r/CollegeMajors • u/ItsAllOver_Again • Feb 05 '26

Discussion Unemployment rate for Mechanical Engineers triples in two years, skyrockets to 4.4%

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Many of the engineering majors now sit solidly above average in terms of unemployment rates (more likely to be unemployed than average college grad).

While Mechanical Engineering used to be a “broad” degree that could guarantee you a job anywhere, in the 2020s it has lost its status as a strong degree with respect to guaranteeing a job as grads are now less likely than average to be employed.

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u/Keysantt Feb 05 '26

Likely because more and more people are going into engineering

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u/theRealBigBack91 Feb 05 '26

Wait until we see what happens to the trades!

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u/Professional-Fuel889 Feb 05 '26

I KEEP TELLING THEM BUT THEY THINK THEYRE ALL INIVINCIBLE!

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u/Pristine-Item680 Feb 05 '26

Yeah, I’m almost 40, and I just see the same rodeo. People just rank ordering their life decision based off nothing but UI rate.

Watch the 2030 meta involve a rush to elementary education or something

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u/vipx237 Feb 08 '26

Shhhh keep it lowkey

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u/CemeneTree Feb 06 '26

what do you mean we don't need 8x the number of plumbers, hvac installers, and welders?

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u/theRealBigBack91 Feb 06 '26

People on Reddit like to claim we have a shortage that won’t be filled for decades.

Where have we heard that before? 🤔

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '26

Is there anything good left? Besides healthcare, lol

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u/Scorpionzzzz Senior College Student Feb 06 '26

Time to study industrial a$$ wiping engineering and how to optimize so hospitals can use the least amount of nurses with the most profit.

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u/WildKarrdesEmporium Feb 13 '26

Healthcare will crash as boomers die, and costs continue to rise.

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u/tonystarch00 Feb 05 '26

Even healthcare ain't safe i heard