What does a daily routine for a Mechanical Engineer look like?

[Anthony B]

I've been told I would be a good Mechanical Engineer because I like hands on work and am good at it. And I have a decent understanding of physics and they somewhat interest me. I like to build and modify things. I like to solve problems and I'm pretty good at it. (At least I think so)
I'm 17 yrs old and I'm just curious if you guys think those are some good mechanical engineer characteristics?
And what does an average mechanical engineer do on a daily basis?

 

[boneh3ad]

Mechanical engineering is such a broad field with so many different branches that there is no possible way to say what an average mechanical engineer does on a daily basis.

You might check out the BLS OOH site for a pretty decent overview of the various engineering types. Here is ME, for example:
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/mechanical-engineers.htm

Here is the full list there:
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/home.htm

 

[timthereaper]

They work, mostly.