Is possible to work for circuit and robotics all together? And idk if I should study in the field of robotics engineering or electrical engineering first since I'm a high school graduate. Also which kind of maths are required for these types of fields? I apologize if I ask a bit to much. :)
@@sleepy_hed23 Yeah absolutely, you can be a circuits engineer within the robotics industry. That would be a good avenue for you if you like the combo. Okay so there are only a few mechatronics ABET degrees around the world, and for Robotics, its another degree that is basically masters only, so its much better to do EE or ME or CPE and then focus on robotics/mechatronics later. I think its important to understand mechatronics, so start with this info. I think mechatronics is the future. It is the intersection of mechanical and electrical engineering, so you can lean into either the physical design side i.e. mechanics, or the electrical engineering aspects which would include the circuitry, signals and controls, power, automation, and programming aspects. I think a mechatronics engineer who leans into the electrical engineering side of things is VERY well suited for the future. Here are some videos that you may be interested in: . “What Do Mechatronics Engineers Do?” ruclips.net/video/4YjLZcQRLds/видео.html . There are only 28 ABET mechatronics engineering programs in the world and just 3 in the USA. So oftentimes you have to choose EE or ME or CPE and do a degree concentration in mechatronics, which is a great path. Some universities have a formal certification program within EE/ME/CPE, or you may have to build it yourself. You would do that by for example, majoring in EE and taking more electronics courses and less about power or telecommunications. You would take robotics electives, signals and controls, and circuits courses, etc. Your CS related courses should revolve around mechatronics rather than something else, and so on. Computer Engineering is often a subset of Electrical Engineering. But sometimes engineers struggle to choose between ME vs EE/CPE. This video will help you decide, “Mechanical VS Electrical Engineering” ruclips.net/video/6PJ-Yw5qVsc/видео.html . These will probably be helpful as well: “What Do Mechanical Engineers Do?” ruclips.net/video/5wEteXzhtak/видео.html “What Do Electrical Engineers Do” ruclips.net/video/zRawKI6Qsm0/видео.html “What Do Computer Engineers Do?” ruclips.net/video/hiL-cTbz188/видео.html . I also ranked Mechatronics Engineering as one of the only two S-Tier Mechanical Engineering options in this video, “Mechanical Engineering Job Tier List” ruclips.net/video/ghxBLeEX_OM/видео.html And when it comes to math, there is a lot of math in all engineering. EE probably has the most, and is more theoretical than ME, as you cannot see electricity. You cannot see magnetism. So usually the smartest engineers are EEs. . Does this help and make sense? Let me know what follow up questions you have okay? I respond to everything, thanks again!!
@@JakeVoorhees Yes thx for this. Though I hear alot of rumors around electrical engineering has alot of math related concepts involved with it. I don't hate nor like math so I'm in between about it. You have any advices to this?
Hey thanks for that context. I think continue to learn more about other engineering fields, as if you are not 100% sure about loving math, maybe ME or CE or another engineering is better for you. A lot of students consider ME vs EE, so I made this video that may help you, “Mechanical VS Electrical Engineering” ruclips.net/video/6PJ-Yw5qVsc/видео.html Here are some more videos about ME, starting with a video outlining all the mechanical engineering sectors, "What Do Mechanical Engineers Do?" ruclips.net/video/5wEteXzhtak/видео.html And this video emphasizing popular sectors like automotive, aerospace, product engineering, etc, “Jobs for Mechanical Engineers” ruclips.net/video/L95q-d6FWVY/видео.html . And here are some civil engineering videos, “What Do Civil Engineers Do” ruclips.net/video/FssJcjOIB7A/видео.html . “Civil Engineering Have a Good Future | Good Major?” ruclips.net/video/O2eedXUxTDM/видео.html . Thanks so much, let me know what follow up questions you have, as I answer every comment, cheers!
EE here. Worked in automotive and now aerospace. Pulling in 6 figures after ~5YOE and going up. The coursework/school grind was totally worth it! If you’re thinking about giving up, tough it out to the end. Things are pretty sweet on the other side!
@@HDMadSkillz RF, electrical design as well as testing and integration activities. I didn’t really specialize in anything, I took some higher level semiconductor classes as well as some extra programming courses. Most of everything is learned on the job.
@@Rachman01 I'd love to know what your resume looked like. I'm currently in my first year of EE and I'm trying to join some clubs and hopefully land some summer internship
EE here... I said goodbye to working for other people and went into business for myself. I design and build guitar effects pedals. I made the leap about 3 years ago and couldn't be happier!
I build pedals and amps and I’m thinking about going to school for EE so I can learn more of the design aspect. I just modify kits at this point. What is your pedal brand called?
@@RyanAmplification Chris Ray Premium FX Pedals. I'm currently on hold with builds except to limited clients. I'm on a huge project at work that takes up most of my time.
@@RyanAmplification I honestly learned more about building pedals on my own, it helped to have a good understanding of dc circuits for sure, but how they apply to audio was quite the learning curve. I'm not saying it's a bad idea to get your EE, but unless you want to work in that field on other things, your time might be better spent learning amps/pedals on your own.
For the kids watching this and trying to decide if they should choose electrical engineering based on job prospects, software engineering, app development and machine learning are not EE jobs. It just happens that many EE’s find ourselves there because we’re very smart and driven and can re-tool ourselves. Your EE degree will not prepare you for most of these jobs, you’ll need to pick up most of these skills outside your curriculum.
Thanks so much for making these kind of videos, engineering fields are so broad and confusing by breaking them down it really helps students like me see where we should strive to go!
Thanks so much and ya I appreciate the comment. This video may help, “Best Engineering Majors | Engineering Degree Tier List” ruclips.net/video/nfayHVJlKgQ/видео.html Let me know what questions you have or what you’re trying to figure out next okay?
I'm a third year EE student, really enjoying the syllabus at the moment and thinking of specializing in communications. Seeing your content kind of giving me a relief that it is seem as solid choice. Also, thank you for the discord channel. I think it is a brilliant idea to have a channel for people interested in engineering.
Hey congrats on making it year 3. Thanks for the comment. Year 3 is when things really start to get more "engineeringish" Communications is a good avenue. It is a solid choice. The discord is good as well. I wish we could figure out a better way to keep the engagement up so if you have any ideas about that or want to be an admin or something, let me know okay? Hope to chat more soon cheers
As a HS student looking to get a degree in electrical engineering , I want to know is it (college engineering) completely over whelming or is the work just generally difficult , or is a combination of the two?
@@lolson1054 It is a combination of the two. Engineering is very abstract in its first years and many will get discouraged because of it. Many concepts are also not immediately understandable but will become clearer in later years. To answear your question about the work beeing over whelming, yes it is alot of work. Don't go inte engineering if you are not willng to but in alot of hours studying. The good news is that if you really have a passion for engineering like I do, these hours spent studying won't bother you that much since it is what you want to do anyway. I am currently in my third year of electrical engineering btw. Hope this helps!
Yeah man! Experimenting w that feature as I’d love my videos to be suggested against yours. You still have the best EE and ME related videos :) how you doing brother? My channel finally has momentum back lol. Trying to be like your three over there!!!
holy crap !!! Zach Star (Majorprep) and Jake Voorhees. Zach star you're one of the main reasons as to why I'm thinking of taking up M.E or E.E. in college .
Yeah Zach and I have been RUclips friends for several years, and I've been on his channel, and I featured him as number 1 best engineering channel for engineers in a video years ago. He's always been a big inspiration, and when I stopped at 10,000 subs he had crossed 50,000 and now look at this nuts dude! He'll be 1M soon. Super proud of him. And I think Andrew Dotson and Flammable Maths all live together. Cheers thanks! Let me know what I can help you with okay? I answer all comments cheers
I am a Power Electrical Engineer and I love it so far. I'm in the unique position in my job that I get to deal with multiple different aspects of being a Power Engineer where I get to engineer multiple different subsets, from protection/arc flash to low voltage distribution to medium voltage T&D. I would say it's one of the best EE fields to get in now due to a lot of power EEs starting to retire for the next 10 years.
I got my BSEE in 1964 and it certainly was important in easing my way through life. After a number of different jobs, further education and passing the PE exams, the final 25+ years were spent as a self employed consulting engineer, working primarily for architects designing building electrical systems - just about the lowest tech work in the EE world. And I loved it. Primarily because self employment itself is a real hoot. I was comfortable but could have made more money if I were a better businessman, but I didn't care. The most rewarding result was when my son studied EE and eventually got his PhD.
This is such a nicely put video, succinctly explaining what we EE's can do beyond the typical power generation and distribution industries. I'm a journeyman in the field, currently working in the aerospace industry, in the pursuit of safely electrifying various aspects of aircraft. Electromagnetics (EM) is such a unique topic that no other engineering field can appreciate, but while this is currently perceived as B-tier on this video, it will become more important in the future, as more applications involving EM emerge.
EE here. Graduated from the school of tech at a well known university with a degree in Electrical Power Engineering Technology. Passed my EIT. Applied to a few jobs. First offer I got (an entry level buddy of mine put in a good word for me but we’re still unclear how big an effect it caused) was for 68k working at a commercial architecture and MEP firm. My title is “Engineer II, Electrical” but I consider myself a low voltage power engineer (480V and lower). I love my job lots. Been here 2.5 years and have gotten a couple raises and a promotion. I don’t plan on going anywhere till after I get my PE. If you’re a student, HANG IN THERE!!! I know I know, it’s painful, you’ve prob shed many tears (I know I did), and studying engineering sucks major butt. However THE TRAINING IS MORE DIFFICULT THAN THE ACTUAL WORK. You got this!
Thank you so much! You must have the bell turned on huh? Let me know if there are any questions I can help you with or anything at all, cheers love you
Thank you for all the info! I wouldn’t have guessed how some of these rank. I’m an EE in small aerospace electronics, hoping to be a space systems engineer later in my career, I’d love to see more videos about multidisciplinary (like my EE/Aero) engineering jobs!
I obtained my EE degree and now I build, test, launch, and operate earth orbiting spacecraft and Deep space science probes. I am technically a "Spacecraft Integration and Test Engineer" at Ball Aerospace (soon to be BAE Aerospace)
For those who don't know, the closer you get to FAANG and Big Tech, the higher the salary. Consumer eletronics, smartphone and server chips are where the real money are. Bay Area, Seattle, Austin. Aim high brothers.
@@RLleeo It is highly competitive, yes, but you need to be competitive to get top dollars. Today, the highest paid EEs are sitting in NVDA making AI chips. The demand for EE is there, but you need to work extra hard to get there.
*Well dude dude DUDE!* You really helped me out clear things. I am doing BS in Electrical Engg and I thought that machine learning, data science and programming are for Computer Science students but your video made me really happy that now I can make my headway into these fields too as a EE student. :) Huge Thumbs UP for you bro!
Hi Jake!! I just found your channel and I am loving your content very informal. I wish I had seen this video when I was just coming out of high school. I am studying electronic systems with a concentration in mechatronics. I just got a job as an electrical drafter and I’m so excited to start. After I graduate I want to be an automation/robotics engineer.
Nice! Thanks for the comment and welcommmeeee to 1% Nation. I think the automation engineer and mechatronics avenue is great. Have you seen my ME job tier list that talking about Mechatronics and also my Mechatronics video? They may help you, “Mechanical Engineering Job Tier List” ruclips.net/video/ghxBLeEX_OM/видео.html “What Do Mechatronics Engineers Do?” ruclips.net/video/4YjLZcQRLds/видео.html Let me know what questions I can help you with next okay? Cheers thankkkksssss
Im an EE, power industry. What i wish people would focus more on is average hours per week that they work and also how much mental stress they have. These are going to determine your quality of life more than salary. After 70k for a single person, most people dont get happier! I know many unhappy engineers that dont expand their skillsets and minds bc they are so burnt out.
@@raminali3530 I would say it depends on the company! If you aren't given what you need and don't have the resources you need to succeed, it can be stressful. But if you are, it can be really a satisfying profession.
Yeah thanks so much for the comment. It seems like I will be doing a lot of these tier lists, as they are working well. Yup IE will pass ME pretty soon and become the 3rd most employable engineering industry in the USA pretty soon. Only thing that is the issue is that I don't believe that students understand how much IE opportunity there is. There isn't as many programs. Isn't that many degrees awarded per year. So there must be a lotttt of MEs and CEs who end up working in IE. Are you going for IE? Let me know what else I can help you with okay? Cheers thanks so much!
@@JakeVoorhees i am actually going into IE 😁 Your videos already help alot and what I do love about it is the diverse options an IE degree can give you. Thanks man!
Yeah thanks so much for that. I guess you have seen my IE video? “What Do Industrial Engineers Do?” ruclips.net/video/XiEC6o_xlaw/видео.html let me know what questions you have next, thanks cheers!
EEE-Power Systems here 👋 In my opinion, these jobs are localized and usually are not compatible with remote working. I work on a shift rotation so nights, holidays and weekends are a thing. Power systems require massive capital for start-up, so the majority of the jobs are with existing utilities. Some engineers I know have shifted to Transmission Operations, so there is always room to move and grow!
As an architect that's doing a PHD in EE, i sorely regret not actually graduating in the field. There's a much broader spectrum of careers for you in EE than in many other fields
I considered doing architecture before settling on EE, I think I'd be happier as an architect because I would draw out floor plans for fun as a kid. I went for the $$$ in engineering instead, not too passionate about my job function, I'd never fiddle around with electronics as a hobby but the income allows me to pursue my hobbies on the weekends
Hey thanks for the comment. That's basically instrumentation engineering, as it's usually labeled as "Instrumentation & Controls", or at least there is heavy crossover between the two. So it's in here :) is that the engineering you are considering? Let me know how I can help you next okay. MEs can be instrumentation and control engineers too, and instrumentation engineering also was discussed from that perspective here, “Mechanical Engineering Job Tier List” ruclips.net/video/ghxBLeEX_OM/видео.html Ask any questions you want, thanks!
