Job Description: Mechanical engineering is the broadest discipline of engineering. Engineers in this field work to create machines such as: car engines, refrigerators, air-conditioning units, machine tools, elevators and escalators, and robots.
Starting Salary: $58,766
Average Salary: $74,920
Gender Breakdown: 19% Female 81% Male
Job Outlook: Mechanical engineers have an employment growth of 6 percent over the projections decade which is slower than the average for all occupations.
Top 3 Schools: 1. MIT 2. Stanford University 3. University of California- Berkeley
Professional societies: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers
