[Incorrigible]

First, let's introduce some facts before taking Ms. Schlafly's article to heart

In her article, she talks about wages being depressed by 7% compared.  Given that the median national salary for an engineering major is $113,000 which is more than three times as high as the median salary in the US, it's hard to argue about salary depression.

 

Base Pay for an Engineering Manager

$98,620

$113,106

$129,071

The median expected salary for a typical Engineering Manager in the United States is $113,106. This basic market pricing report was prepared using Salary.com's Certified Compensation Professionals' analysis of survey data collected from thousands of HR departments at employers of all sizes, industries and geographies.
Source: http://www.elearners.com/guide-to-online-education/average-salary-for-engineering-degree-holders.asp

 

Looking at the salaries of recent engineering graduates, they are more than $10,000 over the average for other college majors.  So there's obviously some incentive:

Figure 1: Top-Paid Majors for 2007-08 Bachelor’s Degree Graduates*

Curriculum	Average Salary Offer
Chemical Engineering	$63,616
Computer Engineering	$59,962
Computer Science	$59,873
Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering	$58,252
Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering	$57,999

Source: http://www.naceweb.org/press/display.asp?year=2008&prid=283

 

And as "ga medic" stated, many of the current engineering graduates are the children of foreigners.  Somehow all those Asians dropping their children off at the Kumon Centers are not too worried about outsourcings impact on their children's careers.

Nope.  It takes discipline to become an engineer.  It's nice to compete in the robotics competition but it takes 4 long years in the science library to actually get the degree.

I R N ENGINEER.

 

[Carry_Okie]

Engineering pay looks good at first, but as a career, the hours are long, the risk is high, and the half-life of the education is very short.

One can make just as much as a Registered Nurse with far more job security without nearly as demanding an education.

[algernonpj]

You posted a chart for engineering manager, not major.

Per the same web site, “The median expected salary for a typical Electrical Engineer I in the United States is $58,238. This basic market pricing report was prepared using our Certified Compensation Professionals’ analysis of survey data collected from thousands of HR departments at employers of all sizes, industries and geographies. “

http://elearners.salary.com/salarywizard/layoutscripts/swzl_compresult.asp?jobcode=EN04100006&jobaltername=Level+I+Electrical+Engineer&jobtitle=Electrical+Engineer+I&narrowdesc=Engineering&narrowcode=EN01&zipcode=&metrocode=&statecode=&state=&pagenumber=1&searchpage=keywordtitleselect&searchtype=1&geo=U.S.+National+Averages

Per the BLS, in 2007, the latest tables I could readily find, the mean annual salary was $ 83,090.
http://www.bls.gov/oes/2007/may/oes_nat.htm#b15-0000

Something doesn’t add up here.

[Toddsterpatriot]

Hmmmmmm......