Help with choosing major

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I’m an engineering student entering his junior year as a transfer from a California Community College, but I’m really unsure what field of engineering I want to do still. I’ve done a lot of research over the internet to try and learn what I can do with different degrees of engineering, and although it helps, I’m still left undecided.

I started as a Chem E major, but after the countless chem classes I have taken, I’ve realized I am no longer interested in pursuing this major. This experience led me to choose biomedical eng., as my new major because I have always thought this field was exciting and interesting. However after more research, I’m now starting to regret my choice because the job market is quite frankly bad at the undergrad level for BME. Ultimately, I want to attend the school that I was accepted for in Biomedical Engineering, but my plan is to change my major to Mechanical Eng., or perhaps something related to Comp Sci/Eng. In regards to biomedical, mechanical, and comp. sci., which one do you think would offer be the best in terms of job stability and a decent salary upon graduating? Another important factor for me is that I want to work in my home state (CA).

Also I have no programming experience other than taking C++ at my community college, I just find it interesting to work with computers and new technology, I’ve always been kinda good at fixing electronics, if that helps.

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What has your adviser advised?

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@colorado_mom I don’t really have an adviser, I’m just trying to see what major would fit me best

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@ryan0378

  1. I wouldn’t worry about the pay too much, I would focus on doing the best job you can do at school and the money will come on the side.
  2. Job security on the other hand can be a big issue. ME has more jobs than BMED for example.
  3. Have you looked into mechatronics? It’s a combo of ME, EE, and CS.
  4. If you haven’t already, look on youtube or online what each of those fields offer. A quick search might tell you what a day in the life of a materials engineer or electrical engineer is like.