Its getting close to graduation day for me. I have about 6 months to go and like most I am having troubles figuring out what to do next so I figured why not ask some of you vetrans about your stories. First off Im not a spring chicken but I have been around long enough to have an idea of how the world spins
I am 30yrs of age and spent 6 1/2 of those years in the US Army. I went to tech school to use my GI BIll and get a degree. I knew I wanted to do electronics from the start. I like to make things and see how they work. The problem Im faced with now is to balance what I want to do with what I need to do in order to support the family 1 wife 2 kids. First off I would like to get one question out of the way (1) Is it true that engineers are less likely to have job security than a technician? I ask this due to an instructor of mine telling me that engineers are usually out the door after so many years due to changing technology versus techs only need to know the basics of analog and digital . (2)How did you choose your carreer? This is the part that kills me the most. Every day I find something else that intrests the hell out of me. The other day I was making my first digital probe and then got side tracked when I started to read on making your own PCb's thus again I got side tracked when I came across an article on stepper motors and so on an so on. One of my biggest problems is deciding which area I like the most. (3) What career or job have you found to be the most satisfying and or fun? (4) This question isnt as important but in your opinion where is the most money to be found in electronics?
I am 30yrs of age and spent 6 1/2 of those years in the US Army. I went to tech school to use my GI BIll and get a degree. I knew I wanted to do electronics from the start. I like to make things and see how they work. The problem Im faced with now is to balance what I want to do with what I need to do in order to support the family 1 wife 2 kids. First off I would like to get one question out of the way (1) Is it true that engineers are less likely to have job security than a technician? I ask this due to an instructor of mine telling me that engineers are usually out the door after so many years due to changing technology versus techs only need to know the basics of analog and digital . (2)How did you choose your carreer? This is the part that kills me the most. Every day I find something else that intrests the hell out of me. The other day I was making my first digital probe and then got side tracked when I started to read on making your own PCb's thus again I got side tracked when I came across an article on stepper motors and so on an so on. One of my biggest problems is deciding which area I like the most. (3) What career or job have you found to be the most satisfying and or fun? (4) This question isnt as important but in your opinion where is the most money to be found in electronics?
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