gerb131;603375 wrote:JT, I'll see if I can get thru to him. Was it because of that f/b thing? If so thats retarded.

I think that might have started it gerb, the whole story is even more retarded just one of those he's right, I'm wrong, sort of things.

ZWICK 4 PREZ;603188 wrote:Eh, we all cant hack it in Electrical. but at least it's not Civil... which is one step above Industrial.

The only reason I was going with Mechanical was for the Automotive end of it. I have been thinking about the Electrical, I think there should be plenty of jobs arising if we really get that big push towards alternative energy.

JTizzle;603937 wrote:The only reason I was going with Mechanical was for the Automotive end of it. I have been thinking about the Electrical, I think there should be plenty of jobs arising if we really get that big push towards alternative energy.

Alternative energy will push just as many ChemEs as EEs, and since there are far fewer ChemEs to start, alternative energy will cause a much bigger need in the ChemE field in my opinion.

I've worked with alternative energy areas for quite awhile, alternative fuels, biofuels, etc.

That's just my opinion, don't take my word for it, research it yourself.

jmog;603029 wrote:All good suggestions except industrial. Industrial is the "I can't figure out what type of engineer I want to be so I'll just get a general engineering degree" degree. Industrial is not typically sought after in real engineering jobs. I mean Industrial is great if you want to go the MBA/engineering management route, but if you want to work as an engineer, industrial is one of the worst choices.

Chemical is the best, but I'm biased .

ZWICK 4 PREZ;603188 wrote:Eh, we all cant hack it in Electrical. but at least it's not Civil... which is one step above Industrial.

Hahaha Stay classy guys. Zwick why don't you ask your CEO what type of engineer he is.

OneBuckeye;604271 wrote:Hahaha Stay classy guys. Zwick why don't you ask your CEO what type of engineer he is.

What I said was classy and true.

Industrial engineering is great for anyone wanting to get into engineering management, its poor for anyone wanting to actually be an engineer.

OneBuckeye;604271 wrote:Hahaha Stay classy guys. Zwick why don't you ask your CEO what type of engineer he is.

Exactly. Go into Industrial if you want to be in business management. If you want to be an engineer, there's better choices.

ZWICK 4 PREZ;608984 wrote:Exactly. Go into Industrial if you want to be in business management. If you want to be an engineer, there's better choices.

Wow, 2 actual engineers are saying that Industrial is great for engineering management, horrible for actual engineering.

Think we might know what we are talking about?

jmog;609079 wrote:Wow, 2 actual engineers are saying that Industrial is great for engineering management, horrible for actual engineering.

Think we might know what we are talking about?

Yet neither of you are actual IE's so how would you know it applies to "actual engineering." How would you define actual engineering anyway. In the end it is a good major for engineering management but that is not the only path or reason to have an IE degree. Also you guys take this way to serious.

OneBuckeye;609089 wrote:Yet neither of you are actual IE's so how would you know it applies to "actual engineering." How would you define actual engineering anyway. In the end it is a good major for engineering management but that is not the only path or reason to have an IE degree. Also you guys take this way to serious.

I've been working in engineering for about 10 years now, I have worked with civils, mechanicals, electricals, chemicals, nuclear, industrial, you name it.

I have worked in or for dozens of different industries


What I can tell you is that if an employer sees 2 resumes next to each other that are otherwise identical, and the job is for a position that is doing actual engineering design/calculations, the resume with the industrial degree with be put below the resume of the other engineers. Industrial will always be 2nd at best for any normal engineering job. If its a fluid/thermal type job the employer will look at chemical and mechanical first. If its an equipment design job, they will look at mechanical then industrial or civil. If its a structural job they will look at civil first then industrial or mechanical.

You get the point, I could go on for chemical and electrial jobs as well.

This isn't "taking it too serious", this is just getting the truth out there to someone who is about to be a freshmen in engineering.

If they are interested in engineering management, industrial is probably the best degree to get.
If they are not interested in engineering management, industrial is probably one of the worst to get.