still debating.. as engineer is to some extent a state of mind...
Not an engineer, but I am a physicist.
40% of all home-brewers self identify as engineers. That's a huge but not surprising disparity.
camus said:Where is the option for "Engineers are a pain in the ass, I am an Architect."?
Don't beat me up on the the stats, but as an approximation:
There are about 2.5 millions engineers in the US.
There are about about 146 million workers in the US.
So, 1.7% of American workers are engineers.
HBT does not include all US home-brewers but it appears to be a large enough group for statistics.
40% of all home-brewers self identify as engineers. That's a huge but not surprising disparity.
Agreed, the poll is unscientific but I'm not sure which way it swings. I think a lot of engineering types that don't have the "proper" degree may de-select as engineers even though they probably are at least mechanical, at heart. Mean-while, others may vote themselves as engineers that shouldn't, though I don't see much of that here.
I expect, more engineer-like people that don't have credentials opt to vote "no" even though they are basically engineering types.
Either way, 2% vs. 40% is huge.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f19/what-your-occupation-161650/
I think that will make it clear in which way the results of this poll are biased.
Still you have to admit the sheer numbers in this poll are impressive. I could not find another poll of any kind that has even close to 1100 total votes.