Keith Van Sickle ⋅ Menlo Park, CA Tensilica ⋅ 25 years experience

I suggest tracking down people in the various areas and asking them about their careers - what kind of work have they done, what have they liked, what have their job prospects been like? You can find them through your school's alumni office, LinkedIn, etc. This will give you a better picture of the different paths you might follow and which one is right for you.

Tedarion Johnson ⋅ College Station, TX U.S. Air Force, Senior Airman ⋅ 4 years served

I wasn't going to major on that, I just came back from Texas A&M and I've decided to go into Construction Science. I was just going to get PE, and PMP certified to have under my belt in any case I'd like to expand my horizon.

Neil Serafin ⋅ Easthampton, MA Telecommunications ⋅ 40 years experience

Yes PE. Professional Enginner. Great employment until the GDP goes down. Big competition by a PE based in India....doing your job via a fiber link at 20 percent of your income.

Tedarion Johnson ⋅ College Station, TX U.S. Air Force, Senior Airman ⋅ 4 years served

Thanks Neil Serafin but I think I may have been unclear and misleading on the PE thing. It's not Petroleum Engineer, It's a certification test to be certified in Engineering in a general term.

Neil Serafin ⋅ Easthampton, MA Telecommunications ⋅ 40 years experience

PE is great. Pick an area with growth....telecommunications, health, War. The big problem is what do you do to insure your still working during the next recessions. During all the recent recessions, many PE's were out of work....no money for projects. Have alternatives in your tool box....college teaching....many unemployed go back to college during recessions.....merger and acquisition consulting....during recessions the over borrowed get eaten by bigger firms. Good luck.