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  • I'm studying mechanical engineering starting this year for two reasons. There are plenty of job opportunities for engineers inside AND outside engineering (due to their skills) for many years to come, and even the entry-level salaries are very good. True facts, these are mentioned in my up-to-date textbooks and reference books.

  • I love t his vid! Funny how things have changed already in the past few years!

  • NAJMA I LOVE UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

  • Thanks... I had a project due on "Mechanical Engineering", and this helped a lot!

  • also roller coasters are designed by mechanical engineers! :D

  • thats were the money is, I'm been attending Community College for three years to become and Automotive mechanical engineer. I'm half way done.

  • ME also deals with robotics and such... oh, and engines! it's pretty "Geil" as the germans say. *Snort snort

  • A large chunk of mechanical engineering is manufacturing-related. If I were to tell you now if it was worth it to major in this field, I would tell you "no". The results (the chances of actually using your degree in professional life) do not justify the time and hard work you must put into this curriculum. I can speak from experience and I may change my mind eventually, but there are no jobs now. Notice how this video talks about making products. Is the US making anything right now?

  • @hockey1061 Just because you have been delt a bad hand of cards does not mean others will experience what you have. Way to keep the hope up for other.

  • @hockey1061 .....Then move, have you looked at oil industry websites? Plenty of jobs all around the world. Its not the degree thats the issue.

  • @Shawkins49 Not the degree really. I'm proud of it. And you said it, "around the world". We can't keep feeding money in the form of stimulus without producing anything to save the economy. It's not the degree, but the conditions in our economy that lead me to say what I've said above. We bombed the shit out of Japanese factories in world war II only to encourage, a few decades later, our corporations to establish themselves overseas.

  • @hockey1061 @Shawkins49 im thinkin about entering school to become a mec eng. since i was young i always was curious about how things worked, i was always good at fixing things nd i love technology. i came upon this field when i was looking for careers on the web the only thing im affraid of is to put all my time and work into getting the education but then not finding any work. thats about the only thing holding me back.

  • @Shawkins49 @Shawkins49 im thinkin about entering school to become a mec eng. since i was young i always was curious about how things worked, i was always good at fixing things nd i love technology. i came upon this field when i was looking for careers on the web the only thing im affraid of is to put all my time and work into getting the education but then not finding any work. thats about the only thing holding me back.

  • @YungDan305 At my Uni normally all the engineers are offered jobs in their third and forth year, before they even have the degree. It has a 100% employment rate. Im in Australia so Im not too sure about other countries but I think it would be similar. Mech Engineers are need to make Ferrari and oil rigs to rubber dog shit so there are plenty of jobs in heaps of fields all over the world. I reckon go for it. Also check out materials, mining and civil. Mech has alot of math but you get used toit

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  • @Shawkins49 oh ok. maybe the job growth projection is different. Here in America i read up on the career field and they said its job growth is low , around 3 percent.. they also said most of the jobs are being outsourced, and the majority of job openings will come from retirees or promotions. it seems like its likely ill have to move, thats one thing i dont want to do :( . but i am pretty sure that i would like being in this career. are u still in school or are u a graduate?if u r ihve mny mre

  • @hockey1061 There are lots of jobs in mechanical engineering. Just go to indeed(dot)com and search.

  • 15000 new jobs over the course of ten years isn't very many when you take into consideration the number of new mechanical engineering grads is about 30,000/year in the US. If you didn't attend a top engineering school (Top 25), you're going to have a tough time in ME.

  • @aegisforex Went to Cal Poly SLO which is pretty reputable.....but my grades sucked!

  • @aegisforex there is other engineering fields too you could go in if you have the skills.

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  • You can pursue an engineering technology degree instead. Many community colleges offer 2-year degrees in mechanical/electrical/civil engineering technology. Some universities offer 4-year engineering technology programs as well.

    They're less math intensive and more hands on. You'll still qualify to sit for the PE exam in most states.

  • @aegisforex The wait is considerably longer for a Associates vs. Bachelors though. In HI I believe its 8 vs. 4 years experience required.

  • @hispanicuscorpus For starters you can learn how to spell benefit.