Hey, Jake! Thanks for your content! Lately, I have been binging your videos about electrical engineering. I'm in my first year of university and I am deciding to switch from my math and physics double major to electrical and computer engineering. I love math and physics, but I am switching to engineering because I am very concerned with job prospects, especially because my family's struggle with COVID-19 has made me all too aware of the stress of financial burdens. Also, I am moving away from math and physics because I am not sure if I want to do a P.h.D. in math or physics. However, if time permits, I may continue to take advanced classes in these subjects simply because I love them that much! During my EE and CmpE education, I intend to at least get a master's degree, but I am also not sure if I want to do a P.h.D. in these subjects either. Also, like everyone else, I intend to network with potential employers and get internship opportunities. Ideally, I would like to find a group of friends that I can work with and start up a company together. Currently, I am not sure what our specific mission might be, but I would like to address societal problems through engineering solutions. The above text is just a layout of my justifications for switching into engineering and my goals during my education. While writing this a few questions popped up in my head, and I was wondering if you already have any videos that address such questions. If not, please consider addressing these questions in some of your videos. Video Idea #1. The reason I am hesitant to earn a P.h.D. is because of the limited job prospects of P.h.D. graduates. Also, I feel that earning a master's degree and then starting a business may be more time-and-cost-efficient in completing my mission: fix societal problems through STEM applications. What are the pros and cons of doing a master's degree vs a P.h.D. in engineering (you could look into other STEM fields like math and physics if you would like)? Also, why should someone earn a master's degree vs. a P.h.D.? Video Idea #2. How should engineering students approach career fairs and other network opportunities? What should engineering students expect during interviews at career fairs? How can students optimize their success at career fairs? Sorry for the comprehensive essay. I just really like to talk I guess haha. I'm just really excited to find this channel. I can definitely tell that you love engineering and that this channel is a big part of your mission. I hope to actualize my own mission one day. Thank you for reading, and have a great day! :)
Nice comment! Firstly, good move switching from math and physics to EE and CPE. As for the potential to do a PhD in math or physics, you can do so with an EE/CPE degree anyways. So the engineering bachelors degrees are better suited for everything honestly. MS is suitable for industry. But PhDs in engineers are almost never needed unless you are going for research or academia to be a professor. "Ideally, I would like to find a group of friends that I can work with and start up a company together. " - I love this. The way to do this is exactly what you are planning on doing. Get a job to learn more about an industry you love. The way to start your own company is to detect the issues and pain points and problems in the sector you love. And you and your buddies can break away and start a company that fixes that. A masters wont help you in starting a business, necessarily. It will help you learn more deeply about a niche, and has more potential to allow you to be an expert in that niche, because you will do research on it. But its not mandatory. The mandatory part is to find a problem, and work super duper hard to fix it. I did make a video about job fair advice, “15 Engineering Career Fair Tips | Engineering Job Fair Advice” ruclips.net/video/E4OueyEKUn8/видео.html I don't mind long comments as they add incredible value to the community and as you can see, I appreciate them and answer them. Please ask me whatever follow ups you have okay? I will answer, cheers and thanks!
Your videos have helped educate me on engineering majors. But my nerdy ass has only gotten interested in MORE engineering fields. I think that whether I choose ECE, MechE, or ChemE, ill be happy in any of those. But for now, the competition is close between mechanical engineering and electrical and computer engineering. Engineering is just too cool.
Whattttt, perfect! Thanks for the comment. Let me know what EE questions or follow up mentions within this video, and I can help you with those. I respond to everything, cheers!
I've been in the industry about 13 years now. I graduated with an Electronics Engineering Technologies degree. The coursework was very difficult for me but I'm glad I stuck through it. My work experience is in the electronic component business. I started as a sales engineer for a company that designed and manufactured film capacitors. Since then I've worked my way up switching jobs a few times and now am a Product Marketing Manager for quartz crystal oscillators at a market leading publicly traded company. I perform basically the same job duties as with my first sales engineer job, just a fancier title and bigger organization. I would suggest the sales/business side of engineering if you don't feel too confident designing circuits or programming. Typically companies only hire those with engineering backgrounds for these type of technical sales and marketing jobs and it's quite lucrative.
Just got my Master's in EE at USC last year. Had major burnout after grad school, so I took a break for a bit and worked on personal projects... Now I need to secure that job.
EE here. A good note is that a lot of EE jobs are location dependent. A good chunk of jobs you will be a cog in large bureaucracies where you have many levels of oversight. There are jobs where you can be more independent in engineering firms or R&D departments of larger non-tech companies. These groups normally focus on MEs with a tolken EE. In my experience as an automation EE in MN, most of the job opportunities were for either ME or EE with Solid Works experience.
Looking forward to an Electrical Engineering career, would like to specialize in electronics and computer components. Any position, salary and benefits to start the career works for me, until I have enough experience and opportunities to narrow my discipline. I think with the continuous development of technology, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering will become the most lucrative for being integrated into residential, commercial and industrial systems. Electrical Engineering is the pinnacle of controlling energy, which is going to be the future of all integrated systems for practical applications. Especially where I would love to bring valuable, useful and meaningful systems for society. Thank you for going in depth over engineering degrees versus broad RUclipsrs who cover all college degrees...
I feel like a lot of these salaries may require a lot of higher education. I doubt you would be able to achieve these salaries with just an undergraduate degree. Great video! Love all the content you put forth. It has really helped shape my engineering path thus far! Also, I would love to be a part of the 1% team!
Hey Taylor, thanks for the comment. So this is why this video has such high salaries. It does not necessarily suggest these roles can be achieved right out of school and sure some of these data include advanced degrees. This video is a summary of the IEEE-USA report and it makes the connect between area of technical competence and salary. So essentially if you want to have a top salary one way or another, these are the areas to focus, right now. If you want to join the team, I’d love to have you send your resume to hello@jakevoorhees.com with “1% Engineer Team” in the title. What I really need is a RUclips assistant to help me with a bunch of stuff. The trade off is a lot of mentorship and 1:1 time w me and the rest of the team. Thanks!! Looking forward to chatting
I am an EE student and I see that what you call here systems software is a large area in EE called embedded systems, those are computer systems that engineers program to control systems such as automobiles, spacecraft, medical devices, factories, traffic, and just about anything that has a small computer in it but is not considered a personal computer like phones and desktops. Another thing is that circuits and devices is part of every complex system and not only TVs and computers, but also aircrafts, telecommunications equipment, robots, solar power systems, satellites, if it's not a purely dumb mechanical object like a door it probably has an electronic circuit in it. In fact many doors such as those with RFID keys are full of amazing circuitry. Otherwise it's a great video.
I'm actually talking about systems software engineering, so working internally to a big company and not working on internet products like applications software engineers. Thanks for the comment. And yes the "Circuits and Devices" category for EEs applies to all sectors. Appreciate the insights, I'll add these notes for future videos, cheers! Let me know what I can help you with okay? Love you
Hi! I'm an Electrical Engineering Grad Student who did an Applied Physics Major and Math Minor in Undergrad. I have a lot of theoretical knowledge and have a decent understanding of device physics now because of some of the EE classes I took in Undergrad and Grad school. I'm trying to figure out what kind of skills I should focus on as someone with all of this theoretical knowledge. I have an understanding of semiconductor bandgaps, device manufacturing and design, a bit of knowledge in semiconductor processing, spintronics, and devices and sensors, as well as some baseline knowledge of Circuits/Electronics and Signal Analysis.
Private sector. Heavy Civil. Alot of work but you can easily be hitting 6 figures. Make sure you gain some internship experience. That'll help you and you'll be ahead of your classmates who didn't do that.
Awesome, and which are your favorite? A lot of EEs want to do mechatronics, so maybe today's video is good for you too, “Is Mechatronics Engineering a Good Career? ruclips.net/video/UkPKlA6j0f8/видео.html Let me know what questions you have, thanks!
Yeah those are pretty cool companies, esp Boston Dynamics. I'd love to have someone on the show from there, so I'll keep looking for you! Thanks so much and let me know how I can help you next cheers
Im 34 years old. I want to start a new career in electrical engineering, but I have terrible high school, college grades. Dropped out of college about 4 times. Any good advice on how to begin again?
Awesome! Good goal. Okay so, I think you should get started again with a community college or pre-engineering technical 2 year program. Something that will get your academic ball moving again, not incur a lot a debt, and allow you to start to accrue good grades so you can transfer into a full engineering program. Here are some studying tips so you can get rolling on the right foot, “Engineering Study Skills” ruclips.net/video/53A-3T5_2zE/видео.html, and let me know what else is on your mind / what you are trying to figure out / what questions you have? Thanks!
@@JakeVoorhees Thank you for taking the time to reply Jake. I really want to take a new path while I'm still young, I'm getting mind ready for this. I'll check out the link you sent. I also want to make my journey public to keep myself motivated, and to show my family, friends and other Individuals that it's never too late to start something new. Thanks again.
Hey no worries. I think those are two great goals. Pivoting in life before you are too old and announcing to the world that you are doing it. It keeps you accountable. Good stuff man. Let me know how I can help ok? Cheers I answer all comments on here so, thanks!
A good topic for you to do a video on would be Automatic Test Engineering (ATE) in the chip test industry. They don't teach it in any university, it has to be picked up as OJT and experienced engineers are very hard to find. I've been doing it 40 years, and see a vast shortage of them. Their salaries are often in your S-Tier. PM me for more information on this subject and the types of companies who hire them. All that is really required is a BS in physics, electrical engineering or CS.
I really needed this video, it was amazing! I am still really happy with the overall salary for robotics engineers within electrical engineering. I Know it's the 8th one on the list for salary but it's still 30% higher than the average for electrical engineering. And aside from that, it is one of the best careers in EE and it's my passion so I'm SUPER excited!! Thank you soo much for making this video. 🙂🙂🙂😄😄😄😊😊😊👌👌👌👌❤❤❤
What this is my favorite comment today omgggg thank you !!! Have you seen my mechatronics related videos? They may help you, I think mechatronics is the future. It is the intersection of mechanical and electrical engineering, so you can lean into either the physical design side i.e. mechanics, or the electrical engineering aspects which would include the circuitry, signals and controls, power, automation, and programming aspects. I think a mechatronics engineer who leans into the electrical engineering side of things is VERY well suited for the future. Here are some videos that you may be interested in: . “What Do Mechatronics Engineers Do?” ruclips.net/video/4YjLZcQRLds/видео.html . There are only 28 ABET mechatronics engineering programs in the world and just 3 in the USA. So oftentimes you have to choose EE or ME or CPE and do a degree concentration in mechatronics, which is a great path. Some universities have a formal certification program within EE/ME/CPE, or you may have to build it yourself. You would do that by for example, majoring in EE and taking more electronics courses and less about power or telecommunications. You would take robotics electives, signals and controls, and circuits courses, etc. Your CS related courses should revolve around mechatronics rather than something else, and so on. Computer Engineering is often a subset of Electrical Engineering. But sometimes engineers struggle to choose between ME vs EE/CPE. This video will help you decide, “Mechanical VS Electrical Engineering” ruclips.net/video/6PJ-Yw5qVsc/видео.html . These will probably be helpful as well: “What Do Mechanical Engineers Do?” ruclips.net/video/5wEteXzhtak/видео.html “What Do Electrical Engineers Do” ruclips.net/video/zRawKI6Qsm0/видео.html “What Do Computer Engineers Do?” ruclips.net/video/hiL-cTbz188/видео.html . I also ranked Mechatronics Engineering as one of the only two S-Tier Mechanical Engineering options in this video, “Mechanical Engineering Job Tier List” ruclips.net/video/ghxBLeEX_OM/видео.html . Does this help and make sense? Let me know what follow up questions you have okay? I respond to everything, thanks again!!
@@JakeVoorhees yes I have watched all the videos that you've recommended and I finally found the best route for me. That route is electrical engineering. I'm interested in the electronics side of robotics as well as programming. I realize that I want to work with the aspects that make a robot intelligent but also have the opportunity to work with the electronics side of it and be hands on. The structural side of robotics is cool but dosen't really interest me as much as the other two. I believe that I made a great choice, but I wouldn't have figured that out without you. For a long time I've been searching for someone who can give me advice and guidance about my career opportunities and best routes to take, but I don't really have anyone in my family or friends that knows about engineering. I'm kind of the odd ball out. You see, everyone else in my family are more in the artistic world of things. For example, my mother is a painter and my sister is a film major. Everyone else does stuff like social work. I'm not saying that those careers aren't important, it's just that they are ALOT different from what I'm perusing and my friends and family can't give me answers to the questions I've been asking myself for a long while. Anyways sorry if it sounds like I'm blabbering on and on it's just that I feel like you are a magnificent person to talk and relate to. Thanks for listening, you have no idea what it means to me. P.S. you are awesome and never stop doing what you're doing, trust me you are making a positive difference in your audiences lives. . .definitely mine ❤❤😊😊👌👌.
Couple of questions: Already have an English Degree with little Math/Science. 1, Do colleges look favorably/unfavorably at older mid 20s students getting a second bachelor's? 2. How long do you approximate it'll take to finish (assuming all of the humanities credits transfer) 3. Silly question, should an older student live on-campus? 4. Does the school rankings matter that much for good starting positions (& internships) or should the focus be on getting into an accredited program and working hard? In other words are top employers snooty about where they hire from? Any reply or video would be greatly appreciated.
I will consider that, and it would be interesting, because soooo many chemical engineers end up working outside of chemical engineering :) thanks for the comment. Are you doing ChE? have you seen my ChE videos? They may help you, “What can Chemical Engineers Do?” ruclips.net/video/DGEwoGjMP0M/видео.html . “Chemical Engineer Interview” ruclips.net/video/5o8QzeIlHuk/видео.html . Let me know if these help and make sense, and what follow up questions you have okay? I respond to everything, cheers!
I have an associates degree and bachelors degree in electrical engineering technology. I am also a Tau Alpha Pi National Engineering Honor Society award member for keeping my GPA above 3.5. Keeping my grades in class at an A meant not taking any internships to interfere with it. I graduated when Covid started and have been trying to find a foot in the door to start my career. Perhaps there is somewhere to accept entry level positions. I am also inclined with programming skills using Python. I wish to learn anything and become a master at it. I hope you have some suggestions. Thank you.
Yeah for sure thanks Civil Engineering Job Tier list is coming next actually, hoping for Monday. Is that what you are trying to do, CivilE? Have you seen my other civil videos? These may help you for now, “What Do Civil Engineers Do” ruclips.net/video/FssJcjOIB7A/видео.html . “Civil Engineering Have a Good Future | Good Major?” ruclips.net/video/O2eedXUxTDM/видео.html . “Is Structural Engineering a Good Career?” ruclips.net/video/LS0fdWnjPWY/видео.html . Construction Engineering sits nearby civil engineering, so make sure you watch this too, “Is Construction Engineering A Good Major | Construction Engineering vs Civil Engineering” ruclips.net/video/HHiBTH4ufYU/видео.html . Let me know what follow up questions you have okay? I respond to everything, cheers and thanks again!
