Mechanical Engineering

Job Description

• design, build, test, develop, and manufacture mechanical equipment and devices such as engines, tools and machines.
• use computers to make drawings and simulations of designs

Starting Bachelor's Degree Salary

• Starting salaries average $58,610

Average Bachelor's Degree Salary

• Anywhere from $58,610 to $73,088

Polulation Overview

• Mechanical Engineering is one of the broadest forms of engineering and include 226,000 people, making up 15.6% of the overall field of engineers.

Job Outlook

• The demand for engineers is expected to increase about 6 percent over the next decade.

Top Schools

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Stanford University
• University of California-Berkley

Professional Societies

• ASME- General Mechanical Engineering American Society of Mechanical Engineers 
• SME- Society of Manufacturing Engineers
• NSPE- National Society of Professional Engineers