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I'm currently a Sr. in high school interested in mechanical engineering, i was curious about a few things, how to get into goverment jobs in the engineering field, difficulty, college courses, job outlook, typical work day, pay, loacation, and also i heard some companies will pay for your school if you come work for them when you graduate college, any information will be extremely helpful thank you.... The mechanical field is rather tough right now, depending on the part of the country you are in. I live in MI and am currently working as an EE....even though I have my BS ME. For government work, you need very good grades, and a spotless record. For a lot of jobs you need to obtain security clearance, and that cant be done with a spotty record. The pay is alright, and the course work isn't to bad if you put your mind to it. Just not a good field if your in MI...to heavily saturated with automotive industry, which just isn;t doing well! Well, as someone who's been in the engineering field for several years, I can answer some of your questions but not all. In terms of difficulty/college courses, it's very heavy on the math and physics. Try and get at least a basic physics course under your belt right away, that will give you an idea what you're in for and whether or not it's for you. Work days will depend greatly on whethery you're in the private sector or government, but expect 50+hr work weeks. Locations could be just about anywhere, all governments have some level of engineering staff. Private jobs tend to be concentrated in areas like Southern California, Texas, Florida, the Beltway area (like Virginia and D.C.) and the corridor up from say Philly to New York, although there are plenty of jobs in other areas too. You can check the national Onestop website for data and job outlook, pay, etc: http://www.careerinfonet.org/ But with 4+ years to go, realize that markets change, so any outlooks are just speculation. Also, as far as companies paying for your education, they won't pay for stuff you've already taken. But most large corporations will pay for finishing a degree or a master's or doctorate program. The trick is just to get hired on and let them foot the rest of the bill. Hope that helps. Mechanical engineering is pretty diverse to get specific answers to those questions. The college courses are pretty well defined for the first 2 years. 3 Calculus, 1 Differential Equations, 2 Chemistry, 2 Physics, Thermodynamics, Statics, Dynamics, Electricity, maybe 1 engineering drawing class. After that you can kinda specialize for the last 2 years. Governmental jobs? They're there, good benefits. If you're interested in govn jobs, check out some Utility jobs, too. Electric company, Gas company, Nukes. Good benefits. Difficulty? Everything is relative - but usually the first 2 years has a high drop out rate. Maybe 20% change majors, 20% flunk out, 20% quit all together - it's different at different schools. Job outlook? As long as Civil Engineers keep building targets, we will need Mechanical Engineers to build better weapons to blow them up. (Just a joke) Look on the internet at jobs.com to get an idea of outlook, pay, locations. Some companies have internships - ya gotta find them. I'm a Thermo/Environmental Engineer, over 20 years. I'm a ME in southern california. The job market is very good right now. As I recall, a BSME with 15 years experience makes about $95k/yr. When I was in HS I automatically took all those AP classes, physics, calculus, chemistry, etc. so fulfilling the requirements weren't a problem. Government jobs usually come with a security clearance and the better ones definitely do. No criminal record so don't screw up! Government jobs are somewhat limited unless you have contacts in the field so that would mean work in the private sector first. There will always be a need for ME's so I wouldn't worry about job outlook. Most engineers work 8 to 5 and many have some sort of flex time (4x10hr days or something like that). Most engineering is regional dependant upon field such as aerospace in Southern California and Washington State, Petroleum in Texas and California, Computers in Northern California, etc. Just keep in mind that all industries sub-contract work to smaller firms and they are located everywhere. Some of the larger firms will pay for graduate courses or an MBA as a perk to working with them. You have to look into that yourself. My only advice is to be sure to take extra business classes in college. Engineering Economics 101 is just not enough. Good Luck! |
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