which engineering field/specialisation(technology field)?

Question

hi everyone.i'm considering enrollment for a bacherlors degree in engineering.which engineering fields are presently marketable(likely to be in 5-15)years,rewarding(ur personal opinion and why),exciting and have a good pay package(u.s. or u.k).thanking u all in advance.

Answer 1

Civil engineering usually pays the least, but is the easiest program and jobs are relatively easy to find once you've got the right certifications and licenses.

Mechanical engineering is reasonably well paid and is the most versatile degree, with a wide variety of jobs available. If you know you like engineering but aren't sure what industry you want to be in, an ME degree will leave the most doors open for you.

Electrical engineering is typically the most math-intensive, but usually offers some of the best paid jobs.

Chemical engineering also pays very well, but most jobs are in the petroleum or industrial chemical industries.

Material Science engineering is a newer field, but some specializations within it can do very well.

All in all, you can go further with an engineering degree than just about anything else, even in business or legal fields. Make sure though that you learn good writing and presentation skills, as these are what will set you apart from other very smart engineers.

Answer 2

If you are worried about your grades, study harder. If you study your best and still struggle in school, maybe you should find something else to study. As you will learn, cutting corners will almost always come back to haunt you later. In this scenario, how well off will you be by specifically planning around this GPA hang-up then actually becoming a patent attorney and turning out to be a bad patent attorney and getting fired, or damage a client so that their business fails and 100's of people lose their job? My advice to you is to study subjects that you find interesting, therefore, studying hard will not be a tedious task but a rewarding one that you will enjoy. Thus ahcieving a 'good' GPA will be fun and rewarding. Secondly, don't make such an impactful choice (I'm going to be a patent attorney and deliberately pick an unreleated major to make it easier to get into law school) when you don't even know if you will want to be a patent attorney in 1, 2, 3...etc years? For all you know you may end up wanting to be an accountant or electrical engineer or something else, but now none of your 'easy path' classes pertain to that field and now you are stuck having to take additional classes to catch up instead of taking classes that interested you in the first place. So read through the class descriptions of the 3rd and 4th year classes (of all the fields) and decide what sounds the most intriguing, this will result in you having the best chance of success. Also, never pick a major soley based on how much you think you will be making when you get out. If you don't love your work, even if it pays well, you won't last very long in that field.

Answer 3

Pick something you're interested in to begin with and go from there. Not worth all the hassle for a high paying job you won't like. Personnally aviation always appealled to me and I now have a great job working in that field. Just remember a career is what you make of it so pick something you like.

Engineering job can be rewarding and high paying, but you won't necessarily find that right out of school with a BS degree.

Highest paying fields: 1. Petroleum engineering - be prepared to be working outside and away from civilization, but big $. 2. Chemical (with an advanced degree MS at least). 3. Biomedical / genetic engineering. 5. Electrical - very flexible degree, can be used in any field or industry you want. 4. Mechanical - very flexible degree, can be used in any field or industry you want. 5. Materials science / engineering

Lowest paying (at least at start): 1. Geo Engineering. 2. Civil engineer 3. Environmental engineering

Answer 4

You should pick an engineering field that will enjoy. Each branch will have weed out classes that will be very difficult. If you at least think the material is interesting it will help you get through it. The last statistics I saw, on average, chemical and electrical/computer engineering had the highest average starting salary. Of course your grades/knowledge/internship experience will increase or decrease your salary.

I'm an electrical engineer, so I'm biased that direction. I work on designing circuits to do wireless communication. I find it interesting. But you should definitely choose a field that interests you first, then look at how much money it gets.

Answer 5

hi i am jiya
i think its always batter to select the basic Engineering fields
such as Civil Engineering, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering as these fields always continue with time. buildings are always required for any type of work forever. same is the case with Energy & Mechines.
so going for basic Engineering field is always safe.

You can go for other specialized engineering side like computers or software, but these fields alway have hi times & low times and so the risk.

thanks & best luck

jiya

Answer 6

Well, I happen to be working in an automotive assembly shop in Jackson, Michigan, USA. I'm only a mechanical drafter, but it seems to me that the automotive/production machinery side of engineering is on the rise. Our engineer makes over 100,000 a year.

Answer 7

Electrical. Specifically, RF (radio-frequency). That's the branch dealing with cell phone networks. It's one of the few branches that cannot be outsourced to India, because you need someone on the ground surveying the cell-tower sites.

Answer 8

i am bioengineer graduate from us.

the field selection depends on the interest itself but if you just want to be sure about the future without any condition, go for Bioengineering or Electrical/Communication Engineering.

best luck

Answer 9

it is recommended for u to enrolled in the Biomedical engineeeing