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I'm am currently working towards obtaining my Electrical & Electronic Engineering degree. I have always loved electronics and how they worked and found out recently that I'm pretty good at catching on with electrical systems so this degree was a natural choice.
I was looking at the Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov[/URL]) and the job growth opportunities look pretty bleak for my future field. They show a growth of about 1% for the entire field with respects to a 2% growth in electrical and nearly 0% growth for electronics over the next decade. . . They blame this to international outsourcing and other factors.
My question is should I be maybe looking into other fields that might interest me that have a higher job growth percentage? I have always loved math and critical problem solving so I am sure I would enjoy many other disciplines of engineering; I just thought I would have a niche for EE. But I would like to be able to get a job in my field at some point after I graduate.
Other programs that are available in my state that seem to maybe interest me are : Mechanical, with a 6% average growth (which is still below average) or
Petroleum, with an 18% average growth (faster than average)
Also, I've had this childhood love for space that has never really seemed to leave me. Aerospace Engineering would be really awesome too (job growth rate of about 10%) but I would like to avoid out-of-state tuition costs ($25,000+/yr opposed to my current $6000/yr). But if the return would be worth it, this is something I would definitely consider doing though I realize not everyone gets into NASA.
I guess I just would like to know if this is something even worth worrying about or are these figures something that is already being felt in the work force? I know our economy is in the toilet right now and no where is really hiring like it used to be; but if there is a way to possibly better my chances in the future I would like to maybe start preparing. Thanks.
source: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm
I was looking at the Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov[/URL]) and the job growth opportunities look pretty bleak for my future field. They show a growth of about 1% for the entire field with respects to a 2% growth in electrical and nearly 0% growth for electronics over the next decade. . . They blame this to international outsourcing and other factors.
My question is should I be maybe looking into other fields that might interest me that have a higher job growth percentage? I have always loved math and critical problem solving so I am sure I would enjoy many other disciplines of engineering; I just thought I would have a niche for EE. But I would like to be able to get a job in my field at some point after I graduate.
Other programs that are available in my state that seem to maybe interest me are : Mechanical, with a 6% average growth (which is still below average) or
Petroleum, with an 18% average growth (faster than average)
Also, I've had this childhood love for space that has never really seemed to leave me. Aerospace Engineering would be really awesome too (job growth rate of about 10%) but I would like to avoid out-of-state tuition costs ($25,000+/yr opposed to my current $6000/yr). But if the return would be worth it, this is something I would definitely consider doing though I realize not everyone gets into NASA.
I guess I just would like to know if this is something even worth worrying about or are these figures something that is already being felt in the work force? I know our economy is in the toilet right now and no where is really hiring like it used to be; but if there is a way to possibly better my chances in the future I would like to maybe start preparing. Thanks.
source: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm
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