Can you be hurt being an electrical engineer?

Answer 1

I would think field trips would present the opportunity for injury. It depends on what type of work you are involved in. If you work for a power company and need to go to substations or maybe go out in an emergency to assess storm damage you need to be alert at all times because in many cases one wrong move can be deadly. Going out on construction sites also requires vigilence. I have worked for a long time as a highway and bridge construction rngineer, and I did electrical engineering work in the Navy Seabees. I would say electrical engineering field work is about 10% more hazardous than civil. But that hazard goes down as your awareness of the hazards go up. Electrical engineering with no field work is safer than civil.