Can I have information on acoustical engineering?
Such as:

1. The Nature of the work
2. Job responsibilities
3. Training necessary to enter this field 
4. Advancement possibilities 
5. Future outlook for this career 
6. Average salary (starting)
7. Education requirements

Links to pages with general information about
acoustical engineering are all I really
need I can do the necessary reading there,
no need to summarize anything,
just lots of pertinent links.

Hi! Thanks for the question. 

Since you said that you are looking for general resources on
Acoustical Engineering, I will try to provide you with links that
answers some of your questions and also gives a background of this
field. Some documents are in PDF file so you will need the Adobe
Acrobat Reader to read them. In case you haven’t installed it yet here
is a link so you could download The Adobe Acrobat Reader
(http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html).

Nature of Work for Acoustical Engineers
The ASC Hi-Fi Provides samples of work basics in Acoustical
Consultancy
http://www.asc-hifi.com/acoustic_basics.htm 

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Job Description
The SSA Website provides a sample job description for an Acoustical
Consultant.
http://www.ssaacoustics.com/jobs.html 

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Average Salary
Starting Income: $35,000 - $40,000
Range of Income: $35,000 - $100,000
Approximate Salary after 5 years of practice: $50,000-$60,000

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Typical Income
http://www.dmrtc.net/~dplynn/income.html 

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Educational / Training Requirement

Acoustical Engineering Programs Offer Sound Training
By Jeffrey Steele
http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/celmer/tribune1.html

Acoustical Engineer Education Requirement 
http://www.dmrtc.net/~dplynn/education.html 

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Job Demand
http://www.dmrtc.net/~dplynn/demand.html 

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Career Paths
The Southampton University enumerates the following career
destinations of acoustical engineers:

Acoustic consultancy 
Aerospace 
Underwater acoustics 
Instrumentation
Automotive/audio engineering and research.

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The following are other links to Acoustical Engineering basic and
career information.

An Engineer in Acoustics Makes Her Mark
By PENNY SINGER
http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/celmer/nytimes1.html 

Acoustical engineer Robert H. Tanner likes the sound of his career
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/INST/feb95/pph.html 

Computers in Acoustical Engineering Education:
Loudspeaker System Simulation Program.
http://www.ineer.org/Events/ICEE2000/Proceedings/papers/WB5-4.pdf 

Bloch Design Group : Acoustical Engineering
http://www.blochdesign.com/v0002/fcd.asp 

The Engineering Division 
http://www.ioa.org.uk/engineering_division/engineering_division.html 

Acoustical Engineering
http://www.cmsalter.com/engineering/index.html 

Directory of Acoustical Engineering Services
http://www.okdirect.com/Biz/8/8711I.html 

http://www.excite.co.uk/directory/Business/Industries/Construction_and_Maintenance/Design/Acousticians

http://www.go2audio.com/links/acoustics.html 

Search terms used: 
“Acoustical Engineering” jobs career advancement 

I hope these links would help you in your research. Before rating this
answer, please ask for a clarification if you have a question or if
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Answers.

Regards,
Easterangel-ga

very complete

Dear elpha,

With all respect: I doubt that someone would do the very extensive
research that is necessary to answer this question for $2.00. May I
suggest raising the sum a bit in order to enlarge the chance of
getting an answer?

Kind regards,
Scriptor

good point... im new at this. ill raise it a bit.
thanks for the imput
-matt

thank you for the through responce, ill read threw the material and
then post a rating.