Is There Really an Engineer and Trades Shortage?

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[@tuzzogetti]

At this point, the only career path for doing engineering, is creating a product and works as an engineer for yourself.

[@mikkosilakka]

I hold a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from Finland, and it's disheartening to note that a significant portion of my classmates faced challenges in finding relevant employment due to the scarcity of job opportunities in the industry. Instead, they ended up working in fields such as food delivery, truck driving, warehouse labor, or mechanic roles, earning salaries in the range of 10-13 euros per hour. Personally, I made a career shift into web development, and my current situation is much more favorable. One silver lining is that I didn't have to accumulate a substantial student loan for my education, especially considering that much of what I learned during my mechanical engineering studies falls into the category of "nice to know" rather than "need to know." 😄

[@Sam-dc9bg]

Good balanced analysis and i think the job market just doesnt work as we are being told in the news. We say shortage, but wages arent rising and fresh grads are being turned away by the thousands. CS grads are just experiencing what other STEM grads have been dealing with for a while now.

[@Mcs_Target]

I tried getting an apprenticeship as a Millwright, they are just as bad about training and refuse to accept first and sometimes second year apprentices.

[@TheRealWillM]

It depends which engineering field you're talking about and which country. There is definitely a shortage in most if not all trades in Australia (electrical/mechanical especially), that is, a shortage of quality tradesmen. There is plenty of dead-wood out there masquerading as 'trade qualified'. As far as Electrical/Mechanical engineers, that's debatable and it depends. Can't say what the solution is, particularly if you have already gone through the 'university system', but you may have to take a few steps backward before you can move forward. Keep in mind also, that a lot of contracting companies (small business) are run by tradesmen (at least in Australia). If you are a tradie and work on construction sites, you can easily be making 6-figure wages.

[@matthewbarry376]

Funny enough as an Irish mechanical engineering student I get adverts to move to Canada from the Canadian gov all the time

[@daMillenialTrucker]

dont do it, average home price in canada is $800k.

[@daMillenialTrucker]

if you want, here in america, we'll take you :D

[@chugggs3516]

Operator/technician experience in your field is seen as a big plus for almost any engineer working with physical assets.

[@maroon9273]

I wish the PE exam work experience qualification will be lowered to match a master degree graduation expectancy. I wish engineering job qualification were like trading. Get your license and start working.

[@prohibited1125]

I did study Comp Sci in LATAM because of a "SHORTAGE" of IT profesionals. I WAS SCAMMED :((( IM CRYING ABOUT 1 YEAR

[@picklerix6162]

I see a lot of advertised engineering positions that want candidates to have ten years experience and know EVERYTHING which is totally unreasonable. Most of my coworkers are highly specialized and struggle acquiring new skills on their own.

[@heatherhowellstaff4392]

So do you think a high school student that is thinking of engineering should have a back up diploma in a trade skill?

[@HeyNiceGuyBryan]

This would be a deadly combo, most mechanical engineers, and electrical engineers that I've worked with started off as millwrights or as vfd field service techs. I'm in the same situation, once I finish my vibration analysis category 2 I'm going back to school since my employer is making me do so.

[@TheRealWillM]

It depends, but the 'right' trade in the 'right' field will provide a solid foundation for any engineering career. The key is, is that you have to be motivated to train and retrain to progress through the 'ranks', over the course of your working life.

[@randomstuffman01]

Interesting. Thanks. toronto

[@ProfTricky3168]

So as a Civil Engineer, I’m ok

[@daMillenialTrucker]

shiiiieet im a local truck driver and a millenial, i made $93k last year. balllllllllliiinnn