Employment outlook -- advise needed

This! In my personal experience, folks who were willing to pivot to other industries and move location, were easily able to find work after layoffs. Those that weren’t struggled. Engineering is a great degree for critical thinking and problem solving skills. Those skills can translate very broadly across multiple industries.

That’s why I think sometimes broader engineering degrees can be more versatile than niche ones. For example, chem E over nuclear, mech e over aero, etc… You can still work in nuclear or aero but can also pivot more easily if the job market changes.

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