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Jobs Update: The Death of U.S. Engineering by Paul Craig Roberts
The number of students that go into other fields does raise questions. However, I do not think the data provides answers on its own. Given that engineering majors are the highest paid graduates it is not a case that the students options are poor. It could well be that the engineering students are very capable in many ways and find jobs that are not focused on engineering (say management, finance or …).
Once again the whole area of engineering jobs and the future is complex. But once again I disagree with the thinking presented here. The competition from abroad will increase greatly going forward. That is because every country that is focused on competing with the most successful economies is focused on improving their engineering capabilities. They all want the high paying and economically valuable jobs.
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August 6th, 2006 at 3:28 pm
Too Many Engineering Graduates in the U.S.?…
I can say as a engineering librarian that originally received a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering the Curious Cat might be right on target. I was told over and over again by engineering faculty members that engineering graduates probably have the most options that any other graduate, because of the variety of skills learned.
September 24th, 2006 at 1:55 am
Engineering is dead in the United States. It has been since just about when I graduated in 2002.
I have found four years of seeking work to be a thoroughly thankless and demeaning experience.
I never ever expect my training to mean anything in America’s future marketplace.
October 9th, 2006 at 1:54 pm
another example (granted just an anecdote) illustrating that science and engineering degrees can pave the way to career success (also see: Top degree for S&P 500 CEOs? Engineering)…
November 9th, 2006 at 8:46 pm
A Business Week article discusses two Duke studies of Engineering jobs in the USA and world: Outsourcing: Job Killer or Innovation Boost?…
June 29th, 2007 at 8:42 pm
I lost all my text when I forgot to answer the challenge! Oh well, American engineers are screwed, better off getting an MBA with a minor in Binge drinking and lewd conduct, then you can be the boss of all those geeks who spent there 20’s studying instead of having fun. I wish I had never decided to become an engineer(it’s in my blood I guess 5th generation engineer on moms side 3rd gen on dads) I’m now sitting in my home which is for sale as I have been replaced with a H1B at my former place of work. This is the third time I have been “outsourced” and I’m now leaving the field. I could have dropped out of high school never gone to college and made more money delivering pizza then I ever will doing engineering in the mid-west. If your making a living in America as an engineer you are very very lucky.
February 23rd, 2008 at 8:51 pm
CEOs: Engineering 23%; Economics 13%; Business Administration 12%; Liberal Arts 8%…
March 15th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Although there are already many electrical engineers around the world, there are a variety of electrical engineering jobs that are open and need to be filled. Becoming an electrical engineer takes a great deal of education, dedication, and hard work. So there are not enough electrical engineers to fill all the electrical engineering jobs that are available.
June 9th, 2008 at 1:03 am
I still wish that I did not study Electrical Engineering.
I earned my BSEE in 2002, and discovered that it is totally useless for finding jobs in the United States.
Mostly, since then, I have been unemployed and I cannot afford anything.
Aspiring American college students should read about the “Emperor with no Clothes” before making up their minds about post-secondary education.