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What are the employment prospects in Mechanical Engineering?

Given the fiscal turmoil, what will the employment prospects be like for Mechanical Engineers in 2012? I also intend to graduate with a 3.7+ if that helps. How about Electrical Engineering? I just want to know now because it would suck to spend tens of thousands only to be left jobless. Thank you for your time.

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1. many many aspects ,but create a job for u
2. Nobody's going to be able to predict the state of the economy in 2012. But good mechanical and electrical engineers are *always* in demand. If the economy is still sour when you graduate, you might not find your dream job, but you'll find something. I actually think it's a good time to go to school when the economy is bad, assuming you can afford it and you're pretty sure you're going to like engineering. What are your other alternatives? Finding a job right now without a college degree? Majoring in something else that might not have the same job prospects? And who knows, *maybe* the economy will turn around by 2012. That's what happened when I went to school in the early 90's.
3. Engineering job is always available, but might not be the exact field you are looking for. You might want to focus in an industry...for example, biomedical engineering. There will always be a need for medical job at least for the next 20+ years.