| Will there be an increase of engineering jobs in the near future?

Will there be an increase of engineering jobs in the near future?

NeoElectric asked:

“WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama, who is set to announce his economic team, promoted an economic plan Saturday he said would create or save 2.5 million jobs by spending billions of dollars to rebuild roads and bridges and modernize schools while developing alternative energy sources and more efficient cars.”

“‘We’ll put people back to work rebuilding our crumbling roads and bridges, modernizing schools that are failing our children, and building wind farms and solar panels,” Obama said. He also made a commitment to fuel-efficient cars and alternative energy technologies “that can free us from our dependence on foreign oil and keep our economy competitive in the years ahead.’”
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4 Responses to “Will there be an increase of engineering jobs in the near future?”

  1. Chemical Engineer on April 9th, 2009 9:22 am

    Hard to tell. Obama’s a relatively intellectual politician for a modern president, but he’s still just that: a politician.

  2. the "eggster" on April 12th, 2009 9:40 am

    Yes!!

    New technologies in energy efficiencies for buildings and automobiles, power and energy grids, etc; are going to need competent, Degree’d and Registered Engineers, Drafters, etc.

    Continuous reinforcing technology of building frames, for example, developed in 2005-2007; will require standardized engineering drawings and reports of non-design-sealed projects filed with Building Departments, Building Codes, and Engineering Standards Organizations, and with Architectural, Structural, Mechanical, and Civil Engineering Firms and Associations, and with Building Contractors, Building Products Manufacturers, Associations, Registrars, etc.

  3. Christian A on April 14th, 2009 5:44 pm

    hopefully…
    but there will be always greater graduates yearly compared to engineering jobs…

  4. pajoki on April 14th, 2009 7:00 pm

    Unfortunately in the very near future (the next year) available jobs in general will drop. This probably includes engineering. Any government plans will certainly help, but probably will not be greater than the lost jobs from industry.

    In the long run I think engineering jobs will increase. So in the meantime get as much education as you can. If you can get a job, work as hard as you possibly can.