Mechanical Engineering Career Guide - More Info

In Today's Trend, Most of the young generation as well as their parents have craze toward Software Engineering Career Since it gives you immense opportunity to Live high quality life in a society. It doesn't mean that only software engineers can do this. What about other professionals, graduates ? Yes They do live successful career. Lets take a look at What Mechanical Engineering Graduate Can Do After Completing his/her Degree. Mechanical Engineering Graduates has lot job opportunities all over the world in almost all sectors like Automobile, Airspace, Semiconductor and so on.

Mechanical engineers work in many industries, and their work varies by industry and function. Some specialize in energy systems; applied mechanics; automotive design; manufacturing; materials; plant engineering and maintenance; pressure vessels and piping; and heating, refrigeration, and air-conditioning systems. Mechanical engineering is one of the broadest engineering disciplines. Mechanical engineers may work in production operations in manufacturing or agriculture, maintenance, or technical sales; many are administrators or managers.  To me Mechanical Engineering is the fundamentals of all other Engineering.

Median annual earnings of mechanical engineers were $62,880 in 2002. The middle 50 percent earned between $50,800 and $78,040. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $41,490, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $93,430. Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of mechanical engineers in 2002 were:

Federal government
$72,500

Architectural, engineering, and related services
65,610

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing
65,430

Aerospace products and parts manufacturing
65,160

Other general purpose machinery manufacturing
55,850

According to a 2003 salary survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, bachelor�s degree candidates in mechanical engineering received starting offers averaging $48,585 a year, master�s degree candidates had offers averaging $54,565, and Ph.D. candidates were initially offered $69,904. Check out Mechanical Engineers Salary Wizard.

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