Top Five In Demand Engineering Jobs

Engineering is one of the top fields of study. For bachelor's degrees, two types of engineering made the top ten majors for number of respondents that will hire a person with a bachelor's degree. Mechanical and electrical engineering were both in the top ten. For Master's degrees, three engineering degrees were in the top ten majors for number of respondents that will hire a person with a master's degree. Mechanical, electrical and computer engineering were all in the top ten. For doctorate degrees, six types of engineering degrees made the list of top ten majors for number of respondents that will hire a person with a doctorate degree. Engineering is over all a great major, there are numerous different types of engineering, which means numerous different jobs you could receive. Engineering is one of the top in demand majors for jobs in our nation. There are many different majors in engineering. Here are the top five from research.

5. Civil engineer: Civil engineers map out and watch over the construction  roads, bridges, dams, tunnels, and similar structures. 

4. Petroleum engineer: Petroleum engineering is a field concerned with the activities related to the production of hydrocarbons, which are either crude oil or natural gasses.

3. Electrical engineer: Electrical engineering is a field that deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism.

2. Mechanical engineer: Mechanical engineering is a field that applies materials science for the design, analysis, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems.

1. Software engineer: Software engineering deals with the study and application of engineering to design, development and maintenance of software.

-Alex Brown

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