[lawnchair]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JoeW', 'I')f you think an engineer or geologist is well-paid, that's only because you are entirely unaware of what a fresh out of college doctor can get.

[joeltrout]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JoeW', ' ')Engineers do not have any power in the business world.

[SD_Scott]

I'm a controls/software engineer. I quit my job recently to re-tool my skills a bit. It looks like there is a fair bit of work in the energy industry. I'm trying to get more into microcontroller programming. Engineers are under compensated.

[dinopello]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('SD_Scott', 'E')ngineers are under compensated.

[pedalling_faster]

defense contractors are always happy to hire warm bodies for whose time they can bill the government for. lack of problem-solving skills can be offset by a willingness to be a yes-man.

the private sector always needs people who can solve technical problems, communicate about technical stuff, extract a semblance of order from chaos, etc.

the pay varies from slave wages to "a lot".

[jbeckton]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('joeltrout', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jbeckton', '
')Also important to note, most people going to school today are going to be working for 50 years.

[Roccland]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jbeckton', 'I') have been pretty busy with some recruting visits my company has to local colleges this fall and I was suprised to see the competition. I would say that about 60-65% of the companies at these fairs (job fairs are for ALL majors) are looking for engineers and many are paying for reloction on top of $60k+ starting salaries for new grads!

There are simply more jobs than engineers to go around now and that doesn't look like its going to change anytime soon. Even companies that are looking to reduce costs are doing so by hiring MORE engineers to increase the efficiency of their plant/product/service.

Just something to consider for young people are looking for a career that will weather the storm better than most.

[aggie]

At Texas A&M last week, we had over 300 companies attend the engineering career fair. The business career fair had much less. Luckily I am mechanical and there is a lot of demand for good MEs. I did notice that there was about a 5-10% drop in jobs available compared to last year, but there were still more job openings than graduating seniors.

[joeltrout]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('aggie', 'A')t Texas A&M last week, we had over 300 companies attend the engineering career fair. The business career fair had much less. Luckily I am mechanical and there is a lot of demand for good MEs. I did notice that there was about a 5-10% drop in jobs available compared to last year, but there were still more job openings than graduating seniors.