Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical engineering is one of the broadest disciplines of engineering. Mechanical engineers work to design and develop machines of all types. They work on power-producing machines like generators and power-using machines like elevators. Mechanical engineers design tools that are used by other engineers and machines used in everyday life. Mechanical engineers design and produce engines, mechanical systems, industrial production equipment, and robots.



The average starting salary for a mechanical engineer with a Bachelor's Degree was $58,766 annually, as of 2009.



The average salary for an experienced engineer was $8o,580 annually, as of 2009.



As of 2008, approximately 238,700 people were mechanical engineers. Mechanical engineering is the discipline of engineering with the second most workers in it.



Mechanical engineering is expected to grow by 6% in employment between 2008 and 2018.



The top three schools for mechanical engineering in order from best to last are Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, and University of California-Berkeley

Resources:

http://education-portal.com/articles/Top_Schools_for_Mechanical_Engineering.html

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics