Why Engineering Careers Are Constantly in Demand - CareerAlley

Why Engineering Careers Are Constantly in Demand - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. No matter where you live in the United States, it is likely that you will be able to find employment if you have a degree in engineering. This is largely because engineering careers can be applied to all types of different social needs: while the price of oil will fluctuate, we will still need to use billions of gallons each day, making petroleum engineering invaluable. Likewise, though the automotive industry has ups and downs, someone is needed to design the cars themselves, so mechanical engineers can always be hired. There are a few certain reasons that engineers are rarely found in unemployment lines. The Deck Is Stacked in Their Favor With only one in twenty college students choosing to go into an engineering field, those that do come out with a degree are often able to name their own career and salary. The number of students who choose the physical sciences has dropped severely in the past few decades and does not appear to be going in reverse any time soon. While some European nations have a more favorable balance of engineering students than America (Germany, for instance, has nearly one in three graduating students hold an engineering degree), it appears that American engineers will continue to be in high demand. The World Is Their Workspace The demand for new technology transcends barriers and nations. A large corporation like General Electric will hire hundreds (if not thousands) of engineers for their various projects, ranging from building a better light bulb to constructing the cooling devices on jumbo jets. The number of countries that supply the products that need to be imported so that these projects will succeed is vast, and engineers will have to either interact directly with overseas markets or their employer will need to hire someone who will. Engineers often travel to foreign countries to get the raw resources of their trade, whether it is oil or minerals, because of the huge amount of money that goes into production of their inventions. Demand Never Ceases We may think of an automobile or a computer as a purchase that only takes place once every few years. If this were all that engineers produced, their career paths would likely be in less demand. Since much of their productions, however, require daily consumption, there is never a void. Chemical engineers, for instance, will be employed in agricultural productions in order to ensure that crops are grown without pests, that livestock are raised to be big and healthy, and that the transportation of food from farm to supermarket aisle takes place safely. Each day the necessities of our lives, from the meals we eat to the clothing on our backs, must be replenished. In order to do so, engineering disciplines must constantly train new students to fill the void. Not only does the demand for engineers never cease, it can also fluctuate drastically in relation to unforeseen circumstances. Event such as floods, droughts, hurricanes, and blizzards can call for the expertise of engineers, and it is clear that there is an importance of civil engineers in natural disasters. Their Skills Are More Than a Specialization Though it is a running joke amongst many engineers that their career choices leaves little to creativity, the training that they go through creates a worker that any company is glad to hire. Since almost all engineers work in groups, they have to be efficient at communicating amongst other partners and cooperating in a group to get a project done. They learn leadership skills from the on-the-job training and co-op that leads to their career, making them excellent choices for management positions. Finally, they are excellent at objective analysis, whether it is a company or an electrical grid, so that they can be taskmasters and problem solvers outside of their field of specialization, acting as consultants or supervisors when it is necessary for a company to get fresh eyes on a topic. Author Bio William Stevens is a writer who creates informative articles relating to the field of engineering. In this article he explains why this type of career is in demand and aims to encourage further study with a Masters in Civil Engineering. This is a Guest post. If you would like to submit a guest post to CareerAlley, please follow these guest post guidelines. Good luck in your search. Visit me on Facebook