摘要：DRAWING ON DATA FROM THE 7TH WAVE OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL SURVEY, THE PRESENTARTICLE LOOKS AT THE CHARACTERISTICS, WORK PATTERNS AND OTHER VALUES OFINDIVIDUALS WITH AN OCCUPATION IN THE ENGINEERING FIELD. BASED ON A SAMPLE OF 335SELECTED CASES FROM 15 PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES, A PICTURE OF THE PRESENT-DAY WORKSITUATION OF AN ENGINEER IS PRESENTED. FINDINGS ARE PRESENTED REGARDING WORKPATTERNS: TYPE OF CONTRACT, SUPERVISION ATTRIBUTES, NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED,INCOME, TYPE OF ORGANISATION WORKED FOR, DEGREE OF CONTROL AT WORK. OTHER VALUESSUCH AS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, RESPECT FOR NATURE, RELIGIOUS BELIEFS ETC. ARE ALSOPRESENTED.