Very cool, thanks for the comment. If you’re good at calculus and physics and programming, EE is the best major for you. Have you seen my other EE videos? They may be helpful, Yup electrical engineering is a great career and I think its the best major to choose in engineering right now. Check out these videos for more, . “What Do Electrical Engineers Do?” ruclips.net/video/zRawKI6Qsm0/видео.html . And this one talks about high paying EE roles: “Jobs for Electrical Engineers over $100,000” ruclips.net/video/Vi4hkCeNWs0/видео.html . Also, a lot of electrical engineers wish to work in mechatronics/robotics, so check out this video “What Do Mechatronics Engineers Do?” ruclips.net/video/4YjLZcQRLds/видео.html . And since computer engineering is a subset of electrical engineering, “What Do Computer Engineers Do?” ruclips.net/video/hiL-cTbz188/видео.html . I hope these help. Let me know what follow up questions you have so I can help you with those. I respond to all questions. Cheers and thanks again!!
Hello, I wanted to do mechanical engineering when I entered uni, but then changed my mind to EE during the second year. Now i'm specializing in EE instead of ME. But I am slightly regretting my choice since there is not any ME course in it and I also enjoyed ME courses also in the first two years but I had no intention of specializing just in them. The two main reasons I chose EE is that I do sound design as a hobby so doing EE can be beneficial for such a hobby since in EE we study signal processing and such... the other reason is that I started to like programming in uni although I haven't touched a single line of code before college. Was my choice a good one?
I think it’s fine :) EE is better than ME and you can always take electives in hardware design and aspects closer to ME. If you like coding and like audio signal processing things, EE is great too. Don’t worry okay? Ask me whatever other questions you like ok? Cheers !
@@JakeVoorhees Hey man, I am a Indian citizen and I did EE from Tel Aviv University Israel passed out 2022. I like programming and am quite good at it. What masters shall I go for EE or Cs?
Yeah thanks for the comment and suggestion. I have gotten this request a few times today so yeah it'll be here soon enough! Do you have any CS or engineering related questions I can help you with right now? Cheers thanks
I am a 36year old technician who has worked in many trades. I have always wanted to be an engineer. I have finally made the decision to go back to school and take electrical engineering. I was considering more robotics or circuit engineering. Electronics are a hobby of mine. I know this is very little information but what do you think?
hi! i'm a second year electrical engineering major. i work full time and i live on my own in the bay area so financial constraints are incredibly pressing. i'm worried that an absence of internships and/or personal projects and other extracurricular activities will lower my chances of getting hired in a field of ee i'm interested in. how important are those things and what can i do to work around my constraints without being homeless (lol)? thanks for the information and the video, my most desired jobs were all on there! (smartphone and watch, machine learning, and especially robotics and automation).
I quit my full time job to go to school full time. To supplement income and build experience, I do co-ops during school semesters and internships in the summers. Having an internship is absolutely pivotal to getting a better paying job once you graduate.
EMI... radiation, antenna theory... circuits, components, board-level... circuit simulation... microwave engineering... signal integrity... plenty of great areas I'd love to be in, but so very few jobs in any of these areas suitable for a physicist :(
I have been an automotive technician for 20 years. I spent 10 years working on military equipment as active duty and as a civilian contractor. I have spent the last 10 as a master tech in a GM dealership. I really enjoy diagnosing electrical concerns and want to go deeper in electricity. I am 37 years old and almost have my associates in automotive technology. Just have a few core classes I’ve put off taking due to lack of interest in world history and macro economics. Do you think it would be worth my efforts to try to pursue a career in EE this late in my life?
24-30k for the degree plus 4-6 years if ur going to be doing part time courses.... If i were you at that point in my life id put that time and effort on creating my own business independent automotive contractor or my own electronics automotive shop
B tier 😭, EMI/EMC/Rad Hard Eng - you got the niche part pretty much spot on, it does extent to defense and space for almost the entire job market. Edit: can you comment on how a PhD helps/ doesn’t help ?
Hey thanks for the comment. Yeah sorry to put your industry / the one you want to work in inside B Tier. Some of them have to be! I think this is one industry where a PhD would help a lotttt. A lot of engineers in aviation have them because there is so much theory and complicated applications. Plus, the employers are mostly large defense and government contractors who may require a PhD and have the budget to pay extra for one. Does that make sense and help? Let me know what follow up questions you may have okay? Thank you!
@@JakeVoorhees Ha, pretty much summed up my career so far! I have been curious about the typical age for Ph.D. Engineer and/or realistic time it takes to get a Ph.D.? (and hey, thanks for your prompt reply )
Hey thanks for the comment, engineering PhD is usually another 5 years. Typical age is probably late 20s to start. You work for a while, get your masters, and then realize after that that you want a PhD too. It's far more rare to see someone go immediately into a PhD program after bachelors. Thanks again! Let me know what I can help you with next, cheers!
How much of the $215k salary for smartphone/smartwatch engineers is simply due to most of those jobs being located in Silicon Valley...where $215k is almost enough to afford your own apartment without having six roommates splitting the rent?
Hey Jake , thanks for the video , it really helps Could you set up a video regarding some additional certification courses that might aid in each of these categories , like Nebosh and all Would love to have a video like that
Jake, Power/Energy engineering major here. It is exciting to see Power up in S-tier! I am really interested in energy storage and feel like this can be applied to any of the fields you mentioned. You are not just limited in choosing "big" power. However, working for a power company will have its benefits.
Ya man !! Thanks for commenting for sure. What is your dream job after graduation? Let me know if you have any questions about anything or there’s anything I can do to help you k? Cheers ! I respond to everything, later !! ❤️❤️
Could you please tell if you are happy about your choice? I also chose power/energy as specialization. I dont know if i did the wrong thing. Any advice?
I am taking Electrical Engineering with a concentration on Software Engineering and a minor in Mechatronics (so, besides the full scope of EE and CS, also Mechanical Engineering Subjects, like Engineering Mechanics, CAD, Engineering Design and so on). The Mechanical Engineering Subjects are my favourite ones😑. I love EE and SWE though. I intend to master in Control Theory(I am fascinated by Control Systems), so, I will be teaching myself all the extra hard math I will need and that I won't have in undergrad(like Complex Analysis, Advanced Linear and Abstract Algebra, Partial Differential Equations and so on). In the end, I want to be able to design Control Systems from scratch for stuff like Drones and Planes😅. Also, I am getting very interested in Cyber Security. I find it amazing. So, at some point, I will take some courses on this area as well, I guess. Do you think this is a good plan?
I think all of this is great. And thank you for adding it to the comments. If you like computer science related things, software engineering within electrical engineering, that combination is one of the best for the future - as you can see. So I encourage you to take as much coding and programming courses as you can. It's okay to be interested in everything, which is what it seems like for you (its totally fine). In fact, you often don't realize what you like more vs other things, or don't like at all, until you actually get started with doing it and then you realize you don't like it. It happens a lot. So don't really worry about having a refined plan. Your plan will evolve each and every year you advance, so just keep going and moving with the punches, and ask me questions along the way. Sound good? I have videos on mechatronics and software engineering too. “What Do Mechatronics Engineers Do?” ruclips.net/video/4YjLZcQRLds/видео.html “What Do Software Engineers Do?” ruclips.net/video/h9BIkms7kBI/видео.html Let me know what follow up questions you have okay? I answer everything, thanks!
@@JakeVoorhees, tbh I wasn't interested in Programming before, but that's because I wasn't thinking the way I should haha. I realised how important this skill, and after putting some extra effort into it, my learning experience changed a lot and now I can't wait to be a good Electrical and Software Engineer.😅 It's not my best/first subject, because this spot is reserved for Maths, but still haha. Also, did you notice how the flow here changed? People DO like when you guys respond. I appreciate you taking your time to educate us and making this channel as engaging as possible. Congratulations for the great content. One of the few channels I let all ads run and don't get angry haha. Edit: I had already watched all the EE, Software Engineering and Mechatronics Videos or Job related stuff on your channel haha. Cheers, Mate.
Haha well good thing for you, math is heavily involved with programming, so being good at maths means you can be good at programming. Yeah I have noticed a lot has started to change when I have been responding to 100% of comments. And the other thing that is interesting is exactly like you have pointed out, other people notice too. So I appreciate you for sure. Glad you watched all the EE and Software E, and MTREs videos. Thank you for that. Let me know what questions you have next and I will answer those here, as you can see, cheers!
Sorry to burst your bubble but it is going to be really difficult to become a machine learning engineer with an EE degree without any relevant experience and some luck. You're competing with CS majors who have at least a masters or more likely a PhD in some sort of machine learning related field. How do I know this? I've experienced this. I did my BS in EE and my MS in CS with a ML focus, yet it's still difficult to find junior ML opportunities where I stand some chance. I'm not saying it's impossible, but it will definitely require more effort than the other EE jobs listed in this video.
Hey, thanks for the vids. I’ve been binge-watching a lot of them. I do have a question for you. I want to pursue engineering. Major career shift. And since I finished undergrad a decade ago, I know I’m going to have to basically start over. My question is what would be the most accurate engineering pathway to pursue? I loved the electricity and magnetism content that was covered when I took physics (electrical). But I also want to focus on infrastructure and development (civil). At the same time, I like studying broad topics and figuring out what makes things work (mechanical?). My mind is scrambled. EE is a passion based on intellectual curiosity and fascination. Civil is a passion based upon a sense of mission. I had considered mechatronics, but I don’t really care to build machines (although robots and other devices would be awesome). I should include that I was previously a software engineer. I enjoy coding and I’m quite good at it, but I hated sitting in front of the computer all day like a mindless drone. I appreciate any feedback you may provide. Thanks!
Such an exciting video! I really hope I can get into the solar and energy engineering sector, though general power and MEP type seems cool too! It's gonna be tough having the get that PE though 😭
Heyyy thanks for the comment and this sounds like a good plan to me. The PE isn't too crazy. It's just a long exam that you have to study for, and its worth it. That's why Professionals Engineers get a lot of societal respect, make good money, etc. Any questions I can help you with right now? Thanks!!! Love you
@@JakeVoorhees my only concern is what it's like to be a PE, taking full liability for big projects and designs that you sign off on. It sounds somewhat stressful having that responsibility, but I feel like there has to be some context that I am missing.
Hey Kevin thanks again for that question. Yeah it may seem like a little scary, but its not like individual pressure like that. It's more like swearing an oath. I love what the Canadians have done with their version, the PEng. The Quebec Bridge collapsed in the early 1900s, twice actually, killing a total of 88 people. The cause of this was poor design, and engineers responsible. So now, when engineers graduate from university, they have in Iron Ring ceremony. Each engineer is given a special ring to commemorate the people who were killed, and commit to an obligation. An obligation where they will wear that Iron Ring on their writing hand, and it will touch all of their work. And in wearing that ring, they are committing that they will do everything in their power to ensure their work is up to standards and and of such quality that they are striving to avoid what happened to the Quebec Bridge. They are committing to keeping people safe. That is really what the PE is about. Not to make each and every engineer personally accountable and that you may be sued or fired. Sure that can occur in extreme circumstances, but mostly it's a reminder that our work matters. That we need to take it seriously and we need to keep people alive and safe. And each time an engineer uses their Professional Engineering stamp, they are committing to that by in some way, putting their professional license on the line. I worked for a company that always had three engineers approve everything. You had the lead who did the work, and then I think two back checkers. I really liked that. So if there was a mistake, its not on just one person. The full team is accountable. Does that help and make sense? Let me know what follow up questions you have about anything okay? Cheers thanks so much!
I would comment that for Smartphone/Smartwatch Engineers it's very difficult to get into those positions without extensive experience in the Personal/consumer electronics industry especially for the Top players that actually pay that kind of salary like Apple.
Good video overall though. Though young engineers should keep in mind these are median salaries and not the numbers you are looking at for your first job out of college as an undergrad.
Yeah that's gotta be true :) I guess that's why its #1 and has such a high salary. Appreciate the comment, let me know if you want to brainstorm about anything, or if there is any way I can help you, cheers!
@@JakeVoorhees I would also say Circuits and Device engineer is definitely the most flexible and open-ended that can help lead people to those kinds of jobs b/c every system needs circuits and devices. While it's not exactly what i do I probably fall within the circuits/device engineer kind of area.
Yup exactly right. I tried to reinforce that and say "median" over and over again. It does seem like a very standard way to report salaries - the 50%th percentile. Entry level is one thing, but BLS and now IEEE seems to really like median :) thanks again!
Do you think going to community college for electrical engineering is worth it? The major/career advisor at the school told me everyone who goes through the 2 year program can easily get a job working as a technician for factories in the area. I’m in my mid 20s and only have a GED and am desperate to a pathway to a better job.
Hey thanks for the comment. I think all of those industries are good for the future. Especially quantum and nanotech. Best bet is to make sure you focus on as much programming as you can, because all of these futuristic fields will rely on computer science a lot. What else can I help you with? Cheers thank you again!
Awesome video!! On a side note: what’s some advice on starting a blog? Specifically I’m thinking of summarizing engineering journals, what would be a great way of being able to find specific topics What’s your advice on finding your niche? Any advice is appreciated, take care!
Hey Rob, thanks for the comment. I think summarizing engineering journals is a cool idea. First start goal oriented. Whats the point of the blog? Is it to elevate your career, or build a lot of traffic in order to accomplish something else? If its just for you, you can do whatever you want and there are no rules. If you are doing it to build traffic, you have to figure out what people are searching for and what they type into Google and find the opportunity of where there aren't a million people writing that content already. Over time and experimenting, your niche will show itself :) does that help? thanks ask me whatever else you like cheers
start learning about Google SEO. You can use Google keyword planner, autofills, and all types of other tools. It is probably the #1 skill for bloggers besides the actual writing skill part and community building. Thanks!
Great video! I'm a EE undergraduate and I want to focus on energy. I mainly want to work on efficiency and how to save power. Renewable energy is another one of my passions. Would you suggest power systems engineering?
Thank you and I appreciate the comment. Yeah I think that is a great career avenue. I have more videos on energy and renewable tech, and they may help you, The first one features a Forbes 30 Under 30 Energy Engineer who is now an entrepreneur, named Tirthak Saha, and you can see that interview here: “Forbes 30 Under 30 Energy Engineer Interview” ruclips.net/video/QvRrXqeLSPw/видео.html and I did another short interview with the Direct of Energy Engineering & Sustainability at a local technical college, and you can see that interview here, ruclips.net/video/lo5_mV0-ZO0/видео.html . I’ve also done an interview with the Director of R&D with a carbon capture company in Europe called Climeworks, and you can see that conversation here, ruclips.net/video/H9LhYdZx1-0/видео.html . I think it’s a great field with a lot of room to grow in the future, particularly if we want to actually keep living here on Earth. We have done a lot of damage that we need to reverse, and a lot of work in order to be carbon neutral and not make an environmental impact on the planet. Does all of this help? . Thanks so much. I appreciate the comment. Let me know what other questions you have okay? I respond to all comments, even if it takes me a few days, Cheers!
