^^^ again, as is the case with the law school thread, the 'globalization' factor is likely to increasingly apply to engineering activities. As such, for an engineer who is at the 'top of the class' at a 'name' engineering university, the possibilities remain virtually unlimited. However, for an engineer who graduates in the middle of his class at a 'no name' engineering university, the prospect of having to compete with outsourced work to much lower cost foreign firms is a significant force for downward pressure on 'run of the mill' US engineer pay rates.
From the 'globalized' standpoint, the 'certificate' holding US technician faces far less price competition since, in general, the types of hands-on work the mechanical / electrical technicians performs is not nearly as 'outsourceable' as, say, a number crunching engineering analysis or design project.



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