Re: Materials job outlooks?

If you like what you are doing I say stick with it. I did and am
pleased with the choice.

I've known hundreds of Materials Science grads an know of very few who
are disappointed with how things have turned out.

One can make a better than average living at it. A few become CEOs.

However, if your life goal is to become filthy rich selling drugs or
something else that people can't do without will increase your
probability of success (if being filthy rich is "success").

If you like having a clue about about the way things work Materials
Science will give you a high probability of success in reaching that
goal. Materials Science as the interface between real science and real
life is inherently fascinating.

As you've discovered, there are fewer jobs in absolute numbers
available than in other common fields. However, there are more
available in a relative sense and they are valued; this is constantly
validated by survey and salary data. (It takes only one person to
decide that the steel is better with a pinch of Niobium in it, it
takes thousands of people to use that steel to build things).

The bottom line is to do something worthwhile that you like; it'll pay
off in the long run. After all, what good is a life spent not enjoying
what you do with it?

Dave

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