Long-Term Prospects

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Job Satisfaction

General quality of life statement

Whoa. That's some money, isn't it? We just had to stop and have a look there. Your median salary is roughly equivalent to what the really well-off liberal arts majors are going to be pulling down, and the low end is nothing to sneeze at. And seriously, cover your sneezes anyway. It's impolite to sneeze at things. (Unless you're Bryan Cranston.)

The bottom line here is: if you have a job, you're going to be in good shape.

That's a fairly important caveat. As manufacturing increasingly gets shipped overseas, there's a fall in the demand for people who specialize in manufacturing. In the U.S., at least. Makes sense, right? The higher-than-average unemployment numbers reflect that. And numbers (like hips) don't lie. This is not to say that you'll be desperately casting about for a job like a blind fly-fisher, but it's definitely not going to be as easy as you'd hoped.

On the positive side, for a heavily industrial occupation with an uncertain outlook, it makes a fair percentage of people happy. Most people don't like their jobs, but the majority of industrial technology majors do. That's fairly important, especially once you factor in the financial rewards.

In short, odds are you're going to be pretty happy and financially secure in your new gig. Isn't that everything you're supposed to have when you graduate college? Okay, that plus a pony.

25th Percentile Salary

Median Salary

75th Percentile Salary

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