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Top Careers in Engineering in the US
Engineering is still s field and degree that that is very popular amongst Indians who study abroad. So we thought that we would take a look at the fastest growing careers withi the field of Engineering in the US.
Interesting biomedical engineering is the fastest growing career in the US. Thought it doesn’t make it to the top 10 fastest growing jobs, civil engineering jobs are expected to grow by 24% by 2018. More interesting, the field is expected to add 67,600 jobs in this field by 2018 – within the field of engineering that is the largest number of jobs expected to be added compared to any other type of engineering jobs (see table 2 below).
Table1: Projected Employment in Engineering Jobs in the US
Numbers in Thousands
|
|
Employment, 2008 |
Projected Employment, 2018 |
Change, 2008-18 |
|
|
Number |
Percent |
|||
|
Engineers |
1,571,900 |
1,750,300 |
178,300 |
11 |
|
Aerospace engineers |
71,600 |
79,100 |
7,400 |
10 |
|
Agricultural engineers |
2,700 |
3,000 |
300 |
12 |
|
Biomedical engineers |
16,000 |
27,600 |
11,600 |
72 |
|
Chemical engineers |
31,700 |
31,000 |
-600 |
-2 |
|
Civil engineers |
278,400 |
345,900 |
67,600 |
24 |
|
Computer hardware engineers |
74,700 |
77,500 |
2,800 |
4 |
|
Electrical and electronics engineers |
301,500 |
304,600 |
3,100 |
1 |
|
Environmental engineers |
54,300 |
70,900 |
16,600 |
31 |
|
Industrial engineers, including health and safety |
240,400 |
273,700 |
33,200 |
14 |
|
Marine engineers and naval architects |
8,500 |
9,000 |
500 |
6 |
|
Materials engineers |
24,400 |
26,600 |
2,300 |
9 |
|
Mechanical engineers |
238,700 |
253,100 |
14,400 |
6 |
|
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers |
7,100 |
8,200 |
1,100 |
15 |
|
Nuclear engineers |
16,900 |
18,800 |
1,900 |
11 |
|
Petroleum engineers |
21,900 |
25,900 |
4,000 |
18 |
|
All other engineers |
183,200 |
195,400 |
12,200 |
7 |
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics
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