<p>I know the field is kind of slow right now, but do you think it will pick up? It interests me a lot and I would love to work for Boeing after college. Do you think it will be in demand in 5-6 years?
Thanks!</p>
<p>Also, a kid I know wants to be one and he said all the baby boomers will retire in about that time.</p>
<p>How many times are you going to ask this question before you believe what people are telling you?</p>
<p>Aerospace engineers are expected to have 10 percent growth in employment over the projections decade, about as fast as the average for all occupations. New technologies and new designs for commercial and military aircraft and spacecraft produced during the next decade should spur demand for aerospace engineers. The employment outlook for aerospace engineers appears favorable. Although the number of degrees granted in aerospace engineering has begun to increase after many years of declines, new graduates continue to be needed to replace aerospace engineers who retire or leave the occupation for other reasons.</p>
<p>Employment in 2008: 2,700
Employment in 2018: 3,000</p>
<p>Lowest 10%: $58,130
Lowest 25%: $72,390
Median: $92,520
Highest 25%: $114,530
Highest 10%: $134,570</p>
<p>Average offer with a bachelor’s degree: $56,311</p>
<p>Compare to mechanical?</p>
<p>Mechanical engineers are expected to have employment growth of 6 percent over the projections decade, slower than the average for all occupations. Mechanical engineers are involved in the production of a wide range of products, and continued efforts to improve those products will create continued demand for their services. In addition, some new job opportunities will be created through the effects of emerging technologies in biotechnology, materials science, and nanotechnology. Additional opportunities outside of mechanical engineering will exist because the skills acquired through earning a degree in mechanical engineering often can be applied in other engineering specialties. </p>
<p>Employment 2008: 238,700
Employment 2018: 253,100</p>
<p>Lowest 10%: $47,900
Lowest 25%: $59,230
Median: $74,920
Highest 25%: $94,400
Highest 10%: $114,740</p>
<p>Average offer with a bachelor’s: $58,766</p>
<p>Compare to CS?</p>
<p>Employment of computer software engineers is expected to increase by 32 percent from 2008-2018, which is much faster than the average for all occupations. In addition, this occupation will see a large number of new jobs, with more than 295,000 created between 2008 and 2018. Demand for computer software engineers will increase as computer networking continues to grow. For example, expanding Internet technologies have spurred demand for computer software engineers who can develop Internet, intranet, and World Wide Web applications. Likewise, electronic data-processing systems in business, telecommunications, healthcare, government, and other settings continue to become more sophisticated and complex. Implementing, safeguarding, and updating computer systems and resolving problems will fuel the demand for growing numbers of systems software engineers.</p>
<p>Employment 2008: 909,600
Employment 2018: 1,204,800</p>
<p>Lowest 10%: $56,000
Lowest 25%: $70,000
Median: $89,000
Highest 25%: $109,000
Highest 10%: $132,000</p>
<p>Average offer with a bachelor’s: $61,407</p>
<p>There. CS > AeroE > MechE, with the complicating factor that AeroE is a subfield of MechE.</p>
<p>What’s your source for these numbers?</p>
<p>The US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook.</p>