EE major now taking recommendations for a different career path

[OS]

I'm a senior in electrical engineering and I have maybe 2 quarters left before I get my degree.

For the last couple of years, I've sat in front of a computer running simulations and grinding equations. I'd prefer not to do that for the next 10,20,40 years.

So, what are some good jobs out there? I'd like something a little less dry, maybe one where I can meet interesting people. I was thinking something business related, or getting an MBA.

 

[LaBang]

National Park service ranger.

 

[jeremy806]

How about going to law school, become a patent attorney?

Grad. school can be expensive, try to have a plan, but do not delay going due to lack of a plan.


jeremy806

 

[Maetryx]

FINISH the EE degree. Then get a master's in something you like. The EE degree will be your SMART credential. Your masters degree will be your career ticket. Please, please consider this advice very seriously.

 

[joohang]

Find out your passion. Pursue a career that matches your passion. In an ideal situation, work should feel like a hobby.

 

[rgwalt]

Grad school can be very expensive, especially if you go in being unsure of what you want to do. The MBA is a good idea. You still might not get a job you like, but that happens to a lot of people. If you don't really like the job you get, grind away at it but don't let it take over your life. Don't become the job, instead USE the job to make money to live on and do the things you like.

Ryan

 

[OS]

Originally posted by: Maetryx
FINISH the EE degree. Then get a master's in something you like. The EE degree will be your SMART credential. Your masters degree will be your career ticket. Please, please consider this advice very seriously.

thx yeah I'm gonna finish this up and look at something else.

 

[Pennstate]

I think in 20 years, the merger between EE and biology/biochemistry will be a daily reality.

 

[Ferocious]

Man try and find something you would enjoy doing.

I gotta a friend who got an EE degree and ended up getting a job driving a fork lift truck in a factory! No joke. Actually it was his job during college....he just decided to keep doing that. He hated his experiences during co-op terms.

A LOT less money...but he loves his job.

 

[OS]

Originally posted by: Ferocious
Man try and find something you would enjoy doing.

I gotta a friend who got an EE degree and ended up getting a job driving a fork lift truck in a factory! No joke. Actually it was his job during college....he just decided to keep doing that. He hated his experiences during co-op terms.

A LOT less money...but he loves his job.

LOL, that's a funny story.

Yeah sometimes I feel like I've whored away my happiness for the prospect of good pay. I'm not so sure that was a good idea anymore.

 

[OS]

Originally posted by: Pennstate
I think in 20 years, the merger between EE and biology/biochemistry will be a daily reality.

Well, sometimes I don't really care too much for keeping up with technology and ever changing social climates.

I guess I'm in the mood where I wouldn't mind so much being a farmer and living off what I grow.

 

[Que-TiP]

I have an EE degree and I use very little of it at my job. Finish the degree, its a good way to open doors. You don't have to become a circuit designer, etc if you don't want to. Its well known that EE's are the smartest people in the world.

 

[Omegachi]

hmm....i am pursuing an EE degree also. EE is pretty boring at times.

 

[SuperTool]

I say get a job. You are so melodramatic, like if you pick a EE job, you are going to end up doing it for 40 years. How about just doing it for a year or two until you figure out something better to do.
I am a EE, and I got a job at a processor design house, and I like it so far. Yeah, simulations are tedious, and it's hard work, but come on. What did you expect EE's did? I only have a BS. I specifically wanted to see if I liked the work before I went on to get further degree. I am going to give myself a couple more years to see if I get bored. If I do, I will get a masters to change my course. If I am still happy with my career, I will get a masters to speed me along the course I am already on.
If anything, you'll learn how things work, how the corporate world runs, learn how to build and productize things, and make some money to comfortably afford graduate school.
Oh, and if you have computer/electrical engineer on your resume, your resume will stand out. It basically says that not only are you smart, but you can learn very complicated things pretty quickly.

 

[torient]

Its well known that EE's are the smartest people in the world.

That is totally ridiculous. They're are plenty of smart people in other areas, and plenty of not so smart people in EE. You need to take your head out of your ***

 

[Que-TiP]

Originally posted by: torient

Its well known that EE's are the smartest people in the world.

That is totally ridiculous. They're are plenty of smart people in other areas, and plenty of not so smart people in EE. You need to take your head out of your ***

torient = business major

 

[torient]

im a computer engineering major w/ minor in literature :disgust:

 

[Jimbo]

im a computer engineering major w/ minor in literature

Wow! What Denney's are you going to work at?

 

[torient]

anyway, OuterSquare I can relate to what you're going through. Its a big reason why I decided to minor in literature. Computers are mere tools. Literature stirs the soul.

I suggest you dont go into MBA unless you truly enjoy "selling stuff," as my friend put it (he did just that and realized how much he hated it. he eventually became a teacher). you can always try Biology. It sounds lame, but if you enjoy working with live things then you'll probably enjoy it.

 

[rubix]

dropout. freelance mime-ing is where it's at.

 

[NutBucket]

Come on man, it aint' that bad Like others have said, with an EE degree you're pretty much qualified to do anything. One of the guys here at work, masters from Caltech, told his daughter to get an EE degree cause she didn't know what she wanted to do. I believe she's either in law or business now, happy as a clam.
I agree, running simulations sucks big. I've told my superiors here at work that I will not program, period. They respect that and have no problem with it.
"Dry" people are in any field. Personally the ppl I work with are great. We're always goofin around and crackin' jokes. Its very dependent on the environment/company.
What's your finals' schedule look like? We should have lunch b4 the quarter is out.

 

[Mday]

i am doing EE. I have no interest in circuit design =)