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Good News if You’re a Recent Engineering Graduate
By JLP | June 8, 2006
According to this article in the Houston Chronicle, the hot jobs this year are in engineering: chemical, civil and aeronautical. This is great news if you possess a degree for one of those areas.
The article also talked about how H-E-B, a grocery chain in Texas, is hiring college grads to become store managers. I can’t for the life of me understand why a college grad would want to go into the grocery business. I used to work in that business and although I enjoyed it, the hours were horrible. As a store manager, they would be even worse! I did enjoy working with and managing people. I’m sure there’s a huge demand for managers who are leaders. From my experience shopping in grocery stores, the employees are not motivated and the service is HORRIBLE.
Topics: Miscellaneous | 6 Comments »
June 8th, 2006 at 11:46 am
This is not just geed news if you possess a degree in these fields, for investers, the fact that the “hottest” jobs in the future will be related to chemical engineering, and hi-tech gives us a bit of a “leg up” as to what will be the big industries of the nex twenty years or so.
June 8th, 2006 at 1:17 pm
Hmmm … sounds like the story is biased towards the Houston market. Most other publications I read do include Chemical engineers, but not Civil or Aeronautical. Medical professions also are topping most lists, along with outsourcing-resistant IT jobs.
June 8th, 2006 at 1:50 pm
Vlad,
Yes, I’m sure it biased to Houston. Most of the chemical engineering jobs are located in Texas and California, I believe.
June 10th, 2006 at 11:05 am
Vlad, JLP,
The Quebec departement of Emploi et solidérité sociale just published their job’s outlook for jobs between 2006-2009. Chemical and civil engineering are way up with medical staff.
Seems that the whole continent is going in the same direction.
June 12th, 2006 at 9:09 pm
Dang! What about electical engineers?
June 12th, 2006 at 9:11 pm
Sam,
Electrical wasn’t listed as one of the “hot” fields. However, this was a Houston Chronicle article and may only reflect local job demand.