CALMER WATERS IN THE CHANNEL

The results of Control Engineering's 'North American Reader and Salary Survey, March 2003' are presented. The control and automation engineers and other technical professionals who responded to the survey reported that they are earning several thousand dollars more than previous years, undergoing fewer recent mergers and acquisitions, and experiencing fluctuating and expanding on-the-job responsibilities. They also report that the Internet has become the single most important data source for engineers and technical professionals. They are also growing more concerned with job security, money and other bottom-line factors, much like their employers, and becoming less motivated by technical challenges and other less economically focused intangibles.