A PICTURE OF THE ENGINEERING OCCUPATION IN EUROPE
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Accepted
28 March 2026
Available Online
15 September 2017
Abstract
DRAWING ON DATA FROM THE 7TH WAVE OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL SURVEY, THE PRESENT ARTICLE LOOKS AT THE CHARACTERISTICS, WORK PATTERNS AND OTHER VALUES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AN OCCUPATION IN THE ENGINEERING FIELD. BASED ON A SAMPLE OF 335 SELECTED CASES FROM 15 PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES, A PICTURE OF THE PRESENT-DAY WORK SITUATION OF AN ENGINEER IS PRESENTED. FINDINGS ARE PRESENTED REGARDING WORK PATTERNS: TYPE OF CONTRACT, SUPERVISION ATTRIBUTES, NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED, INCOME, TYPE OF ORGANISATION WORKED FOR, DEGREE OF CONTROL AT WORK. OTHER VALUES SUCH AS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, RESPECT FOR NATURE, RELIGIOUS BELIEFS ETC. ARE ALSO PRESENTED.
Keywords
ENGINEERING
EUROPEAN SOCIAL SURVEY
VALUES
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