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i'm not too sure what i want to do, so i think i want to choose a major (or majors) that will give me enough flexibility. i hear that engineering is the most versatile degree out there, so i think i might give it a shot. however, i also hear that there are outsourcing issues and whatnot, so i'm a bit concerned.
i'm a pretty technical person and i like math and science (i hope this isn't surprising seeing that i'm posting in an engineering forum). basically, i'm either going to major in chemical engineering, or i'll double major in math and accounting with a minor in finance, and i need help to decide which one.
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If anything, outsourcing is more of a problem for accountants than for ChemE's. Most ChemE's work as process engineers in oil refineries, or bulk chemical plants. To outsource such work today would basically entail moving the entire plant overseas (or building a new one overseas), yet that is economically infeasible simply because of the expense of having to ship processed chemicals back to the US. The only future outsourcing threat I can see might be if somebody comes up with a remote control and analysis tool that allows you to run a plant completely off-site (hence, an "unmanned" plant). But I suspect that before that sort of technology is developed, somebody will instead have figured out a way to outsource plenty of accounting jobs. Hence, even in the worst case scenario, it's probably a wash.