Hello! Really interesting video. Maybe it has been asked, but in which category would you put embedded software/low level and FPGA engineers? Thanks and keep up the good work ;)
Question, I am currently working in the electrical field as a commercial/residential electrician. Mostly commercial. I am looking for some sub categories in electrical engineering that may incorporate at least a portion of the skill sets and knowledge from my field. Always been a math and buildings guy, but I'm not sure if being an architect is what I want to do. I'm a big computer person, I really appreciate electrical components on a circuit board, ever so fascinating how rocks and metals can manipulate electrical currents. Tried Computer Coding in college, not my thing. But I am open to suggestions.
The main thing is landing a job. i am on F1 status and 80% jobs require a US citizenships. Also I am good with circuits, and PCBs, but I am not sure if I can land a job right after my Undergrad, which I really want to.
My advice to you would be to reach out on LinkedIn and find support communities for this. There is a channel called SinghinUSA that you can google and it has advice that can further help you out. Google myvisajobs, that is also pretty helpful.
Yeah the balance is real. I'm 33 so I'm super encouraging to our peers who feel like you and want to go back to school for engineering. You got this though. All of us engineers had that 1-2 students in our classes that were 10-20 years older than everyone else. And let me tell you, those students were always A+ students and always carried the groups, had a good relationship with the professor, etc. They are more mature. They know what they wanted. And generally they have industry and experiential advantages, that if you can pass the aforementioned considerations, you will do great. . I hope this helps, cheers and good luck. Let me know how we can help more next. I respond to everything, thanks!
Hey man! I am in the same boat! Looking to switching careers and going start taking classes for EE this summer. I am same age as you are, full time job, family... But I think it will be well worth it for both of us. It will pay off in the long run. Good luck!
@@JakeVoorhees Jake l love your content! You do such a great job and I am sure you help tons of people! I know most of your audience is 18-25 age but I feel like you do have some older audience as well who are looking to switch careers and go back to school for engineering. Are you able to make the video that talks a little bit about people who go to school part time because they are older and already have another career. Maybe you have friends didn't start as engineeres first and had to go back to school. Would love to hear their advice and tips for making it through. Also you mention how crucial it is to do different clubs, activities and internship. How do you think lack of this experiences would effect older students who have full time jobs and can't participate in those activities. Thank you again!
Yeah that is right, there is another 25-30% who are 25-34 or whatever the next RUclips bracket it. Ahhhh let me know find my phone. 2min later. Yeah 28.2% between 25-34, and thats from the last 28 days even. Yeah I will try to do this, about going back to school and reconsidering a career in their mid-late 20s and early 30s. To help you right now, I actually do not think its impossible to be part-time and have a full time job and do all those things. I think you can find a way to make 1 meeting in person, or go to all the virtual meetups for a club / society / organization - for an EWB group, etc. I think you could volunteer to do some research with a professor, or like I did, get paid to do some research. You could be a grader. You could try to intern remotely somewhere so you can do the work nights and weekends. You can even just build a portfolio of things at home nowadays. Depending on what you want to get into, there are ways to construct your own experience. Does this help and make sense? Let me know what follow up quesitons you have okay, cheers!
Thanks! I know this is kind of old by now, but still helpful. These are all based on the median, so how about the other side? What are the less paying jobs? Are they mostly the same, but with less experience or different jobs altogether?
Power engineering consultant here. I make about 3x the median household income where I live. Plus, I enjoy my job. It's fun and fulfilling. There is plenty of demand for electrical engineers. A solid career choice.
Loved the video! New subscriber here. Just got accepted into a EE Master’s program. Currently holding a BA in Aeronautics. How difficult is EE at the grad level compared to other types of engineering? 1-10 scale?
@@langelihlexaba3141 Yeah for sure, I was working in Canada just 20 months into my first job ever. Working in Dubai is definitely a possibility as projects move so fast and its hard for them to get people to go there. They work 12-16 hour days and get paid reallylllyyyy well but its exhausting. And its hard to find senior engineers who want to relocate their family there, thanks again for the comment and let me know what other questions I can help you with, thanks!
Hey thanks for the comment. It would be a little different and year I’ve been getting a good bit of questions on software engineering / computer science job tier list. I’m going to do top software engineering salaries soon too. What else can I help you with? Thanks so muchhhh
i guess in other countries , Electrical engineers are often related to electronics engineers. but here in most part of Asian countries, Electrical Engineers are different from Electronics Engineers. they both have different large scope of expertise.
I am studying electronics at a polytechnic in the Domican Republic and I want to go into electronics engineering at college, I have been looking the differente career paths and the ones I love the most are circuit design and machine learning but I am keeping my options open because I don't have much experience yet but I love the PCB designing and doing the math but I hope during college I can manage to decide what career path to go into
This was an amazing video. So how do you specialize within ee? Do you look for internships in that specific field or are there more things you need to do?
Hey thanks for the question. Yes that is exactly right. You specialize within your technical elective choices, where you intern, choosing more intentionally around the clubs and organizations and engineering societies you spend you time around, the events you attend, the professors you invest in, how you network, where you do volunteer research, and maybe even a course that you grade for. I did undergraduate paid research and was a grader for traffic engineering during my bachelors. Does that help and make sense? Let me know what follow up questions you have okay? I answer everything, thanks!
@@JakeVoorhees thank you! that answer helps a lot. Can you make a video about machine learning, it seems very interesting. What is the best degree to get if you want to become an ML engineer, CS or EE?
Thanks so much, yeah MLE is a very cool career path. Honestly probably CS and then you could get your masters most likely in MLE or data science, which is what a lot of programmers pursuing AI / MLE do. EE can work in this industry as well, which is why the IEEE reports on it. But this is because so many EEs take a CS like career route. Does this make sense? Thanks so much and ask me whatever questions you have next okay? Cheers thanks!
You can pursue various roles with any degree, provided your major aligns with the job description. For example, a power systems engineer role typically requires a degree in electrical engineering, whereas positions in embedded systems, machine learning, or software engineering generally seek candidates with a background in computer engineering, computer science, or a related field. With a degree in electrical engineering, you can work in everything associated with computer science, computer engineering, or software engineering, and potentially more as in communication systems, PCB design , electronics, construction, renewable energy, industrial automation . programming is just a skill as much as drawing is, if u can do the job why wont they hire u regardless of your degree?
Bachelor's in electrical Engineering, Majored in power system. Studying Applied energy management renewable energy. But i love the Maintenance part of engineering cause of how it involve some action and same for power too. Dont know what the future holds for job search
That's a great question, thanks for the comment. I do actually. And I'd replace "electric" with "virtual" as electronics still require physical things. We won't have phones in the same way, we'll have holographic projections. We're already going to virtual networking events like "The Sims" where we don't need a physical car, or physical clothes, or physical makeup, etc. Electrical has already quickly passed ME and is not stopping :) Are you striving for EE over ME? Thanks for the comment, let me know what questions or follow ups I can help you with, cheers!
How hard is it to move from discipline to discipline , I wanted to be an electrical power engineer but communications and circuit engineering sounds really fun
What is the difference between electrical & electronic engineer and electrical engineer If there is not a difference I dont know which one i will chose between computer engineering and electrical engineering
Hey good question. EE means Electrical Engineer. Sometimes programs want to ensure engineers get a little more Electronics within the Electrical Engineering curriculum, so they call it EEE. It's really all the same, just depends on what the program wants to emphasize. Does that help? Let me know what follow up questions you have, thank you !
@@JakeVoorhees Thanks for the quick reply I am confused about choosing between computer engineer and electrical engineer ,the two major are close ,both take programing languages , i feel they are similar
Hey Roger thanks for the comment. Here is how the IEEE-USA salary document works. They surveyed around 8,000 EEs in America. They look at all the salaries and put them into categories. These 10 categories have the top 10 highest medians. Vs every single 328,000 EE salary being included in the median for the BLS which is $101,000. The point is that there are a list of engineers working in smartphones and machine learning and some of these high paying areas, these 10. And then there is the entire population of EEs and when you consider those, some art not making super high salaries. That has to do with where they live and how many years of experience and what sector they are in. It would be like taking 100 NCAA football teams. You then take the median amount of points they score each game within all 100. Say its 10.1 points. But then you take the median from the best conference? That median would be much higher than the overall median. Does that make sense? Thanks!
Hey Jake, I appreciate all of your videos. You and Zach Star both inspired me to pursue engineering. I'm finishing up my core curriculum at a community college and about to transfer to the local university. My question is a bit specific. I'm currently in the honors program and I'm considering transfering to the honors college, but their engineering program is a bit unique. I'd take 3 years to obtain a BS in physics and then an additional year to get an MS in electrical engineering or Artificial intelligence. What do you think about this path? I asked this question on reddit and some of the guys there said I'd be both under qualified and over qualified at the same time. Sorry for the long question. Thanks in advance, and thanks again for all the content, it's really helpful.
Nice! Yeah I love Zach. Love the CC into engineering approach too. Saves $$. YOu'll walk into engineering school a better student, ready to get good grades, be more serious, etc. Hmm interesting potential option. Well ask yourself this - what is your end goal? How do you know you want to go into EE for graduate school? Wouldn't it make more sense to study EE in undergraduate then? Because you cannot do much with a Physics degree alone - you already pretty much have to go to grad school. But that is not 100% the case with EE undergrad. I think it would be much better to do bachelors in EE, focus on CS side of things, and then your masters, if you want, can be in AI / Machine Learning so you can hone that rather than getting the masters you should have gotten for you bachelors. Physics BS only makes sense to me if you are 100% sure you want a Physics PhD and how would you know this is the case? Also, you can get a MS / PhD in Physics with EE bachelors, so to mean EE > Physics in nearly all cases. Does that help and make sense? Thank you! Let me know what follow up questions you have okay cheers
@@JakeVoorhees Thank you so much for the feedback. I'm considering the B.S in Physics because I'm still not 100% sure I know what I want to do for a career, and I was thinking the Physics major would be very flexible. Especially since I haven't ruled out going into research, and I've read that physics majors are highly sought after in research departments. The Honors college at the university I'm considering has programs with Max Planck and Scripps institute, which are basically giants in the field of research and I'd have the opportunity to intern there. Also, Elon Musk got his degree in physics! lol
Yup all good mentions. Yeah and Elon didn't get a job after, he enrolled in Physics PhD at Stanford and dropped out to become an entrepreneur. Do as you wish Albert, don't take my opinion alone. That's never the way :) especially as an engineering mindset. Talk to as many people as you can, with varying perspectives, and make the best decision for you. Sound good? Let me know what I can help you with next k? Thanks! I respond to all comments, cheers
Should I choose electronics or electrical engineering? I have only 2 months left to decide before going to college. And yet I'm still stuck in this situation. It's hard for me to choose since both have overlapping subjects and similarities. In terms of better scope, job opportunities, salary and job satisfaction which among the 2 do you recommend? I would highly appreciate your answer. Thanks in advance.
What type of EE are you trying to be? Comment below! Thank you 1% Nation, please leave a like to help the video
Is possible to work for circuit and robotics all together? And idk if I should study in the field of robotics engineering or electrical engineering first since I'm a high school graduate. Also which kind of maths are required for these types of fields? I apologize if I ask a bit to much.
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@@sleepy_hed23 Yeah absolutely, you can be a circuits engineer within the robotics industry. That would be a good avenue for you if you like the combo. Okay so there are only a few mechatronics ABET degrees around the world, and for Robotics, its another degree that is basically masters only, so its much better to do EE or ME or CPE and then focus on robotics/mechatronics later. I think its important to understand mechatronics, so start with this info.
I think mechatronics is the future. It is the intersection of mechanical and electrical engineering, so you can lean into either the physical design side i.e. mechanics, or the electrical engineering aspects which would include the circuitry, signals and controls, power, automation, and programming aspects. I think a mechatronics engineer who leans into the electrical engineering side of things is VERY well suited for the future. Here are some videos that you may be interested in:
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“What Do Mechatronics Engineers Do?” ruclips.net/video/4YjLZcQRLds/видео.html
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There are only 28 ABET mechatronics engineering programs in the world and just 3 in the USA. So oftentimes you have to choose EE or ME or CPE and do a degree concentration in mechatronics, which is a great path. Some universities have a formal certification program within EE/ME/CPE, or you may have to build it yourself. You would do that by for example, majoring in EE and taking more electronics courses and less about power or telecommunications. You would take robotics electives, signals and controls, and circuits courses, etc. Your CS related courses should revolve around mechatronics rather than something else, and so on.
Computer Engineering is often a subset of Electrical Engineering. But sometimes engineers struggle to choose between ME vs EE/CPE. This video will help you decide, “Mechanical VS Electrical Engineering” ruclips.net/video/6PJ-Yw5qVsc/видео.html
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These will probably be helpful as well:
“What Do Mechanical Engineers Do?” ruclips.net/video/5wEteXzhtak/видео.html
“What Do Electrical Engineers Do” ruclips.net/video/zRawKI6Qsm0/видео.html
“What Do Computer Engineers Do?” ruclips.net/video/hiL-cTbz188/видео.html
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I also ranked Mechatronics Engineering as one of the only two S-Tier Mechanical Engineering options in this video, “Mechanical Engineering Job Tier List” ruclips.net/video/ghxBLeEX_OM/видео.html
And when it comes to math, there is a lot of math in all engineering. EE probably has the most, and is more theoretical than ME, as you cannot see electricity. You cannot see magnetism. So usually the smartest engineers are EEs.
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Does this help and make sense? Let me know what follow up questions you have okay? I respond to everything, thanks again!!
@@JakeVoorhees Yes thx for this. Though I hear alot of rumors around electrical engineering has alot of math related concepts involved with it. I don't hate nor like math so I'm in between about it. You have any advices to this?
Hey thanks for that context. I think continue to learn more about other engineering fields, as if you are not 100% sure about loving math, maybe ME or CE or another engineering is better for you. A lot of students consider ME vs EE, so I made this video that may help you, “Mechanical VS Electrical Engineering” ruclips.net/video/6PJ-Yw5qVsc/видео.html
Here are some more videos about ME, starting with a video outlining all the mechanical engineering sectors, "What Do Mechanical Engineers Do?" ruclips.net/video/5wEteXzhtak/видео.html
And this video emphasizing popular sectors like automotive, aerospace, product engineering, etc, “Jobs for Mechanical Engineers” ruclips.net/video/L95q-d6FWVY/видео.html
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And here are some civil engineering videos, “What Do Civil Engineers Do” ruclips.net/video/FssJcjOIB7A/видео.html
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“Civil Engineering Have a Good Future | Good Major?” ruclips.net/video/O2eedXUxTDM/видео.html
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Thanks so much, let me know what follow up questions you have, as I answer every comment, cheers!
