Career option: Engineering over medicine?

Engineering and Medicine have long been the two most sought after careers for the students. However, these days engineering seems to be gaining ground. Students find engineering easy compared to medicine. Four years of engineering study at a reputed college fetches you a decent job or you might choose to go abroad for higher studies. Choosing medicine as a career requires five years of basic medical study. You have to do a post graduate specialization that requires another three years. Preferably, you must also go in for super-specialization after that.

Post completing engineering course, an engineer will have a stable yearly income. They'll have a stable, sustainable growth in the industry. But if you see from job satisfaction perspective medicine students will have upper hand over engineering students. Medicine students treat people and interact with humans and render service to society and are more sought after than engineers. Most engineers are stuck in their cubicles with low job satisfaction rate. At some point of time they will be tired and bored of their life inside the cubicles and would like to interact with humans than their workstations/terminals.

In India, Engineering and Medical are induced interests. There are some factors like society, peer pressure and hypes which induces fake and temporary interests into the minds of the Indian students.  Moreover Indian students are brought up in a very comfortable zone because of which these factors are more effective in inducing. Good money, lots of variety, the chance to be part of a renowned group of professionals and always in demand these are the main key things to opt for a career in Engineering. Those that are drawn to an engineering or technology course will also find enjoyment and satisfaction throughout their career, as IT marketing expert Richard Brandon highlights. 

An engineering-based education also allows student’s exposure to various technical subjects and skill sets. They will be able to develop skills that are transferable to most industries such as problem solving, decision making, innovation, project management, team working and communication. They will also have the knowledge that they are contributing to a rapidly changing technological environment.

The key benefits of studying engineering are both financial and prospect based. Financially, the starting salaries are among the best across all industry sectors. In many areas, the demand for well-qualified, skilled graduates outstrips supply, and businesses are struggling to find recruits for vacancies. New engineering graduates can expect to earn salaries higher than those in sectors sales, human resources and even finance.

From a prospect perspective, ICT and engineering are getting increased prominence in business circles - particularly in service based industries and strong rounded candidates can also expect to progress quickly within organisations. An engineering-based education also gives you a great base to branch into different sectors and also work your way up to high level management.

Engineers find themselves in finance, investment banking, human resources, IT, business development and administration areas. The industrial and economic success of every nation is rooted firmly in its manufacturing and engineering base, and the skills and ingenuity of its professional engineers.

So there you have it. If you're studying engineering or medicine or already on an engineering or IT degree, you now have a number of ways to answer the question why students prefer to study engineering over medicine? A good starting salary, great career prospects, employment security and a wide range of exciting areas to work in: why would you ever choose to study anything else?