[kdaganio]

You beat me to it! Reading the title that's what I initially thought, that a 'real' engineer is limited to said fields above?

[sliverstorm]

Is there a proper, PC term for it? We all know the dividing line which is meant- roughly approximated by a PE license- but is there a term for it? "Licensed Engineer"?

[protomyth]

In some states, using the word "engineer" for a non-licensed position or person is against the law. In other words, in some states the term is simply "engineer".

[sliverstorm]

In that context, it's funny how upset folks in threads like these get over phrases like "real engineer".