@@JakeVoorhees Alright, I'll do my best into studying the math parts hopefully it'll be fun for me. 👍
EE here. Worked in automotive and now aerospace. Pulling in 6 figures after ~5YOE and going up. The coursework/school grind was totally worth it! If you’re thinking about giving up, tough it out to the end. Things are pretty sweet on the other side!
Sweet comment here. I think your advice can apply to many other things. Thanks.
What do you do in aerospace and what concentration did you choose in university?
@@HDMadSkillz RF, electrical design as well as testing and integration activities. I didn’t really specialize in anything, I took some higher level semiconductor classes as well as some extra programming courses. Most of everything is learned on the job.
@@Rachman01 I'd love to know what your resume looked like. I'm currently in my first year of EE and I'm trying to join some clubs and hopefully land some summer internship
This gives me hope to not give up. Thanks mate.
EE here... I said goodbye to working for other people and went into business for myself. I design and build guitar effects pedals. I made the leap about 3 years ago and couldn't be happier!
very cool!
This is the dream for me as a guitarist in school for EE. Any tips for getting ahead in the field and making quality pedals?
I build pedals and amps and I’m thinking about going to school for EE so I can learn more of the design aspect. I just modify kits at this point. What is your pedal brand called?
@@RyanAmplification Chris Ray Premium FX Pedals. I'm currently on hold with builds except to limited clients. I'm on a huge project at work that takes up most of my time.
@@RyanAmplification I honestly learned more about building pedals on my own, it helped to have a good understanding of dc circuits for sure, but how they apply to audio was quite the learning curve. I'm not saying it's a bad idea to get your EE, but unless you want to work in that field on other things, your time might be better spent learning amps/pedals on your own.
For the kids watching this and trying to decide if they should choose electrical engineering based on job prospects, software engineering, app development and machine learning are not EE jobs. It just happens that many EE’s find ourselves there because we’re very smart and driven and can re-tool ourselves. Your EE degree will not prepare you for most of these jobs, you’ll need to pick up most of these skills outside your curriculum.
Faang isn't possible with ee degree?
Who build apple vision? Not a CS major@@RLleeo
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Thanks so much for making these kind of videos, engineering fields are so broad and confusing by breaking them down it really helps students like me see where we should strive to go!
Thanks so much and ya I appreciate the comment.
This video may help, “Best Engineering Majors | Engineering Degree Tier List” ruclips.net/video/nfayHVJlKgQ/видео.html
Let me know what questions you have or what you’re trying to figure out next okay?
I'm a third year EE student, really enjoying the syllabus at the moment and thinking of specializing in communications. Seeing your content kind of giving me a relief that it is seem as solid choice. Also, thank you for the discord channel. I think it is a brilliant idea to have a channel for people interested in engineering.
Hey congrats on making it year 3. Thanks for the comment. Year 3 is when things really start to get more "engineeringish" Communications is a good avenue. It is a solid choice. The discord is good as well. I wish we could figure out a better way to keep the engagement up so if you have any ideas about that or want to be an admin or something, let me know okay? Hope to chat more soon cheers
As a HS student looking to get a degree in electrical engineering , I want to know is it (college engineering) completely over whelming or is the work just generally difficult , or is a combination of the two?
@@lolson1054 It is a combination of the two. Engineering is very abstract in its first years and many will get discouraged because of it. Many concepts are also not immediately understandable but will become clearer in later years. To answear your question about the work beeing over whelming, yes it is alot of work. Don't go inte engineering if you are not willng to but in alot of hours studying. The good news is that if you really have a passion for engineering like I do, these hours spent studying won't bother you that much since it is what you want to do anyway. I am currently in my third year of electrical engineering btw. Hope this helps!
As a recent graduate all I can say Is good luck :) We don't all get jobs! Lets hope you're a 1% performer
@@leonjanetzko662 how, how is going on bro.. Got a job?
Hey my name is in the title!
Yeah man! Experimenting w that feature as I’d love my videos to be suggested against yours. You still have the best EE and ME related videos :) how you doing brother? My channel finally has momentum back lol. Trying to be like your three over there!!!
holy crap !!! Zach Star (Majorprep) and Jake Voorhees. Zach star you're one of the main reasons as to why I'm thinking of taking up M.E or E.E. in college .
Yeah Zach and I have been RUclips friends for several years, and I've been on his channel, and I featured him as number 1 best engineering channel for engineers in a video years ago. He's always been a big inspiration, and when I stopped at 10,000 subs he had crossed 50,000 and now look at this nuts dude! He'll be 1M soon. Super proud of him. And I think Andrew Dotson and Flammable Maths all live together. Cheers thanks! Let me know what I can help you with okay? I answer all comments cheers
Go mustangs
Musty Musty Mustyyyy!!!! :) did you go there too? cheers thanks for the comment
I am a Power Electrical Engineer and I love it so far. I'm in the unique position in my job that I get to deal with multiple different aspects of being a Power Engineer where I get to engineer multiple different subsets, from protection/arc flash to low voltage distribution to medium voltage T&D. I would say it's one of the best EE fields to get in now due to a lot of power EEs starting to retire for the next 10 years.
Bro, what's ur salary.? 120k$?
I got my BSEE in 1964 and it certainly was important in easing my way through life. After a number of different jobs, further education and passing the PE exams, the final 25+ years were spent as a self employed consulting engineer, working primarily for architects designing building electrical systems - just about the lowest tech work in the EE world. And I loved it. Primarily because self employment itself is a real hoot. I was comfortable but could have made more money if I were a better businessman, but I didn't care. The most rewarding result was when my son studied EE and eventually got his PhD.
Old as foo
@@Vuden13 wise old as foo
@@asuiiiiiiii ong tho
This is such a nicely put video, succinctly explaining what we EE's can do beyond the typical power generation and distribution industries. I'm a journeyman in the field, currently working in the aerospace industry, in the pursuit of safely electrifying various aspects of aircraft. Electromagnetics (EM) is such a unique topic that no other engineering field can appreciate, but while this is currently perceived as B-tier on this video, it will become more important in the future, as more applications involving EM emerge.
EE here. Graduated from the school of tech at a well known university with a degree in Electrical Power Engineering Technology. Passed my EIT. Applied to a few jobs. First offer I got (an entry level buddy of mine put in a good word for me but we’re still unclear how big an effect it caused) was for 68k working at a commercial architecture and MEP firm. My title is “Engineer II, Electrical” but I consider myself a low voltage power engineer (480V and lower).
I love my job lots. Been here 2.5 years and have gotten a couple raises and a promotion. I don’t plan on going anywhere till after I get my PE.
If you’re a student, HANG IN THERE!!! I know I know, it’s painful, you’ve prob shed many tears (I know I did), and studying engineering sucks major butt. However THE TRAINING IS MORE DIFFICULT THAN THE ACTUAL WORK. You got this!
U livin in Which state?
Thanks for all the work you put in to educate young engineers
Thank you so much! You must have the bell turned on huh? Let me know if there are any questions I can help you with or anything at all, cheers love you
Thank you for all the info! I wouldn’t have guessed how some of these rank. I’m an EE in small aerospace electronics, hoping to be a space systems engineer later in my career, I’d love to see more videos about multidisciplinary (like my EE/Aero) engineering jobs!
I obtained my EE degree and now I build, test, launch, and operate earth orbiting spacecraft and Deep space science probes.
I am technically a "Spacecraft Integration and Test Engineer" at Ball Aerospace (soon to be BAE Aerospace)
For those who don't know, the closer you get to FAANG and Big Tech, the higher the salary. Consumer eletronics, smartphone and server chips are where the real money are. Bay Area, Seattle, Austin. Aim high brothers.
Isn't it hard to get call from faang with ee degree?
@@RLleeo It is highly competitive, yes, but you need to be competitive to get top dollars. Today, the highest paid EEs are sitting in NVDA making AI chips. The demand for EE is there, but you need to work extra hard to get there.
I am surprised semiconductor engineer is not on the list considering it is at the top of the electronics value chain.
*Well dude dude DUDE!*
You really helped me out clear things. I am doing BS in Electrical Engg and I thought that machine learning, data science and programming are for Computer Science students but your video made me really happy that now I can make my headway into these fields too as a EE student.
:) Huge Thumbs UP for you bro!
I also want to go into those fields
It’s better to do CS or software Eng. I’m a software dev who studied EE, trust me there’s going to be some fundamentals you’re missing from software.
Hi Jake!!
I just found your channel and I am loving your content very informal. I wish I had seen this video when I was just coming out of high school.
I am studying electronic systems with a concentration in mechatronics. I just got a job as an electrical drafter and I’m so excited to start. After I graduate I want to be an automation/robotics engineer.
Nice! Thanks for the comment and welcommmeeee to 1% Nation. I think the automation engineer and mechatronics avenue is great. Have you seen my ME job tier list that talking about Mechatronics and also my Mechatronics video? They may help you,
“Mechanical Engineering Job Tier List” ruclips.net/video/ghxBLeEX_OM/видео.html
“What Do Mechatronics Engineers Do?” ruclips.net/video/4YjLZcQRLds/видео.html
Let me know what questions I can help you with next okay? Cheers thankkkksssss
Good video Jake! Civil engineering job tier list next 🥲💰
Yeah that is right, which will include Penn State and architectural engineering, thanks again for the comment
omg i would religiously listen to this guy talking every day if he made a podcast
Im an EE, power industry. What i wish people would focus more on is average hours per week that they work and also how much mental stress they have. These are going to determine your quality of life more than salary. After 70k for a single person, most people dont get happier! I know many unhappy engineers that dont expand their skillsets and minds bc they are so burnt out.
How is it working as a power engineer? Is it stressful would you say? Im thinking of going into renewable energy
@@raminali3530 I would say it depends on the company! If you aren't given what you need and don't have the resources you need to succeed, it can be stressful. But if you are, it can be really a satisfying profession.
@@temp229009Computer science or ee which is best to get pleasant and less work load jobs?
Great video! Maybe also have an Industrial Engineering job tier list? there's a lot of them.
Yeah thanks so much for the comment. It seems like I will be doing a lot of these tier lists, as they are working well. Yup IE will pass ME pretty soon and become the 3rd most employable engineering industry in the USA pretty soon. Only thing that is the issue is that I don't believe that students understand how much IE opportunity there is. There isn't as many programs. Isn't that many degrees awarded per year. So there must be a lotttt of MEs and CEs who end up working in IE.
Are you going for IE? Let me know what else I can help you with okay? Cheers thanks so much!
@@JakeVoorhees i am actually going into IE 😁
Your videos already help alot and what I do love about it is the diverse options an IE degree can give you. Thanks man!
Yeah thanks so much for that. I guess you have seen my IE video? “What Do Industrial Engineers Do?” ruclips.net/video/XiEC6o_xlaw/видео.html let me know what questions you have next, thanks cheers!
EEE-Power Systems here 👋
In my opinion, these jobs are localized and usually are not compatible with remote working. I work on a shift rotation so nights, holidays and weekends are a thing. Power systems require massive capital for start-up, so the majority of the jobs are with existing utilities. Some engineers I know have shifted to Transmission Operations, so there is always room to move and grow!
Where and what degree u acquired?
As an architect that's doing a PHD in EE, i sorely regret not actually graduating in the field. There's a much broader spectrum of careers for you in EE than in many other fields
How in the world does an Architect do a Phd in Electrical Engineering?
I considered doing architecture before settling on EE, I think I'd be happier as an architect because I would draw out floor plans for fun as a kid. I went for the $$$ in engineering instead, not too passionate about my job function, I'd never fiddle around with electronics as a hobby but the income allows me to pursue my hobbies on the weekends
Great video Jake. i was wondering where Control Systems engineers fall into, and what's the outlook of that industry
Hey thanks for the comment. That's basically instrumentation engineering, as it's usually labeled as "Instrumentation & Controls", or at least there is heavy crossover between the two. So it's in here :) is that the engineering you are considering? Let me know how I can help you next okay. MEs can be instrumentation and control engineers too, and instrumentation engineering also was discussed from that perspective here, “Mechanical Engineering Job Tier List” ruclips.net/video/ghxBLeEX_OM/видео.html
Ask any questions you want, thanks!
Hey, Jake! Thanks for your content! Lately, I have been binging your videos about electrical engineering. I'm in my first year of university and I am deciding to switch from my math and physics double major to electrical and computer engineering. I love math and physics, but I am switching to engineering because I am very concerned with job prospects, especially because my family's struggle with COVID-19 has made me all too aware of the stress of financial burdens. Also, I am moving away from math and physics because I am not sure if I want to do a P.h.D. in math or physics. However, if time permits, I may continue to take advanced classes in these subjects simply because I love them that much!
During my EE and CmpE education, I intend to at least get a master's degree, but I am also not sure if I want to do a P.h.D. in these subjects either. Also, like everyone else, I intend to network with potential employers and get internship opportunities. Ideally, I would like to find a group of friends that I can work with and start up a company together. Currently, I am not sure what our specific mission might be, but I would like to address societal problems through engineering solutions.
The above text is just a layout of my justifications for switching into engineering and my goals during my education. While writing this a few questions popped up in my head, and I was wondering if you already have any videos that address such questions. If not, please consider addressing these questions in some of your videos.
Video Idea #1. The reason I am hesitant to earn a P.h.D. is because of the limited job prospects of P.h.D. graduates. Also, I feel that earning a master's degree and then starting a business may be more time-and-cost-efficient in completing my mission: fix societal problems through STEM applications. What are the pros and cons of doing a master's degree vs a P.h.D. in engineering (you could look into other STEM fields like math and physics if you would like)? Also, why should someone earn a master's degree vs. a P.h.D.?
Video Idea #2. How should engineering students approach career fairs and other network opportunities? What should engineering students expect during interviews at career fairs? How can students optimize their success at career fairs?
Sorry for the comprehensive essay. I just really like to talk I guess haha. I'm just really excited to find this channel. I can definitely tell that you love engineering and that this channel is a big part of your mission. I hope to actualize my own mission one day. Thank you for reading, and have a great day! :)
Nice comment! Firstly, good move switching from math and physics to EE and CPE. As for the potential to do a PhD in math or physics, you can do so with an EE/CPE degree anyways. So the engineering bachelors degrees are better suited for everything honestly.
MS is suitable for industry. But PhDs in engineers are almost never needed unless you are going for research or academia to be a professor.
"Ideally, I would like to find a group of friends that I can work with and start up a company together. " - I love this. The way to do this is exactly what you are planning on doing. Get a job to learn more about an industry you love. The way to start your own company is to detect the issues and pain points and problems in the sector you love. And you and your buddies can break away and start a company that fixes that.
