Engineering job outlook in the next 10 years.

[Anonymous]

Tons of kids going into engineering schools. I am trying to find job outlooks that look promising and many are not.

Concerns?

[Anonymous]

It's been that way since the 1980s. In 1981, I was part of the f1rst class at my state U that capped engineering enrollment.

[Anonymous]

No, not enough engineers with US citizenship. You need that to work in defense related fields.

[Anonymous]

What concerns? That there are too many engineers? Anywhere I've lived that has never been the case. There are several different engineering specialties anyways. Impossible to fill all those roles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tons of kids going into engineering schools. I am trying to find job outlooks that look promising and many are not.

Concerns?

The key is not to look at number of kids entering engineering school, but the number actually graduating.

[Anonymous]

There are too many engineers. There are soon going to be more arriving from other countries and they are all going to be paid less.

Of course, the alternative is worse. Okay, maybe not worse but certainly less certain. You can always learn to write on the job but moving home to attend a local uni to pick up another (difficult) undergraduate degree while your parents fume, that just isn't a plan at all.

[Anonymous]

It all depends on which type of engineering you are referring. High quality well trained engineers will always be in demand. Engineers from technical certificates places will have more trouble.

Chemical engineers that go into the oil industry experience ups and downs frequently.
Mechanical can be good steady work,but some do not pay as well- againitreallydepedsonwhat type of mechanical engineer.
Electrical and computer engineeering have excellent prospects
Aerospace will always be there,but there is stiff competition.
Bio-engineers same as aerospace
Good Industrial engineers are in good shape too
Thinking, creative engineers that can write coherently are always in demand too.

[Anonymous]

There are almost always opportunities for people who work hard and know stuff.

Not always in the field you intend, or on the path you intend, but creative knowledgeable technical people will always be needed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What concerns? That there are too many engineers? Anywhere I've lived that has never been the case. There are several different engineering specialties anyways. Impossible to fill all those roles.

If you type in certain engineer job outlook many are negative growth percentages in the next 10 years. I would be concerned too

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It all depends on which type of engineering you are referring. High quality well trained engineers will always be in demand. Engineers from technical certificates places will have more trouble.

Chemical engineers that go into the oil industry experience ups and downs frequently.
Mechanical can be good steady work,but some do not pay as well- againitreallydepedsonwhat type of mechanical engineer.
Electrical and computer engineeering have excellent prospects
Aerospace will always be there,but there is stiff competition.
Bio-engineers same as aerospace
Good Industrial engineers are in good shape too
Thinking, creative engineers that can write coherently are always in demand too.

I graduated with an MS degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1992 and I am now working in cyber security and it has nothing to do with mechanical engineering and the job pays really well. Having a degree in Mechanical engineering taught me how to think critically.

All of the above mentioned engineers can easily transition over to cyber security or software engineers and make good money. have you ever heard of "cloud" computing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It all depends on which type of engineering you are referring. High quality well trained engineers will always be in demand. Engineers from technical certificates places will have more trouble.

Chemical engineers that go into the oil industry experience ups and downs frequently.
Mechanical can be good steady work,but some do not pay as well- againitreallydepedsonwhat type of mechanical engineer.
Electrical and computer engineeering have excellent prospects
Aerospace will always be there,but there is stiff competition.
Bio-engineers same as aerospace
Good Industrial engineers are in good shape too
Thinking, creative engineers that can write coherently are always in demand too.

I graduated with an MS degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1992 and I am now working in cyber security and it has nothing to do with mechanical engineering and the job pays really well. Having a degree in Mechanical engineering taught me how to think critically.

All of the above mentioned engineers can easily transition over to cyber security or software engineers and make good money. have you ever heard of "cloud" computing?

This. And get a clarance and you’re fine.

[Anonymous]

With all the crumbling infrastructure and rush to repair it (plus a certain budget that shall remain nameless) there will be more than enough work for civil and structural engineers for the next two decades.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It all depends on which type of engineering you are referring. High quality well trained engineers will always be in demand. Engineers from technical certificates places will have more trouble.

Chemical engineers that go into the oil industry experience ups and downs frequently.
Mechanical can be good steady work,but some do not pay as well- againitreallydepedsonwhat type of mechanical engineer.
Electrical and computer engineeering have excellent prospects
Aerospace will always be there,but there is stiff competition.
Bio-engineers same as aerospace
Good Industrial engineers are in good shape too
Thinking, creative engineers that can write coherently are always in demand too.

Just a question about the creative engineers that can write coherently. My daughter has always wanted to be an engineer, but loves writing. She also like collaborating instead of being in a lab or a computer screen alone. She is kinda clueless what type of engineering to even go into. She is a junior by the way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It all depends on which type of engineering you are referring. High quality well trained engineers will always be in demand. Engineers from technical certificates places will have more trouble.

Chemical engineers that go into the oil industry experience ups and downs frequently.
Mechanical can be good steady work,but some do not pay as well- againitreallydepedsonwhat type of mechanical engineer.
Electrical and computer engineeering have excellent prospects
Aerospace will always be there,but there is stiff competition.
Bio-engineers same as aerospace
Good Industrial engineers are in good shape too
Thinking, creative engineers that can write coherently are always in demand too.

Just a question about the creative engineers that can write coherently. My daughter has always wanted to be an engineer, but loves writing. She also like collaborating instead of being in a lab or a computer screen alone. She is kinda clueless what type of engineering to even go into. She is a junior by the way.

Purdue and University of Delaware talk about collaborative learning intheir teaching. They have listened to the employers who want team players. I can say that Purdue walks the talk as thata is where my DC attends.

I think most engineering majors are okay, it is what you do with the major- being in a company where they develop the new products is more likely to be collaborative than a job that it mainly about keeping up an existing product.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It all depends on which type of engineering you are referring. High quality well trained engineers will always be in demand. Engineers from technical certificates places will have more trouble.

Chemical engineers that go into the oil industry experience ups and downs frequently.
Mechanical can be good steady work,but some do not pay as well- againitreallydepedsonwhat type of mechanical engineer.
Electrical and computer engineeering have excellent prospects
Aerospace will always be there,but there is stiff competition.
Bio-engineers same as aerospace
Good Industrial engineers are in good shape too
Thinking, creative engineers that can write coherently are always in demand too.

Just a question about the creative engineers that can write coherently. My daughter has always wanted to be an engineer, but loves writing. She also like collaborating instead of being in a lab or a computer screen alone. She is kinda clueless what type of engineering to even go into. She is a junior by the way.

She might consider civil engineering. DH is a CE prof and some of his best students have been women; he's always trying to encourage more to consider the field. His students are in constant high demand for summer internships and get snapped up as soon as they get their undergrad degrees - they have absolutely no trouble getting decent jobs.