Well, you can certainly stick to your convictions, no problem with that :) but that doesn’t mean you are right. You can’t compare against paralegals/lawyers be

Well, you can certainly stick to your convictions, no problem with that :) but that doesn’t mean you are right. You can’t compare against paralegals/lawyers because calling yourself a “lawyer” has legal implications, as in, you must be certified by the bar or you can get in trouble. It doesn’t matter which legal discipline you practice, you must be certified by the bar. For engineers no such thing as a bar association exists for ALL disciplines. The PE certification only covers a handful of engineering disciplines therefore it can’t be a gatekeeper for all engineers. Moreover, note that certified engineers are called Professional Engineers, not just Engineers! Even the name distinguishes between certified/non-certified, it doesn’t try to take over every meaning of Engineer.