<p>Can someone please share the current job prospects on the following EE specializations?</p>
<p>communications, computer hardware, computer software, control systems (something im leaning towards), electromagnetics, electronic devices, optics, power systems, and signal processing.</p>
<p>thank you.</p>
<p>I don’t want to give a generic answer, but all are in demand (depending on where you look). It’s really just depends on where you live. Everything you mentioned is needed in modern technology. Careers in Electromagnetics, devices or optics may require a graduate degree though (in some cases). </p>
<p>@jcjones42 really? i heard some specialization (especially signal processing and circuit design) arent in demand right now, and graduates coming right out of colege have a tough time getting a job because they have no experience.</p>
<p>says who?</p>
<p>Why don’t you go on some job boards and see if there is a demand for EE.</p>
<p>@ClassicRockerDad ive heard other CCers say so, but im not 100 percent sure. thats why i started this thread.
@DrGoogle are you suggesting that there isnt a demand for EE? i hear that a lot of EE can get comp sci jobs, but also have a wider array of fields they can work in.</p>
<p>I didn’t suggesting that but it could be true, what I was merely suggesting that you go look to see what kind of degree companies are looking for in the market place. I personally see less demand but others might have different opinion. You can work as CS if you take enough CS courses.</p>
<p>You could look in industry periodicals. EE Times Magazine usually tracks this sort of thing, as does (professional society) IEEE-USA. Photonics Spectra Magazine (and maybe also Laser Focus World magazine) follows Optics employment, and each specialty will be watched and reported on in some periodical. And, of course, large companies and Congress will tell you there is a critical shortage in each of these fields and we should export the jobs or grant emergency visas for them.</p>
<p>DS is ECE. As parents we do worry that in general programming and engineering analysis / tasks can be offshored. But heck, even these days there are medical tasks (like x-ray analysis) that gets offshored. So we let him do what holds his interest. </p>
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<p>I checked on job websites, and these jobs are plentiful. Even for new grads. That’s what I thought. They both have a lot of math, signal processing definitely, and circuit design especially analog and RF, so I can see them requiring good grades in those courses. </p>
<p>@toesockshoe Circuit design is at the basis of every Electronic device so you should have enough evidence just from that. Signal processing is gonna be present in any electronic area as well. There are Engineers doing everything you mentioned where I’m working currently. EE is huge in general. I would just suggest specializing in what you enjoy most. </p>