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  • @hispanicuscorpus hablo espanol. usted ve palabras deletreadas mal aqui?

  • @hispanicuscorpus go to your local mechanic repair shop and learn there. You can't even spell.

  • excellent work!

  • Don't know why anyone would want to be an ME or even an EE. You're going to spend 4-5 years pursuing one of the most, perhaps the most, difficult major for a job that's extremely easy to outsource.

    They started outsourcing mechanical and electrical engineers long before they outsourced computer programmers and IT analysts. According to the BLS, there will only be 3% job growth from 2006-16 in ME, and 4-5% in EE.

    Go for environmental and become a gubment contractor. More money. Greater demand.

  • That's great that you would rather build rockets and space ships, as most people probably would, which is why there will be little job growth in ME. Engineering schools churn out more ME's and EE's than any other specialization.

    Just keep in mind, if you plan on a career designing rockets, you are going to face some insane competition. Only the best and the brightest get to work on rockets and spaceships, think MIT grads.

  • office politics trumps all, do not underestimate "greasing the wheels" in order to get what one desires.

  • Texas (in US), Germany, France, Belgium, all are looking for ME and EE... don't listen to these fools.

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  • are you so sure about this?

  • Yes, I'm sure. Check the Bureau of Labor and Statistics if you don't believe me.

    The number of EE and ME grads far outnumber the amount of available positions. Unless you can get into a Top 20 engineering school, I really wouldn't suggest pursuing this career unless you want to be broke and miserable for the rest of your life.

  • thanks for the info, will look it up at the bureau

  • I agree and can speak with experience. ME jobs in the U.S. are getting more and more scarce. And i'm not just talking about this current recession. Long before the general downturn, ME jobs were going away. And unfortunately, ME job skills are not nearly as transferable to other careers as people might think. The general public is actually quite hostile and contemptuous or at least indifferent towards engineers . They are not impressed with your math and analytical skills. You are obsolete.

  • Shut up. You're just trying to discourag people from becoming a mechanical engineer because you couldn't become one. Stop trying to discourage people fool. The jobs aren't scarce because i just looked it up on the breau of labor statistics. You're just lying so you can try to fulfill your hidden agenda.

  • Why would people say such ridiculous things about real actual core engineering fields?

  • Sorry, buddy. No hidden agenda. I'm a CE.

    The jobs in ME are few and far between and have been slowly disappearing for a long time. The BLS recently updated their stats. Needless to say, the job outlook looks bleak for mechanical engineers. Look for about 15000 new mechanical engineering jobs within the next 10 years or so (likely less considering the BLS likes to fudge the numbers).

  • what about jobs in Electrical Engineering?

  • @hplhpl19 Wow, I have a brother who graduated from Kansas State with a degree in ME from Kansas State University. He only had a 3.1 GPA, nothing special, and had 6 job offers within 3 months. And not transferrable to other careers? Mechanical engineering is probably the single broadest degree you could choose. It's not the fact that you have the skills, but that you are smart and motivated enough to make it through a 4-year ME program. Who wouldn't want an employee like that, no matter the job?

  • are you understand?

  • shut up guys the mechanical engineering is only math

  • this thread is going to hell hahaha

  • Im thinking about going into this feild of engineering and i have one quiestion, does this feild require alot of knowledge with math? Cause in my high school life I barely pass math classes and flunked out of geometry but i did pass Physics with an A- and i was the youngest student in the classes.

  • Well, you certainly need maths in engineering, but not as much as you might think. Once you learn the fundamentals and how to apply them it's pretty much finished. However, that's where the difference between good and bad engineers lies: the good ones like maths and seek new approaches through it, while the bad ones use it barely as a tool. Think about it, it's not too late to get it sorted, I got rubbish maths grades in high school too ;)

  • Well just like any engineering field it requires alot of math. You don't need to be a math whiz, but you just need to know how to do it. Just practice math and study it then you'll get good at it. I know if you dont like math you'll try to get away from it as far as possible but, dont do that, run towards it and try to get good at it. Just like kobe practices shooting every day and working on his B-Ball game, you need to practice math and work and your math game, cause its only gonna get harder.

