What's an exciting career in electrical engineering?

Question

I'm in my 2nd yr of college and majoring in electrical engineering and i still don't have a clue in what i want to do as a career. i don't like programming that's y i switched from computer to electrical engineering. and i am a very active meaning i can't stand sitting in 1 place for long working(like a cubicle), so if anyone could list some ideas or list some careers within this major it would be greatly appreciated. thanks

Answer 1

HI, its me Mukesh Khatri from Pakistan.I'm also 2nd year student of Electrical Department of Engineering from MUET Jamshoro.The thing for whom tou are thinking about, mean to say the ideas that you want to have from my side.The exciting career in electrical engineering is to become a control engineer by having your M.E after persuaing B.E in power electronics, and this makes you to be in touch with electronic devices, when you'll be having job in certain company or some where else.If you want to have job in the field such factories and mills whr electrical engineers (having just B.E in electrical or postgraduation in Electrical) are supposed to have visit from one portion to an other in order to maintain the control of electricity.

Well dear friend this is what i was thinking about the ideas whom you were desired to have from my side.

Answer 2

You might also consider "outside sales", where you go visit people to market electrical or electronic equipment.  

Answer 3

You could do what this guy does... link below. Looks pretty darn exciting to me.

Answer 4

Let me brutally honest.  There is very little about engineering that is exciting.  In fact, if you want an exciting job, try armed robbery.

Engineering is a creative and lucrative profession for those with the proper skill set.   Within electrical engineering, the hot field is energy generation.

Answer 5

You would probably like a job in the field, performing measurements, tests, etc on equipment. Unfortunately, all jobs will have a certain amount of sitting in an office/cubicle staring at a computer screen. I'm involved in project management, and while I like to go out to the site when I can, most of my time is spent in an office preparing reports, budgeting, etc.