Mechanical Design
Machines, mechanisms and thermal systems.
Biomedical Engineer
degree requiredDesigns the devices medicine runs on — implants, imaging, prosthetics, monitors. The most oversubscribed engineering degree relative to the number of jobs it actually leads to.
4–4 yrs trainingpredictable ~40hstrong incomeMechanical Engineer
degree requiredDesigns and makes things that move, heat, cool or carry load. The broadest engineering discipline, whose graduates end up in more different industries than any other.
4–6 yrs trainingmoderate with peaksstrong income