I was wrong. For all of you who replied to my original post and told me that the 1,400 per year figure was wrong--well you are correct. The reality is that 17,000 ME grads will be competing for 7,500 jobs per year.
I found this data by contacting someone who works at the BLS and who deals with...
You're the second person that got the impression that I think vocational skills are beneath me; I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong to cause anyone to think that. Quite the contrary: I taught myself many vocational and business skills because no one else would give me a chance or a second of their...
This website is just one avenue that I'm exploring regarding these negative numbers. The feedback I've gotten from this website and from other channels seem to be the same: I'm underestimating the number of jobs that will be available to MEs. I'm still collecting feedback, however. I don't want...
Communication is a tricky thing. I have given the wrong impression in some areas. Thanks for responding in such detail to my posts. I'll respond point by point.
That is roughly 8 people applying to 1 internship, but this is after your associate had done a screening, so initially I'm guessing...
I haven't seen any statement regarding whether or not Engineers retiring or leaving the field is included in the data that I cited in my original post. In the piece that you quoted in your post, there is no statement to this effect either, and certainly no "explicit" statement on this matter.
I guess I'm not doing a very good job of explaining myself. My degree was an "Associate of Science Transfer" with the intention to transfer to a university and earn a Bachelor's degree in Engineering. However, I was told that if I didn't get an internship by the time I completed my Associate's...
I couldn't break into the field in any capacity and was denied every internship I applied to despite my high grades, academic awards and honors. The truth is, employers don't really care about all that. They were looking for vocational-level skills instead such as experience in computer...
The BLS webpage I linked to is taking into account all those engineers who will be retiring as well. I'll need more input before I make a decision on this. I wonder how many applicants there are per Mechanical Engineering job opening, for example. Also, how many employers are willing to train...
I graduated in 2005 with a 2 year transfer degree in Engineering. However, I gave up on Engineering after graduating due to discouragement and decided to pursue my own life. For 5 years this plan worked out fine and I was an Entrepreneur being my own boss, calling the shots and fixing things for...