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01/30/20 6:00 PM

#243989 RE: smarterer #243933

Cal meant CA the state, not the country of Canada - and he's right about the difficulty of transferring a PE license from another state to CA - CA makes you take one or two extra exams, you can't just apply for a PE license, fill out the paperwork, pay for it, and get one, need to pass those CA-specific exams, I believe related to seismic and surveying activities. I assume Hawaii has a similar system because of the geology - not many active volcanoes in the states. Some engineering jobs like civil require you to have a PE, but I would never go into one of those types of engineering - as a PE you're legally responsible for properly designing the bridge or building, and if it fails due to an improper design they come after your ass personally when the lawsuits start rolling in.