A masters wont help you in starting a business, necessarily. It will help you learn more deeply about a niche, and has more potential to allow you to be an expert in that niche, because you will do research on it. But its not mandatory. The mandatory part is to find a problem, and work super duper hard to fix it.
I did make a video about job fair advice, “15 Engineering Career Fair Tips | Engineering Job Fair Advice” ruclips.net/video/E4OueyEKUn8/видео.html
I don't mind long comments as they add incredible value to the community and as you can see, I appreciate them and answer them. Please ask me whatever follow ups you have okay? I will answer, cheers and thanks!
Your videos have helped educate me on engineering majors. But my nerdy ass has only gotten interested in MORE engineering fields. I think that whether I choose ECE, MechE, or ChemE, ill be happy in any of those. But for now, the competition is close between mechanical engineering and electrical and computer engineering. Engineering is just too cool.
Literally I looked for this exact vid yesterday and today you made one that's perfect timing
Whattttt, perfect! Thanks for the comment. Let me know what EE questions or follow up mentions within this video, and I can help you with those. I respond to everything, cheers!
Loving the content that is coming up. Thank you soo much!!! :)
Love you ! These comments really help the channel so thank you
I've been in the industry about 13 years now. I graduated with an Electronics Engineering Technologies degree. The coursework was very difficult for me but I'm glad I stuck through it. My work experience is in the electronic component business. I started as a sales engineer for a company that designed and manufactured film capacitors. Since then I've worked my way up switching jobs a few times and now am a Product Marketing Manager for quartz crystal oscillators at a market leading publicly traded company. I perform basically the same job duties as with my first sales engineer job, just a fancier title and bigger organization. I would suggest the sales/business side of engineering if you don't feel too confident designing circuits or programming. Typically companies only hire those with engineering backgrounds for these type of technical sales and marketing jobs and it's quite lucrative.
Thanks so much for this
Just got my Master's in EE at USC last year. Had major burnout after grad school, so I took a break for a bit and worked on personal projects... Now I need to secure that job.
EE here. A good note is that a lot of EE jobs are location dependent. A good chunk of jobs you will be a cog in large bureaucracies where you have many levels of oversight. There are jobs where you can be more independent in engineering firms or R&D departments of larger non-tech companies. These groups normally focus on MEs with a tolken EE.
In my experience as an automation EE in MN, most of the job opportunities were for either ME or EE with Solid Works experience.
Software development has almost no overlap with EE. Said by a software engineer that started his studies in EE.
Thanks for this video about to go into my last year of EE and this helped me back my choice of wanting to do circuit design
Oh goooddd, glad to hear that. Anything I can help you with now? Thanks !
Looking forward to an Electrical Engineering career, would like to specialize in electronics and computer components. Any position, salary and benefits to start the career works for me, until I have enough experience and opportunities to narrow my discipline. I think with the continuous development of technology, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering will become the most lucrative for being integrated into residential, commercial and industrial systems. Electrical Engineering is the pinnacle of controlling energy, which is going to be the future of all integrated systems for practical applications. Especially where I would love to bring valuable, useful and meaningful systems for society. Thank you for going in depth over engineering degrees versus broad RUclipsrs who cover all college degrees...
I feel like a lot of these salaries may require a lot of higher education. I doubt you would be able to achieve these salaries with just an undergraduate degree. Great video! Love all the content you put forth. It has really helped shape my engineering path thus far!
Also, I would love to be a part of the 1% team!
Hey Taylor, thanks for the comment. So this is why this video has such high salaries. It does not necessarily suggest these roles can be achieved right out of school and sure some of these data include advanced degrees. This video is a summary of the IEEE-USA report and it makes the connect between area of technical competence and salary. So essentially if you want to have a top salary one way or another, these are the areas to focus, right now.
If you want to join the team, I’d love to have you send your resume to hello@jakevoorhees.com with “1% Engineer Team” in the title. What I really need is a RUclips assistant to help me with a bunch of stuff. The trade off is a lot of mentorship and 1:1 time w me and the rest of the team. Thanks!! Looking forward to chatting
Hey not sure if you sent me an email, thank you !!
@@JakeVoorhees you dropped this 👑
Not sure what you mean but I looked through my email and I cannot find your name so please resend thank you
Yet I make 6 figures and many of my colleagues surpass me with just our BSEE and a couple years of experience. It’s definitely possible.
I am an EE student and I see that what you call here systems software is a large area in EE called embedded systems, those are computer systems that engineers program to control systems such as automobiles, spacecraft, medical devices, factories, traffic, and just about anything that has a small computer in it but is not considered a personal computer like phones and desktops.
Another thing is that circuits and devices is part of every complex system and not only TVs and computers, but also aircrafts, telecommunications equipment, robots, solar power systems, satellites, if it's not a purely dumb mechanical object like a door it probably has an electronic circuit in it. In fact many doors such as those with RFID keys are full of amazing circuitry.
Otherwise it's a great video.
I'm actually talking about systems software engineering, so working internally to a big company and not working on internet products like applications software engineers. Thanks for the comment. And yes the "Circuits and Devices" category for EEs applies to all sectors. Appreciate the insights, I'll add these notes for future videos, cheers!
Let me know what I can help you with okay? Love you
What are the skills that are relevant for an electrical or electronic engineer? What skills are required to increase your job placement?
Hi! I'm an Electrical Engineering Grad Student who did an Applied Physics Major and Math Minor in Undergrad. I have a lot of theoretical knowledge and have a decent understanding of device physics now because of some of the EE classes I took in Undergrad and Grad school. I'm trying to figure out what kind of skills I should focus on as someone with all of this theoretical knowledge. I have an understanding of semiconductor bandgaps, device manufacturing and design, a bit of knowledge in semiconductor processing, spintronics, and devices and sensors, as well as some baseline knowledge of Circuits/Electronics and Signal Analysis.
This is probably too late but for someone like you, you're pretty much set for nanoelectronics/semiconductor field but could provide more details
Thanks for sharing this video. I pulled 6 figures in Civil after 4 years. So, I'd say that isn't too shabby.
I’m a civil engineering student right now and was wondering what career path u chose?
Private sector. Heavy Civil. Alot of work but you can easily be hitting 6 figures. Make sure you gain some internship experience. That'll help you and you'll be ahead of your classmates who didn't do that.
GREAT VIDEO!! thank you so much for making this video. Now I see the possibilities in electrical engineering!
If possible could you get people in the industry's you mentioned in the video and interview the ones you think most people want to see?
Awesome, and which are your favorite? A lot of EEs want to do mechatronics, so maybe today's video is good for you too, “Is Mechatronics Engineering a Good Career? ruclips.net/video/UkPKlA6j0f8/видео.html
Let me know what questions you have, thanks!
Thanks yeah I can do that probably. Which companies would would want to hear from?
@@JakeVoorhees Boston dynamics! And Texas Instruments!
Yeah those are pretty cool companies, esp Boston Dynamics. I'd love to have someone on the show from there, so I'll keep looking for you! Thanks so much and let me know how I can help you next cheers
I had applied for EE after my grade 12 examination thanks for giving some insights into EE... From Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬
Been excited for this one!
Thank you so much and really appreciate the bell being turned on by you
Im 34 years old.
I want to start a new career in electrical engineering, but I have terrible high school, college grades. Dropped out of college about 4 times.
Any good advice on how to begin again?
Awesome! Good goal. Okay so, I think you should get started again with a community college or pre-engineering technical 2 year program. Something that will get your academic ball moving again, not incur a lot a debt, and allow you to start to accrue good grades so you can transfer into a full engineering program.
Here are some studying tips so you can get rolling on the right foot, “Engineering Study Skills” ruclips.net/video/53A-3T5_2zE/видео.html, and let me know what else is on your mind / what you are trying to figure out / what questions you have?
Thanks!
@@JakeVoorhees Thank you for taking the time to reply Jake.
I really want to take a new path while I'm still young, I'm getting mind ready for this.
I'll check out the link you sent. I also want to make my journey public to keep myself motivated, and to show my family, friends and other Individuals that it's never too late to start something new.
Thanks again.
Hey no worries. I think those are two great goals. Pivoting in life before you are too old and announcing to the world that you are doing it. It keeps you accountable. Good stuff man.
Let me know how I can help ok? Cheers I answer all comments on here so, thanks!
Hey Jason, what do you think of electronic starter kits like Arduino?
I'm trying it out this week.
A good topic for you to do a video on would be Automatic Test Engineering (ATE) in the chip test industry. They don't teach it in any university, it has to be picked up as OJT and experienced engineers are very hard to find. I've been doing it 40 years, and see a vast shortage of them. Their salaries are often in your S-Tier. PM me for more information on this subject and the types of companies who hire them. All that is really required is a BS in physics, electrical engineering or CS.
Hello, could I get in vontwct with you regarding this?? I would really appreciate it😊
@@pilarflores8317 sure
Yes, I am in love with Instrumentation & Measurement - this should go into a special new tier above 'S'!
I really needed this video, it was amazing! I am still really happy with the overall salary for robotics engineers within electrical engineering. I Know it's the 8th one on the list for salary but it's still 30% higher than the average for electrical engineering. And aside from that, it is one of the best careers in EE and it's my passion so I'm SUPER excited!! Thank you soo much for making this video. 🙂🙂🙂😄😄😄😊😊😊👌👌👌👌❤❤❤
What this is my favorite comment today omgggg thank you !!! Have you seen my mechatronics related videos? They may help you,
I think mechatronics is the future. It is the intersection of mechanical and electrical engineering, so you can lean into either the physical design side i.e. mechanics, or the electrical engineering aspects which would include the circuitry, signals and controls, power, automation, and programming aspects. I think a mechatronics engineer who leans into the electrical engineering side of things is VERY well suited for the future. Here are some videos that you may be interested in:
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“What Do Mechatronics Engineers Do?” ruclips.net/video/4YjLZcQRLds/видео.html
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There are only 28 ABET mechatronics engineering programs in the world and just 3 in the USA. So oftentimes you have to choose EE or ME or CPE and do a degree concentration in mechatronics, which is a great path. Some universities have a formal certification program within EE/ME/CPE, or you may have to build it yourself. You would do that by for example, majoring in EE and taking more electronics courses and less about power or telecommunications. You would take robotics electives, signals and controls, and circuits courses, etc. Your CS related courses should revolve around mechatronics rather than something else, and so on.
Computer Engineering is often a subset of Electrical Engineering. But sometimes engineers struggle to choose between ME vs EE/CPE. This video will help you decide, “Mechanical VS Electrical Engineering” ruclips.net/video/6PJ-Yw5qVsc/видео.html
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These will probably be helpful as well:
“What Do Mechanical Engineers Do?” ruclips.net/video/5wEteXzhtak/видео.html
“What Do Electrical Engineers Do” ruclips.net/video/zRawKI6Qsm0/видео.html
“What Do Computer Engineers Do?” ruclips.net/video/hiL-cTbz188/видео.html
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I also ranked Mechatronics Engineering as one of the only two S-Tier Mechanical Engineering options in this video, “Mechanical Engineering Job Tier List” ruclips.net/video/ghxBLeEX_OM/видео.html
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Does this help and make sense? Let me know what follow up questions you have okay? I respond to everything, thanks again!!
@@JakeVoorhees yes I have watched all the videos that you've recommended and I finally found the best route for me. That route is electrical engineering. I'm interested in the electronics side of robotics as well as programming. I realize that I want to work with the aspects that make a robot intelligent but also have the opportunity to work with the electronics side of it and be hands on. The structural side of robotics is cool but dosen't really interest me as much as the other two. I believe that I made a great choice, but I wouldn't have figured that out without you. For a long time I've been searching for someone who can give me advice and guidance about my career opportunities and best routes to take, but I don't really have anyone in my family or friends that knows about engineering. I'm kind of the odd ball out. You see, everyone else in my family are more in the artistic world of things. For example, my mother is a painter and my sister is a film major. Everyone else does stuff like social work. I'm not saying that those careers aren't important, it's just that they are ALOT different from what I'm perusing and my friends and family can't give me answers to the questions I've been asking myself for a long while. Anyways sorry if it sounds like I'm blabbering on and on it's just that I feel like you are a magnificent person to talk and relate to. Thanks for listening, you have no idea what it means to me.
P.S. you are awesome and never stop doing what you're doing, trust me you are making a positive difference in your audiences lives. . .definitely mine ❤❤😊😊👌👌.
Wow what a great comment, thank you so much for mentioning all of this. Love love this commennntt
Most of engineers you mentioned like machine learning, application/web developer don't actually come under electrical but CS
Couple of questions: Already have an English Degree with little Math/Science. 1, Do colleges look favorably/unfavorably at older mid 20s students getting a second bachelor's? 2. How long do you approximate it'll take to finish (assuming all of the humanities credits transfer) 3. Silly question, should an older student live on-campus? 4. Does the school rankings matter that much for good starting positions (& internships) or should the focus be on getting into an accredited program and working hard? In other words are top employers snooty about where they hire from? Any reply or video would be greatly appreciated.
I'm in my thirties and going back to school...in what world or galaxy is a mid twenties person an old or "older" person? 🤷♂️
Jake, can you do a chemical engineer job tier list, would appreciate it
I will consider that, and it would be interesting, because soooo many chemical engineers end up working outside of chemical engineering :) thanks for the comment. Are you doing ChE? have you seen my ChE videos? They may help you, “What can Chemical Engineers Do?” ruclips.net/video/DGEwoGjMP0M/видео.html
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“Chemical Engineer Interview” ruclips.net/video/5o8QzeIlHuk/видео.html
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Let me know if these help and make sense, and what follow up questions you have okay? I respond to everything, cheers!
@@JakeVoorhees yes, I am currently in my first year in ChE
Nice okay, sounds good. How is it going? Let me know if there is anything I can help you with okay? Cheers thanks! I respond to everything
I have an associates degree and bachelors degree in electrical engineering technology. I am also a Tau Alpha Pi National Engineering Honor Society award member for keeping my GPA above 3.5. Keeping my grades in class at an A meant not taking any internships to interfere with it. I graduated when Covid started and have been trying to find a foot in the door to start my career. Perhaps there is somewhere to accept entry level positions. I am also inclined with programming skills using Python. I wish to learn anything and become a master at it. I hope you have some suggestions. Thank you.
Awesome vid Jake! Now do one for Civil Engineering! And don't forget to add some personal touch from your transportation engineering background ;)
Yeah for sure thanks Civil Engineering Job Tier list is coming next actually, hoping for Monday. Is that what you are trying to do, CivilE? Have you seen my other civil videos? These may help you for now, “What Do Civil Engineers Do” ruclips.net/video/FssJcjOIB7A/видео.html
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“Civil Engineering Have a Good Future | Good Major?” ruclips.net/video/O2eedXUxTDM/видео.html
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“Is Structural Engineering a Good Career?” ruclips.net/video/LS0fdWnjPWY/видео.html
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Construction Engineering sits nearby civil engineering, so make sure you watch this too, “Is Construction Engineering A Good Major | Construction Engineering vs Civil Engineering” ruclips.net/video/HHiBTH4ufYU/видео.html
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Let me know what follow up questions you have okay? I respond to everything, cheers and thanks again!
