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<p>If your husband took the exam more than 10 years ago, my hat is off to him. The test used to be a real bear. Some people still have difficulty with it, but those old exams were impossible.</p>
<p>Speaking for EEs, many do not take the exam because they work in what are known as “Exempt industries”. Many states grant exemptions to people employed, for example, in companies like Apple, or in the defense industry. Most EEs who take the exam do so because they work in heavy industry (like energy or petrochemical), work for large scale construction firms or contractors (like Becthel or Fluor), work for the government, or want to be expert witnesses, where it also helps.</p>
<p>That’s why most EEs who take the exam take it in the Power specialty. I took mine in Electronics, Communications and Control Theory. THey also have one for Computers, but I think almost nobody takes it, because most people working in purely computer stuff don’t need that type of license.</p>