do you think there is a future in mechanical engineering?
104990
If you can stumach it the pay is perty good. Any thing dealing with mechanical engineering is said to sky rocket in the next few years.
304636
Not in the near future. It could happen some day though.
1110059
You should not make a choice of a career based on what you think is a good employment field. You should make the choice based on what you like and what you are good at. \n\nAny prediction of  the employment situation 4 or 5 years from now is not likely to be very accurate. Any competent engineer will always do well. \n\nAlso many engineers end up working in field other than the one they got their degree in. One of the best mechanical equipment engineers in my company has a degree in electrical engineering.
396945
Nanotechnology is the next big step\nbut its really tough stuff
107113
Well, let's look at what happened 50 years ago  In 1956,  business was done by paper, consumer products led industry and education was combination mostly trade prep.  Today business is electronic, industry is service with women in workforce and education is college prep.  In 50 years I suspect business will be nearly 100 percent global with uniform currency, manufacturing will become a more "do it yourself" venture where you will be able to buy a machine can recreate many items, and education will change little.
655139
engineering is in demand. you can have better opportunities in engineering. you have many open doors in engineering and you can have a happy job with good salary . you can also try in foreign countries and the number of years to study in engineering is also less. it is the best of all atleast better than medicine.we also get easy settlement in life
655215
with biotechnology and atomic restructuring yes it will someday be possible.\nThe research in nanobots is coming along faster that expected then they were developed.\nWhat needs to be done now is learn to change the molecule structure of trash to food.\nLike cotton to rice.
795757
Maybe not, just try getting a job in IT these days; the field is overloaded with qualified graduates who flocked to IT programs and now there's too many of them. I'd imagine that IT will eventually be replaced by newer technology that requires more advanced and different knowledge and skills.
534668
Hell yes mechanical engineers are still needed.  Someone still has to translate what gets done w/ CAD for example and build it.  Some has to design and build the new equipment needed to build and repair our new creations.  I don't think they will ever be out of a job.
117449
yes, i think. in 20-30 years, maybe. or later
851702
yes it is possible. just find out what you want to do and try to get the education you need for that field.
409537
it is, and there is a big market requiring mechanical engineering cos they r the most wanted cos of their logical thinking and their ability to fulfil any schedualed job with minimum cost and time. yes they do that. i mean good, heavy duty, and hard workers not any engineer.\ni advice u to go on, i am a mechanical engineer with master degree and my monthly income is about 6200 dollars
544835
The major divisions of mechanical engineering are designs and controls, thermo-science and fluids, engineering mechanics, and manufacturing. Depending on the colleges and the universities, some mechanical engineering programs offer more specialized programs, such as mechatronics, robotics, transport and logistics, cryogenics, and biomechanics, if a separate department does not exist for these subjects
665784
there r so many of them computer sciences & engineering, electrical engineering , electronics engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, metallurgy, aero-space engineering ,Bio technology,civil engineering, Agricultural and food engineering,mining,ocean engineering and naval architecture, cryogenic engineering, production and industrial engineering, textile technology, biochemical engineering, earth sciences, reliability engineering,systems and control engineering and so on.
1056819
I do not know in which country you live. Irrespective of that, Mechanica Engineering definitely have more scope in getting jobs in industries as well as in higher studies. Mechatronics is an inter-disciplinery subject and a good specilization for PhD. But for undergraduate or graduate studies, Mechanical is definitely the better option. \n\nIn undergraduate level in Mechanical Engg. you will be taught different branches of Mechanical Sciences: Fluidics, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Statics, Kinematics and Dynamics & Vibration of solid bodies and systems, Finite Element Analysis, Machining Science or Metal Cutting, Manufacturing Technology, Electrical Technology, Elementary Electronics, and many more. So when you go for higher studies you will have large number of fields to pursue the Masters. Further, you may get jobs in different positions in a large number of industries. What more do you want?\n\nRemember the axiom which I believe:\nNo large-scale industry can survive without Mechanical Engineers.  If you opt for Mechatronics then your scope of getting jobs become narrow.\n\nAlso, note that when you will apply for PhD then some one with a more general background as Mechanical Engg. will definitely be preferred over his competitor from Mechatronics. \n\nAs I am a final year student of Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering so I think I can give you the correct picture. I am from India. However, it would have been better had you mentioned your country.
55527
we do not know the future. go to a physic and im sure they will answer all your questions????
110838
Mechanical engineering will be huge relative to energy efficiency.  There are already too many MBAs in the world and the rest of the world will supply cheap software support for the next several generations.