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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 suppor
by 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 agoThis 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 agoIn 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...