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I took industrial design in school. I’m ballparking here, but I’d say the numbers are somewhere around 15% of my cohort are imployed in industrial design? But -

by 542458 5y ago

I took industrial design in school. I’m ballparking here, but I’d say the numbers are somewhere around 15% of my cohort are imployed in industrial design? But - many more are employed in adjacent fields, like UX, interior design, arts, etc. (Also this wasn’t an American education so it was dramatically more affordable - still, a decade on and I know many who are still paying back those loans.)

void_mint 5y ago
Yeah I'm kinda curious what the lines are. Even in my SE degree program, probably half of the grads ended up in careers not really related to SE (Comcast support people, technical support, project management, etc). This isn't bad, and I don't necessarily think the purpose of any specific degree has to be getting a job specific to that degree. Getting a degree proves you can get a degree, and in certain industries better prepares graduates for a career path.
- jeffbee 5y ago
  This is what I immediately wondered when I read the article. My (undergrad) mechanical engineering program start off huge, with those gigantic amphitheater lecture halls but by final year there were maybe 20 people, all of whom were acquainted by name. I can't say how many went on to practice mechanical engineering by I didn't and neither did the only other person I keep in touch with from those days. Feels like 15% entering the field would be an overestimate.
  - wheelinsupial 5y ago
    In Ontario, Canada: “According to the 2011 NHS, only about 30 per cent of employed individuals in Ontario who held a bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering were working as engineers or engineering managers. Fully two-thirds of engineering-degree holders were not working in engineering at all. Many had jobs that didn’t necessarily require a university degree.” https://www.ospe.on.ca/public/documents/advocacy/2015-crisis-in-engineering-labour-market.pdf https://www.ospe.on.ca/public/documents/advocacy/2015-crisis...

by 542458 5y ago

void_mint 5y ago

Yeah I'm kinda curious what the lines are. Even in my SE degree program, probably half of the grads ended up in careers not really related to SE (Comcast support people, technical support, project management, etc). This isn't bad, and I don't necessarily think the purpose of any specific degree has to be getting a job specific to that degree. Getting a degree proves you can get a degree, and in certain industries better prepares graduates for a career path.

jeffbee 5y ago
This is what I immediately wondered when I read the article. My (undergrad) mechanical engineering program start off huge, with those gigantic amphitheater lecture halls but by final year there were maybe 20 people, all of whom were acquainted by name. I can't say how many went on to practice mechanical engineering by I didn't and neither did the only other person I keep in touch with from those days. Feels like 15% entering the field would be an overestimate.
- wheelinsupial 5y ago
  In Ontario, Canada: “According to the 2011 NHS, only about 30 per cent of employed individuals in Ontario who held a bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering were working as engineers or engineering managers. Fully two-thirds of engineering-degree holders were not working in engineering at all. Many had jobs that didn’t necessarily require a university degree.” https://www.ospe.on.ca/public/documents/advocacy/2015-crisis-in-engineering-labour-market.pdf https://www.ospe.on.ca/public/documents/advocacy/2015-crisis...