Thank you so much! I needed this because I want to start a major in electrical engineering
Very cool, thanks for the comment. If you’re good at calculus and physics and programming, EE is the best major for you.
Have you seen my other EE videos? They may be helpful, Yup electrical engineering is a great career and I think its the best major to choose in engineering right now. Check out these videos for more,
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“What Do Electrical Engineers Do?” ruclips.net/video/zRawKI6Qsm0/видео.html
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And this one talks about high paying EE roles:
“Jobs for Electrical Engineers over $100,000” ruclips.net/video/Vi4hkCeNWs0/видео.html
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Also, a lot of electrical engineers wish to work in mechatronics/robotics, so check out this video “What Do Mechatronics Engineers Do?” ruclips.net/video/4YjLZcQRLds/видео.html
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And since computer engineering is a subset of electrical engineering, “What Do Computer Engineers Do?” ruclips.net/video/hiL-cTbz188/видео.html
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I hope these help. Let me know what follow up questions you have so I can help you with those. I respond to all questions. Cheers and thanks again!!
Perfect! Thanks for the comment. Let me know what EE questions you have next okay.
Hello, I wanted to do mechanical engineering when I entered uni, but then changed my mind to EE during the second year. Now i'm specializing in EE instead of ME. But I am slightly regretting my choice since there is not any ME course in it and I also enjoyed ME courses also in the first two years but I had no intention of specializing just in them. The two main reasons I chose EE is that I do sound design as a hobby so doing EE can be beneficial for such a hobby since in EE we study signal processing and such... the other reason is that I started to like programming in uni although I haven't touched a single line of code before college. Was my choice a good one?
I think it’s fine :) EE is better than ME and you can always take electives in hardware design and aspects closer to ME. If you like coding and like audio signal processing things, EE is great too. Don’t worry okay? Ask me whatever other questions you like ok? Cheers !
@@JakeVoorhees what could i do mechanical or electrical (interest in both fields)
Why don't you minor in Mechanical Engineering?
@@JakeVoorhees Hey man, I am a Indian citizen and I did EE from Tel Aviv University Israel passed out 2022. I like programming and am quite good at it. What masters shall I go for EE or Cs?
Hi Jake I don’t know if you would be interested but a computer science video like that would be soo dope!
Yeah thanks for the comment and suggestion. I have gotten this request a few times today so yeah it'll be here soon enough! Do you have any CS or engineering related questions I can help you with right now? Cheers thanks
I am a 36year old technician who has worked in many trades. I have always wanted to be an engineer. I have finally made the decision to go back to school and take electrical engineering. I was considering more robotics or circuit engineering. Electronics are a hobby of mine. I know this is very little information but what do you think?
How is your journeys going so far? Did you pursue EE 😀?
hi! i'm a second year electrical engineering major. i work full time and i live on my own in the bay area so financial constraints are incredibly pressing. i'm worried that an absence of internships and/or personal projects and other extracurricular activities will lower my chances of getting hired in a field of ee i'm interested in. how important are those things and what can i do to work around my constraints without being homeless (lol)? thanks for the information and the video, my most desired jobs were all on there! (smartphone and watch, machine learning, and especially robotics and automation).
I quit my full time job to go to school full time. To supplement income and build experience, I do co-ops during school semesters and internships in the summers. Having an internship is absolutely pivotal to getting a better paying job once you graduate.
EMI... radiation, antenna theory... circuits, components, board-level... circuit simulation... microwave engineering... signal integrity... plenty of great areas I'd love to be in, but so very few jobs in any of these areas suitable for a physicist :(
I have been an automotive technician for 20 years. I spent 10 years working on military equipment as active duty and as a civilian contractor. I have spent the last 10 as a master tech in a GM dealership. I really enjoy diagnosing electrical concerns and want to go deeper in electricity. I am 37 years old and almost have my associates in automotive technology. Just have a few core classes I’ve put off taking due to lack of interest in world history and macro economics. Do you think it would be worth my efforts to try to pursue a career in EE this late in my life?
24-30k for the degree plus 4-6 years if ur going to be doing part time courses.... If i were you at that point in my life id put that time and effort on creating my own business independent automotive contractor or my own electronics automotive shop
B tier 😭, EMI/EMC/Rad Hard Eng - you got the niche part pretty much spot on, it does extent to defense and space for almost the entire job market.
Edit: can you comment on how a PhD helps/ doesn’t help ?
Hey thanks for the comment. Yeah sorry to put your industry / the one you want to work in inside B Tier. Some of them have to be! I think this is one industry where a PhD would help a lotttt. A lot of engineers in aviation have them because there is so much theory and complicated applications. Plus, the employers are mostly large defense and government contractors who may require a PhD and have the budget to pay extra for one. Does that make sense and help? Let me know what follow up questions you may have okay? Thank you!
@@JakeVoorhees Ha, pretty much summed up my career so far! I have been curious about the typical age for Ph.D. Engineer and/or realistic time it takes to get a Ph.D.? (and hey, thanks for your prompt reply )
Hey thanks for the comment, engineering PhD is usually another 5 years. Typical age is probably late 20s to start. You work for a while, get your masters, and then realize after that that you want a PhD too. It's far more rare to see someone go immediately into a PhD program after bachelors. Thanks again! Let me know what I can help you with next, cheers!
I'm pretty sure you didn't properly separate electronic engineering from electrical engineering
I'm noticing graphical glitches in this video, 22:16 for example. Could this be from your video rendering?
How much of the $215k salary for smartphone/smartwatch engineers is simply due to most of those jobs being located in Silicon Valley...where $215k is almost enough to afford your own apartment without having six roommates splitting the rent?
Hey Jake , thanks for the video , it really helps
Could you set up a video regarding some additional certification courses that might aid in each of these categories , like Nebosh and all
Would love to have a video like that
Jake, Power/Energy engineering major here. It is exciting to see Power up in S-tier! I am really interested in energy storage and feel like this can be applied to any of the fields you mentioned. You are not just limited in choosing "big" power. However, working for a power company will have its benefits.
Ya man !! Thanks for commenting for sure. What is your dream job after graduation? Let me know if you have any questions about anything or there’s anything I can do to help you k? Cheers ! I respond to everything, later !! ❤️❤️
Could you please tell if you are happy about your choice? I also chose power/energy as specialization. I dont know if i did the wrong thing. Any advice?
@@nihatahmadli4868 2 years later, how did it go?
I am taking Electrical Engineering with a concentration on Software Engineering and a minor in Mechatronics (so, besides the full scope of EE and CS, also Mechanical Engineering Subjects, like Engineering Mechanics, CAD, Engineering Design and so on). The Mechanical Engineering Subjects are my favourite ones😑. I love EE and SWE though. I intend to master in Control Theory(I am fascinated by Control Systems), so, I will be teaching myself all the extra hard math I will need and that I won't have in undergrad(like Complex Analysis, Advanced Linear and Abstract Algebra, Partial Differential Equations and so on). In the end, I want to be able to design Control Systems from scratch for stuff like Drones and Planes😅. Also, I am getting very interested in Cyber Security. I find it amazing. So, at some point, I will take some courses on this area as well, I guess.
Do you think this is a good plan?
I think all of this is great. And thank you for adding it to the comments. If you like computer science related things, software engineering within electrical engineering, that combination is one of the best for the future - as you can see. So I encourage you to take as much coding and programming courses as you can. It's okay to be interested in everything, which is what it seems like for you (its totally fine). In fact, you often don't realize what you like more vs other things, or don't like at all, until you actually get started with doing it and then you realize you don't like it. It happens a lot.
So don't really worry about having a refined plan. Your plan will evolve each and every year you advance, so just keep going and moving with the punches, and ask me questions along the way. Sound good?
I have videos on mechatronics and software engineering too.
“What Do Mechatronics Engineers Do?” ruclips.net/video/4YjLZcQRLds/видео.html
“What Do Software Engineers Do?” ruclips.net/video/h9BIkms7kBI/видео.html
Let me know what follow up questions you have okay? I answer everything, thanks!
@@JakeVoorhees, tbh I wasn't interested in Programming before, but that's because I wasn't thinking the way I should haha. I realised how important this skill, and after putting some extra effort into it, my learning experience changed a lot and now I can't wait to be a good Electrical and Software Engineer.😅 It's not my best/first subject, because this spot is reserved for Maths, but still haha.
Also, did you notice how the flow here changed? People DO like when you guys respond. I appreciate you taking your time to educate us and making this channel as engaging as possible. Congratulations for the great content. One of the few channels I let all ads run and don't get angry haha.
Edit: I had already watched all the EE, Software Engineering and Mechatronics Videos or Job related stuff on your channel haha.
Cheers, Mate.
Haha well good thing for you, math is heavily involved with programming, so being good at maths means you can be good at programming. Yeah I have noticed a lot has started to change when I have been responding to 100% of comments. And the other thing that is interesting is exactly like you have pointed out, other people notice too. So I appreciate you for sure.
Glad you watched all the EE and Software E, and MTREs videos. Thank you for that. Let me know what questions you have next and I will answer those here, as you can see, cheers!
These videos are fuggin great my dude. EE major here and you have very detailed videos. I appreciate your work 🤝 1%
this video gave me great insight thank u!!
Sorry to burst your bubble but it is going to be really difficult to become a machine learning engineer with an EE degree without any relevant experience and some luck. You're competing with CS majors who have at least a masters or more likely a PhD in some sort of machine learning related field. How do I know this? I've experienced this. I did my BS in EE and my MS in CS with a ML focus, yet it's still difficult to find junior ML opportunities where I stand some chance. I'm not saying it's impossible, but it will definitely require more effort than the other EE jobs listed in this video.
Hey, thanks for the vids. I’ve been binge-watching a lot of them. I do have a question for you. I want to pursue engineering. Major career shift. And since I finished undergrad a decade ago, I know I’m going to have to basically start over. My question is what would be the most accurate engineering pathway to pursue? I loved the electricity and magnetism content that was covered when I took physics (electrical). But I also want to focus on infrastructure and development (civil). At the same time, I like studying broad topics and figuring out what makes things work (mechanical?). My mind is scrambled. EE is a passion based on intellectual curiosity and fascination. Civil is a passion based upon a sense of mission. I had considered mechatronics, but I don’t really care to build machines (although robots and other devices would be awesome). I should include that I was previously a software engineer. I enjoy coding and I’m quite good at it, but I hated sitting in front of the computer all day like a mindless drone. I appreciate any feedback you may provide. Thanks!
Why would you have to start over?
Such an exciting video! I really hope I can get into the solar and energy engineering sector, though general power and MEP type seems cool too! It's gonna be tough having the get that PE though 😭
Heyyy thanks for the comment and this sounds like a good plan to me. The PE isn't too crazy. It's just a long exam that you have to study for, and its worth it. That's why Professionals Engineers get a lot of societal respect, make good money, etc. Any questions I can help you with right now? Thanks!!! Love you
@@JakeVoorhees my only concern is what it's like to be a PE, taking full liability for big projects and designs that you sign off on. It sounds somewhat stressful having that responsibility, but I feel like there has to be some context that I am missing.
Hey Kevin thanks again for that question. Yeah it may seem like a little scary, but its not like individual pressure like that. It's more like swearing an oath. I love what the Canadians have done with their version, the PEng. The Quebec Bridge collapsed in the early 1900s, twice actually, killing a total of 88 people. The cause of this was poor design, and engineers responsible. So now, when engineers graduate from university, they have in Iron Ring ceremony. Each engineer is given a special ring to commemorate the people who were killed, and commit to an obligation. An obligation where they will wear that Iron Ring on their writing hand, and it will touch all of their work. And in wearing that ring, they are committing that they will do everything in their power to ensure their work is up to standards and and of such quality that they are striving to avoid what happened to the Quebec Bridge. They are committing to keeping people safe.
That is really what the PE is about. Not to make each and every engineer personally accountable and that you may be sued or fired. Sure that can occur in extreme circumstances, but mostly it's a reminder that our work matters. That we need to take it seriously and we need to keep people alive and safe. And each time an engineer uses their Professional Engineering stamp, they are committing to that by in some way, putting their professional license on the line.
I worked for a company that always had three engineers approve everything. You had the lead who did the work, and then I think two back checkers. I really liked that. So if there was a mistake, its not on just one person. The full team is accountable.
Does that help and make sense? Let me know what follow up questions you have about anything okay? Cheers thanks so much!
I would comment that for Smartphone/Smartwatch Engineers it's very difficult to get into those positions without extensive experience in the Personal/consumer electronics industry especially for the Top players that actually pay that kind of salary like Apple.
Good video overall though. Though young engineers should keep in mind these are median salaries and not the numbers you are looking at for your first job out of college as an undergrad.
Yeah that's gotta be true :) I guess that's why its #1 and has such a high salary. Appreciate the comment, let me know if you want to brainstorm about anything, or if there is any way I can help you, cheers!
@@JakeVoorhees I would also say Circuits and Device engineer is definitely the most flexible and open-ended that can help lead people to those kinds of jobs b/c every system needs circuits and devices. While it's not exactly what i do I probably fall within the circuits/device engineer kind of area.
Yup exactly right. I tried to reinforce that and say "median" over and over again. It does seem like a very standard way to report salaries - the 50%th percentile. Entry level is one thing, but BLS and now IEEE seems to really like median :) thanks again!
Oooo okay cool. Maybe it should have been S/A tier :) I have a feeling a lot of these videos will show back up in another way, cheers thanks!
Do you think going to community college for electrical engineering is worth it? The major/career advisor at the school told me everyone who goes through the 2 year program can easily get a job working as a technician for factories in the area. I’m in my mid 20s and only have a GED and am desperate to a pathway to a better job.
Did u get it?
Hi just wondering what you think about nanotechnology - photonics and electronics, so like building semiconductors and quantum devices
Hey thanks for the comment. I think all of those industries are good for the future. Especially quantum and nanotech. Best bet is to make sure you focus on as much programming as you can, because all of these futuristic fields will rely on computer science a lot. What else can I help you with? Cheers thank you again!
Awesome video!!
On a side note:
what’s some advice on starting a blog? Specifically I’m thinking of summarizing engineering journals, what would be a great way of being able to find specific topics
What’s your advice on finding your niche?
Any advice is appreciated, take care!