  • I can understand. Physics is easier than the Maths because you're given an equation sheet, and all you basically do is substitute numbers in pretty much.

    If you're not good at Math then I suggest not going into this field because you will take Maths for your first... 3 years of M.E. You need to be strong in both Math and Physics.

  • it's not that simple... Sometimes in phisics you have to develop your own equation using math skills to get to the final one, where you will "substitute the numbers".for example in electromagnetism.

    another thing: if you choose mechanical engineering make sure you are not choosing for the wrong reasons.Research a lot.

    4th year student mechanical engineering

  • This vid inspires me a lot :D

  • one time i eated a butter

  • how much you can make right after the graduation in Canada? how about after 10 years?

  • is there anyone out there who is graduated from mechanical engineerng and got into a good position ? please message me :) thank you

  • which is better Civil Engineering or Electrical Engineering?

  • I'm studying Mechanical engineering!

  • LakesKeane,

    Is it very hard? I was thinking about going into this field but I am not good with math.

  • math is a huge part of it, but some fields use more "down to earth" math than others.

    the work load is insane

  • pyr666

    I guess that is why the benefits and pay on these types of jobs are extraordinary. Good luck in your future.

  • I'm also studying Mechanical engineering and let me reaffirm what pyr66 said "the work load is insane". To answer your question, math is a very important component of Mechanical engineering as well as physics. Remember that engineering is the application of science and technology to every day problems.

    Good luck!!!

  • I'm also studying this... where are my well wishes?

    *sneef*

    D:

  • wrong major. lots of math involved.

  • What do you think about the course??

    are you having fun. too much math ?

    I really want to start mine but ai dont know too much about it

    could you haelp me ?

  • just be good in differential equations and phycics the dynamics and thermal part of it and you should be fine!!

    imo, electrical is harder. that why i'm a mech! one year left to go...

  • Electrical Makes more. The things you can do with mechanical engineering, the possibilities are endless.

  • electrical will make more depending on the industry. In the oil industry however, mechanical engineers who work in upstream will make more. However electrical engneers usually make more in the downstream sector. That is because electrical is more vital to the refining processes.

  • do u need chemistry 101 and all that hard science to be an electrical engineer? like studying redox voltage potential?

  • dude, chemistry is a prerequisite to every engineering program, I would like to see a school that doesn't offer chemistry as a requirement call themselves an engineering school, I don't know of any school in the US that does that. general chemistry is easy, if you think that is hard, you wouldn't make it through an engineering program in the first place.

  • ok. dude dont worry. i already have chemistry 101 and 102 wrapped up as a prereq. Ide like to see you do ap-calculas in grade 12 . most american students and even do applications of math. and did you know that grade 12 courses in canada are most taught at a university lvl. So you dumb yankee cunt dont talk about shit if you dont know. Go back to being a garbage cleaner you lowlife sonofabitch.

  • go back to being a garabage cleaner, for your information son, I'm an applied math and engineering student. You need to show a little bit more respect. I came to univeristy with my freshman year all ready finished. I suggest you learn some manners. I do know what it is to be an engineering student. Who the hell do you think you are is the proper question. I already have jobs offers lined up with several major oil corporations including Shell and Chevron.

  • dude thats wut every amercian says. they have a good job of being an engineer. but you dont know shit. you act all smart. but really you are out of a job as a dish washer moron. SO plz shut up and save urself the embarassmet. you cocky bastard!!!!

  • Lassen wir Freunde werden!

    :D

  • Hi

    My name is Millie, ive always wanted 2 study Mechanical Engineering. Im so happy for you, for me it didnt work i took the other careers.

  • que computadoras mas viejas !!

  • eh eh eh that guy said 69

  • YOUSE GUYSES ARE NERDS eh eh eh.

  • not funny, atleast us nerds can spell, cunt

  • FALAFELKING4sho is too cool for school.

  • I want to study electrical or mechanical engineering but I'm not very good in maths. I think I will study on my own before applying to university.

  • Mate, same here, im good in science but im weaker in maths, STUDY and get a tutor, we can do it

  • Quite inspiring... hehhehehe... especially for me cuz I am studying Mechanical Engineering

  • lol. ok dude.

