[poobear]

This sucks. My child is a math/engineering/science major. Maybe she can be a pharmacist instead. We’re going to need a lot of blue and red pill dispensers anyway since there will be no real health care.

Our family has four generations of engineers too. Sad.

We have thought a lot about geological engineering. These guys seem to be in demand still as many are in their 50’s. Who knows.

[wbill]

There's still a demand for engineers. Might need to relocate. Might need to work in a different field. But, there will always be jobs for skilled, motivated, driven, smart people.

I did both. Relocated to a place where there were jobs. Still couldn't find one in my discipline (EE) so I went into computers and never looked back.

Your daughter will be just fine.

[SVTCobra03]

“This sucks. My child is a math/engineering/science major. Maybe she can be a pharmacist instead. We’re going to need a lot of blue and red pill dispensers anyway since there will be no real health care.

Our family has four generations of engineers too. Sad.

We have thought a lot about geological engineering. These guys seem to be in demand still as many are in their 50’s. Who knows.”

Here in the Oil Patch, new petroleum engineering graduates are getting paid $90k per year.

[nascarnation]

We’re going to need a lot of blue and red pill dispensers anyway s.

Maybe in pharma research. But retail pharms will become obsolete over the next decade IMHO. Retail pharmacists make stunningly good money for what they do (my nephew is one) but it's a task that will be obsoleted by technology. And since they're largely non-union, nothing's stopping progress.

[RFEngineer]

“This sucks. My child is a math/engineering/science major. Maybe she can be a pharmacist instead.”

If you child is a math/engineering/science major, your child has a more rigorous education than a large portion of her peers.

As long as your daughter is willing to roll with the punches, she’ll be able to keep herself gainfully employed.

Don’t sweat the pessimism on the thread. What the pessimists seem to be saying is that somehow shunning rigor and hard work will pay off. I disagree. I would much rather have a child facing an uncertain world with an engineering education than without one.

I too have a daughter (at least planning in the fall in my case) to get an engineering education.

The fact that so few kids take the “hard classes” is all the more reason for yours to do so.