Question
I plan to major in electrical engineering, i just finished myfirst year, took all my calc classes, physics classes, etc. generaleducation courses for physics... I just want to know--from those already in the field---whatsit like..in terms of jobs, pay, etc. and what are some other goodengineering options (biomedical engineering also caught my eye, soif you have info on this please let me know ) which are availablewith their descriptions? please just give me any guidance you have, i'll rategood thanks I plan to major in electrical engineering, i just finished myfirst year, took all my calc classes, physics classes, etc. generaleducation courses for physics... I just want to know--from those already in the field---whatsit like..in terms of jobs, pay, etc. and what are some other goodengineering options (biomedical engineering also caught my eye, soif you have info on this please let me know ) which are availablewith their descriptions? please just give me any guidance you have, i'll rategood thanks
Explanation / Answer
I am an electrical engineering major (4th year student atUniversity of Florida). I have taking a lot of EE core andtechnical electives. I think Electrical Engineering is one of the most diversemajors in terms of jobs. You have so many areas of specializationto go into such as Communications, Robotics, Digital/Computerhardware, Power, Optics, Nanoscale Technology, Electronics, etc...Electrical engineering is probably one of the hardest or THEhardest discipline in engineering. As for pay, it all depends oncredentials but an average salary with a BSEE would probablymake between 52,000-56,000. If with a masters in MSEE, probablyaround 64,000-70,000, but like I said depending on the company andcredentials. This is a major shortage for engineers, especially forelectrical. There will always be a need for electrical engineersbecause electricity will never go out of style unlike business,political science, and liberal arts degrees like that. The problemwith those degrees are that they literally be self-taught and pluseveryone goes to college to get them so when you come out ofschool, you will basically be competing against so many otherpeople for jobs. Other good engineering disciplines are Civil, Chemical,Mechanical, Material Science. Civil - we will always be buildingand constructing. Chemical - can be incorporated with environmentalto make more earth friendly chemical products (like gas, hybridcars, non-toxic). Mechanical - always need mechanicals for design,material, and construction. Material Science - can beincorporated with biomedical making prostetites and new materialdesigns like that. So it all depends on what you are interested in. Although paycan be a factor in choosing a major, I feel that engineeringdisciplines are paid roughly the same amount (on average), but youshould be looking for a discipline that can give you a big varietyof opportunities to expand across the different areas ofspecialization (if you want to). Hope that helps