  • ODW, it depends, such as how many classes do you need to meet up with the requirement of your desired course.

  • A truely rewarding job=DDDD and i wanna be part of engineering always have been and i think i might go for mech eng

  • whats the starting salary for

     an mech eng?

  • 69k with doc degree

  • mad coool

  • it's not the hardest department, it's easier if you have an interest for mechanical engineering. it's true we have harder modules at university to deal with and the work load is massive. But it's very rewarding knowledge to have and in the future mechanical engineers, with experience, are paid the highest sometimes even higher than PHD professors.

    Mechanical engineering is for people who want to know how & why machines work, and other industrial mechanism.

  • Aerospace is probably the hardest.

  • Aerospace is not that different from mechanical, because they have the same kind of disciplines... Difference is maybe that aerospace engineers go a bit deeper on aerodynamics than mechanical engineers. But it's something mechanical engineers can do too, so they are not different, in my opinion. As a mechanical engineer you can go work in any kind of company because of what you learn in university. Learn many things. When I finnish my degree in 4 years time, I hope to join an aerospace company.

  • Just to be Technically correct Aerospace Eng is a branch of Mechanical Eng.

  • Correct.

  • ya im studying mechanical engineering at arizona state, and aero space and mechanical are even in the same department. our majors dont even have any different classes until junior year.

  • I thought it was a branch of Aeronautical engineering? help!

  • it can be, a mechanical engineer is such a broad spectrum it can be related to many things

  • every occupation pays more than a professor in a designated field!

  • it's not the hardest department, it's easier if you have an interest for mechanical engineering. it's true we have harder modules at university to deal with and the work load is massive. But it's very rewarding knowledge to have and in the future mechanical engineers, with experience, are paid the highest sometimes even higher than PHD professors.

    Mechanical engineering is for people who want to know how & why machines work, and other industrial mechanism.

  • It's the hardest engineering department. They solve difficult physic and math problems.

  • well it actually depends. im studying mechanical engineering and from what ive heard is that electrical engineering is the hardest. im not sure if its true or not but all i can say is that im having a pretty damn hard time with this stuff!!

  • i am a college student and wondering should i be electrical engineer or electronic. and mechanical is a really tremendous verity to explore. you can make robots! HOW COOL IS THAT?? I LOVE IT!!!

  • electronic u should do electronics since thats the core of everything and yes robots are the future and it is awesome!

  • I'm a college student too, majoring in electronic engineering tech. I'm thinking of switching to mechanical because it's very interesting. Do you think I should just stick with electronic engineering and then learn mech engineering afterwards?

    I hear that after college, it's going to seem like you'll feel lazy to come back and start learning in school again.

  • I like electronic engineering because of the things you can work with it such as circuit designing. Plus, with a knowledge of electronic engineering, I can probably fix electronic gadgets and such. I like to do that, always wanted to since I was in my early teens. My dad's side of the family is a bunch of labor and technical hands on workers that kind got me interest in engineering. My dad worked in ships and oil rigs (quite mechanical), he only had an associate degree marine engineering though.

  • u should stick to electronic eng. and it wont hurt to learn mech eng it will only help u and help u pass the competition

  • pretty soon robots will be fighting all of our wars... but before then, the mech eng and bio-med eng will team up to produce soulless, emotionless, and nearly indestructible cyborgs to further impose America's grip on the world... assuming the Russians don't develop the technology first.

  • electrical is the most theoretical of the bunch, all the computer engineering and electrical classes are theory=math, math,math. In mechanical you get your theory in fluid mechanics and classes of that nature. Dude, all engineers take the same physics prerequsite courses. They all learn the same base. It is their speciality classes that seperate them. No engineering student can be afraid of math, every class you'll take aside from your electives will be math, that is it.

  • so calculas is the main math pre-requisite. what about chemistry courses?

  • go for a civil engr. They get paid the same as mech. engr and much easier to go through all crazy classes. Good thing about mech engr is that you can apply for many fields of eneering company.

  • Finally THE REAL DEAL!!!

  • Cool!

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