Hey Rob, thanks for the comment. I think summarizing engineering journals is a cool idea. First start goal oriented. Whats the point of the blog? Is it to elevate your career, or build a lot of traffic in order to accomplish something else? If its just for you, you can do whatever you want and there are no rules. If you are doing it to build traffic, you have to figure out what people are searching for and what they type into Google and find the opportunity of where there aren't a million people writing that content already. Over time and experimenting, your niche will show itself :) does that help? thanks ask me whatever else you like cheers
@@JakeVoorhees thank you for the fast response.
How can you see what’s being searched or not being searched?
start learning about Google SEO. You can use Google keyword planner, autofills, and all types of other tools. It is probably the #1 skill for bloggers besides the actual writing skill part and community building. Thanks!
Great video! I'm a EE undergraduate and I want to focus on energy. I mainly want to work on efficiency and how to save power. Renewable energy is another one of my passions. Would you suggest power systems engineering?
Thank you and I appreciate the comment. Yeah I think that is a great career avenue. I have more videos on energy and renewable tech, and they may help you, The first one features a Forbes 30 Under 30 Energy Engineer who is now an entrepreneur, named Tirthak Saha, and you can see that interview here: “Forbes 30 Under 30 Energy Engineer Interview” ruclips.net/video/QvRrXqeLSPw/видео.html and I did another short interview with the Direct of Energy Engineering & Sustainability at a local technical college, and you can see that interview here, ruclips.net/video/lo5_mV0-ZO0/видео.html
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I’ve also done an interview with the Director of R&D with a carbon capture company in Europe called Climeworks, and you can see that conversation here, ruclips.net/video/H9LhYdZx1-0/видео.html
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I think it’s a great field with a lot of room to grow in the future, particularly if we want to actually keep living here on Earth. We have done a lot of damage that we need to reverse, and a lot of work in order to be carbon neutral and not make an environmental impact on the planet. Does all of this help?
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Thanks so much. I appreciate the comment. Let me know what other questions you have okay? I respond to all comments, even if it takes me a few days, Cheers!
Hello! Really interesting video. Maybe it has been asked, but in which category would you put embedded software/low level and FPGA engineers? Thanks and keep up the good work ;)
Circuits and devices
Embedded Systems Design and Development is its field. Even though it broadly falls under Digital Systems.
I was waiting for EE working in medical engineering, oh well. Great video!
Oooo I see, very cool. Thank you for the comment. What questions do you have / what can I help you with? Thanks!
Thank you for the information!
Question, I am currently working in the electrical field as a commercial/residential electrician. Mostly commercial. I am looking for some sub categories in electrical engineering that may incorporate at least a portion of the skill sets and knowledge from my field. Always been a math and buildings guy, but I'm not sure if being an architect is what I want to do. I'm a big computer person, I really appreciate electrical components on a circuit board, ever so fascinating how rocks and metals can manipulate electrical currents. Tried Computer Coding in college, not my thing. But I am open to suggestions.
MEP engineer
Epic dude thank you
The main thing is landing a job. i am on F1 status and 80% jobs require a US citizenships. Also I am good with circuits, and PCBs, but I am not sure if I can land a job right after my Undergrad, which I really want to.
My advice to you would be to reach out on LinkedIn and find support communities for this. There is a channel called SinghinUSA that you can google and it has advice that can further help you out. Google myvisajobs, that is also pretty helpful.
Planning to transfer to UMich for Electrical in 2022. I'm 34 yrs old though so it's going to be tough balancing work, school and money.
Yeah the balance is real. I'm 33 so I'm super encouraging to our peers who feel like you and want to go back to school for engineering. You got this though. All of us engineers had that 1-2 students in our classes that were 10-20 years older than everyone else. And let me tell you, those students were always A+ students and always carried the groups, had a good relationship with the professor, etc. They are more mature. They know what they wanted. And generally they have industry and experiential advantages, that if you can pass the aforementioned considerations, you will do great.
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I hope this helps, cheers and good luck. Let me know how we can help more next. I respond to everything, thanks!
Hey man! I am in the same boat! Looking to switching careers and going start taking classes for EE this summer. I am same age as you are, full time job, family... But I think it will be well worth it for both of us. It will pay off in the long run.
Good luck!
Thanks for this comment and for being so supportive, cheers! Let me know if theres anything I can help you with k cheers
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Jake l love your content! You do such a great job and I am sure you help tons of people!
I know most of your audience is 18-25 age but I feel like you do have some older audience as well who are looking to switch careers and go back to school for engineering.
Are you able to make the video that talks a little bit about people who go to school part time because they are older and already have another career. Maybe you have friends didn't start as engineeres first and had to go back to school. Would love to hear their advice and tips for making it through.
Also you mention how crucial it is to do different clubs, activities and internship. How do you think lack of this experiences would effect older students who have full time jobs and can't participate in those activities.
Thank you again!
Yeah that is right, there is another 25-30% who are 25-34 or whatever the next RUclips bracket it. Ahhhh let me know find my phone. 2min later. Yeah 28.2% between 25-34, and thats from the last 28 days even. Yeah I will try to do this, about going back to school and reconsidering a career in their mid-late 20s and early 30s.
To help you right now, I actually do not think its impossible to be part-time and have a full time job and do all those things. I think you can find a way to make 1 meeting in person, or go to all the virtual meetups for a club / society / organization - for an EWB group, etc. I think you could volunteer to do some research with a professor, or like I did, get paid to do some research. You could be a grader. You could try to intern remotely somewhere so you can do the work nights and weekends. You can even just build a portfolio of things at home nowadays. Depending on what you want to get into, there are ways to construct your own experience.
Does this help and make sense? Let me know what follow up quesitons you have okay, cheers!
Thanks! I know this is kind of old by now, but still helpful. These are all based on the median, so how about the other side? What are the less paying jobs? Are they mostly the same, but with less experience or different jobs altogether?
Power engineering consultant here. I make about 3x the median household income where I live. Plus, I enjoy my job. It's fun and fulfilling. There is plenty of demand for electrical engineers. A solid career choice.
Loved the video! New subscriber here. Just got accepted into a EE Master’s program. Currently holding a BA in Aeronautics. How difficult is EE at the grad level compared to other types of engineering? 1-10 scale?
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Doing my final year in Electrical power engineering 😍 and I'm INLOVE with what I'm seeing.
Nice! Thanks for the comment. Very cool. Any questions or anything else I can help you with? Thanks!
Thank you very much... Question... Is it possible to work abroad as an inexperienced graduate? I want to work in Dubai. How are my chances?
@@langelihlexaba3141 Yeah for sure, I was working in Canada just 20 months into my first job ever. Working in Dubai is definitely a possibility as projects move so fast and its hard for them to get people to go there. They work 12-16 hour days and get paid reallylllyyyy well but its exhausting. And its hard to find senior engineers who want to relocate their family there, thanks again for the comment and let me know what other questions I can help you with, thanks!
Thank you very much... I love your content, it's really helpful.
Thank you thank you love you, see you again in more comments, cheers appreciate you
You should do a job tier list for computer science! Even though I know it might be very similar to this one
Hey thanks for the comment. It would be a little different and year I’ve been getting a good bit of questions on software engineering / computer science job tier list. I’m going to do top software engineering salaries soon too.
What else can I help you with? Thanks so muchhhh
Yeahh i agree
i guess in other countries , Electrical engineers are often related to electronics engineers. but here in most part of Asian countries, Electrical Engineers are different from Electronics Engineers. they both have different large scope of expertise.
It's really just Heavy current vs Light current...the concepts are the same, and the terms are quite interchangeable.
I am studying electronics at a polytechnic in the Domican Republic and I want to go into electronics engineering at college, I have been looking the differente career paths and the ones I love the most are circuit design and machine learning but I am keeping my options open because I don't have much experience yet but I love the PCB designing and doing the math but I hope during college I can manage to decide what career path to go into
This was an amazing video. So how do you specialize within ee? Do you look for internships in that specific field or are there more things you need to do?
Hey thanks for the question. Yes that is exactly right. You specialize within your technical elective choices, where you intern, choosing more intentionally around the clubs and organizations and engineering societies you spend you time around, the events you attend, the professors you invest in, how you network, where you do volunteer research, and maybe even a course that you grade for. I did undergraduate paid research and was a grader for traffic engineering during my bachelors.
Does that help and make sense? Let me know what follow up questions you have okay? I answer everything, thanks!
@@JakeVoorhees thank you! that answer helps a lot. Can you make a video about machine learning, it seems very interesting. What is the best degree to get if you want to become an ML engineer, CS or EE?
Thanks so much, yeah MLE is a very cool career path. Honestly probably CS and then you could get your masters most likely in MLE or data science, which is what a lot of programmers pursuing AI / MLE do. EE can work in this industry as well, which is why the IEEE reports on it. But this is because so many EEs take a CS like career route. Does this make sense? Thanks so much and ask me whatever questions you have next okay? Cheers thanks!
Iam Confused between Electrical Engineering && Computer Fields. Which will be best??????
i dont get it, how can an electrical engineer work as a programmer? isnt electrical engineer all about hardware?
C++ and Python
You can pursue various roles with any degree, provided your major aligns with the job description. For example, a power systems engineer role typically requires a degree in electrical engineering, whereas positions in embedded systems, machine learning, or software engineering generally seek candidates with a background in computer engineering, computer science, or a related field. With a degree in electrical engineering, you can work in everything associated with computer science, computer engineering, or software engineering, and potentially more as in communication systems, PCB design , electronics, construction, renewable energy, industrial automation . programming is just a skill as much as drawing is, if u can do the job why wont they hire u regardless of your degree?
Bachelor's in electrical Engineering, Majored in power system. Studying Applied energy management renewable energy.
But i love the Maintenance part of engineering cause of how it involve some action and same for power too.
Dont know what the future holds for job search
Do you think that ME will become obsolete one day, since everything is becoming electric????
That's a great question, thanks for the comment. I do actually. And I'd replace "electric" with "virtual" as electronics still require physical things. We won't have phones in the same way, we'll have holographic projections. We're already going to virtual networking events like "The Sims" where we don't need a physical car, or physical clothes, or physical makeup, etc. Electrical has already quickly passed ME and is not stopping :) Are you striving for EE over ME? Thanks for the comment, let me know what questions or follow ups I can help you with, cheers!
How hard is it to move from discipline to discipline , I wanted to be an electrical power engineer but communications and circuit engineering sounds really fun
What is the difference between electrical & electronic engineer and electrical engineer
If there is not a difference
I dont know which one i will chose between computer engineering and electrical engineering
Hey good question. EE means Electrical Engineer. Sometimes programs want to ensure engineers get a little more Electronics within the Electrical Engineering curriculum, so they call it EEE. It's really all the same, just depends on what the program wants to emphasize. Does that help? Let me know what follow up questions you have, thank you !
@@JakeVoorhees Thanks for the quick reply
I am confused about choosing between computer engineer and electrical engineer ,the two major are close ,both take programing languages , i feel they are similar
@@JakeVoorhees and if i want to do double major from computer engineer to electrical engineer
Is that hard ?
@@MA-ed5du Did u get the degree?
Thank you for the video. How is the median salary $101,000 for all EEs, yet every field you spoke of is way over that? What am I missing?
Hey Roger thanks for the comment. Here is how the IEEE-USA salary document works. They surveyed around 8,000 EEs in America. They look at all the salaries and put them into categories. These 10 categories have the top 10 highest medians. Vs every single 328,000 EE salary being included in the median for the BLS which is $101,000. The point is that there are a list of engineers working in smartphones and machine learning and some of these high paying areas, these 10. And then there is the entire population of EEs and when you consider those, some art not making super high salaries. That has to do with where they live and how many years of experience and what sector they are in.
It would be like taking 100 NCAA football teams. You then take the median amount of points they score each game within all 100. Say its 10.1 points. But then you take the median from the best conference? That median would be much higher than the overall median. Does that make sense? Thanks!
Hey Jake, I appreciate all of your videos. You and Zach Star both inspired me to pursue engineering. I'm finishing up my core curriculum at a community college and about to transfer to the local university. My question is a bit specific. I'm currently in the honors program and I'm considering transfering to the honors college, but their engineering program is a bit unique. I'd take 3 years to obtain a BS in physics and then an additional year to get an MS in electrical engineering or Artificial intelligence. What do you think about this path? I asked this question on reddit and some of the guys there said I'd be both under qualified and over qualified at the same time.
Sorry for the long question. Thanks in advance, and thanks again for all the content, it's really helpful.
Nice! Yeah I love Zach. Love the CC into engineering approach too. Saves $$. YOu'll walk into engineering school a better student, ready to get good grades, be more serious, etc.
Hmm interesting potential option.
Well ask yourself this - what is your end goal? How do you know you want to go into EE for graduate school? Wouldn't it make more sense to study EE in undergraduate then? Because you cannot do much with a Physics degree alone - you already pretty much have to go to grad school. But that is not 100% the case with EE undergrad.
I think it would be much better to do bachelors in EE, focus on CS side of things, and then your masters, if you want, can be in AI / Machine Learning so you can hone that rather than getting the masters you should have gotten for you bachelors.
Physics BS only makes sense to me if you are 100% sure you want a Physics PhD and how would you know this is the case? Also, you can get a MS / PhD in Physics with EE bachelors, so to mean EE > Physics in nearly all cases.
Does that help and make sense? Thank you! Let me know what follow up questions you have okay cheers
@@JakeVoorhees Thank you so much for the feedback.
I'm considering the B.S in Physics because I'm still not 100% sure I know what I want to do for a career, and I was thinking the Physics major would be very flexible. Especially since I haven't ruled out going into research, and I've read that physics majors are highly sought after in research departments.
The Honors college at the university I'm considering has programs with Max Planck and Scripps institute, which are basically giants in the field of research and I'd have the opportunity to intern there.
Also, Elon Musk got his degree in physics! lol
Yup all good mentions.
Yeah and Elon didn't get a job after, he enrolled in Physics PhD at Stanford and dropped out to become an entrepreneur.
Do as you wish Albert, don't take my opinion alone. That's never the way :) especially as an engineering mindset. Talk to as many people as you can, with varying perspectives, and make the best decision for you. Sound good?
Let me know what I can help you with next k? Thanks! I respond to all comments, cheers
Electrical Engineers make bank! Great video, I love the list.
Yup!! The best!! I'm in love with seeing what Machine Learning industry does. Finally its out, sorry for the delay, love you maybe chat later huh?
Should I choose electronics or electrical engineering? I have only 2 months left to decide before going to college. And yet I'm still stuck in this situation. It's hard for me to choose since both have overlapping subjects and similarities. In terms of better scope, job opportunities, salary and job satisfaction which among the 2 do you recommend? I would highly appreciate your answer. Thanks in advance.
What did you choose?