What jobs can i get with engineering major?

According to the US Dept of Labor:

Where are the jobs with an engineering degree?

1) About 555,000 engineering jobs were found in manufacturing industries

2) Another 378,000 engineering jobs were in the professional, scientific, and technical services sector, primarily in architectural, engineering, and related services and in scientific research and development services.

3) Many engineers also worked in the construction and transportation, telecommunications, and utilities industries.

4) Federal, State, and local governments employed about 194,000 engineers in 2004. About 91,000 of these were in the Federal Government, mainly in the U.S. Departments of Defense, Transportation, Agriculture, Interior, and Energy and in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

5) Most engineers in State and local government agencies worked in highway and public works departments.

6) In 2004, about 41,000 engineers were self-employed, many as consultants.

6) What kind of jobs can you get? It depends on your specialty.

Here's the types of engineers whose growth is *much faster than the average* for all occupations through 2014:

a) Biomedical engineers
b) Environmental engineers

These engineers are expected to have employment growth *about as fast as the average* for all occupations through 2014:

a) Agricultural engineers
b) Chemical engineers
c) Electrical engineers
d) Electronics engineers, except computer
e) Industrial engineers
f) Materials engineers

Good luck! Source(s): Information about careers in engineering is available from:
JETS, 1420 King St., Suite 405, Alexandria, VA 22314-2794. Internet: http://www.jets.org

US Dept of Labor: http://www.bls.gov/oco