The Downside of Having More Engineers

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Originally Posted by dtengineering

Just because you study engineering at university doesn't mean that you need to work as a P.Eng.

Engineering is a fabulous background for many careers.

Jason

Exactly what I think! Statistics show that most people who graduate from College don't actually work in their field of study later on in life.

I had this discussion with my parents. They were concerned that engineering jobs would be soon shipped overseas. They're totally wrong - U.S. engineers will always be in demand, as long as they're the best in the world. Besides, if you have social and communication skills along with a background in engineering, you can really "go places". The phrase "geeks will run the world" is partially true - it really should be "personable geeks will run the world".