1. You have to know your market. Aerospace engineers go up and down with the US defense budget. That is the only real driver for the swings in aerospace.HitsRus;1619663 wrote:^^^^I can tell you that right now there is a glut of dental hygienists. ... I have heard from some recent nursing graduayes that they are having trouble find employment because hospitals are not hiring.....and I can remember a time when aerospace engineers were getting laid off by the tens of thousands. As I said earlier in this thread, I know a young man with a civil engineering degree from OSU that has been looking for 3+ years.
That said I think all professions go thru cycles, but you are certainly right that those on the 'low unemployment' part of the list stand a better chance of finding work in their field than some of the others....and that people need to consider employment outlook when choosing their field of study.
2. Civil engineering is either the easiest or 2nd easiest since industrial engineering is up there with it. Due to this (no offense to those in the field) but on average the brightest don't go into it and typically there aren't nearly the number of jobs for civil as their are mechanical and electrical. That being said, 3+ years I dicates something else is "wrong" like he doesn't want to move, had terrible grades (assuming right out of school), is a terrible interviewer, or not REALLY looking. Even in today's market and even being a civil engineer, he is WELL outside the norm looking for 3+ years so therefore something else is definitely wrong with his situation.
