<p>Hi,
I'm not sure what I should major in. They both interest me a lot. How is the job stability? How is the pay? I know how to write in Java, but I can learn more before college (I have a year). What is you input on this?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>There’s a big market for aerospace engineering so that would be a better option. There’s a lot of competition for computer science and many of the jobs are being taken by people overseas. Plus there is an abundance of them.</p>
<p>Check the BLS OOH for job projections and salary estimates.</p>
<p>CS >> Aero in terms of employment, I believe. But do what you love, and money will come.</p>
<p>Really, they are quite different. Aerospace engineering is a lot more specific. There are computer scientists who work in the aerospace industry, but most of them do software engineering. If you want to work in the aerospace industry, I’d recommend a degree in aerospace engineering. </p>
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<p>This is not what I’ve seen at all. It’s true that there are more computer science graduates, but there are WAY more software engineering / programming / IT jobs than aerospace engineering jobs. If you look at career reports (for example, Berekely’s), you’ll see that a lot of engineering majors become software engineers. I suspect that they do this because they can’t find engineering jobs, but it might also be due to higher salaries. </p>
<p>But really, the markets for both are fine. Pick whichever one you like.</p>
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I think aerospace outsourcing is also bad.</p>
<p>I am a firm believer of calling outsourcing a natural thing because we are living in an interdependent global economy.</p>
<p>CS would be a lovely, and I think aerospace. From what I heard there is a lack of CS people who can do modeling and simulation in that industry.</p>