What's the average entry-level engineering job like?

OCCENADE1
Sun, 04 Aug 2013 16:02:36 +0000

Sorry for bringing this thread back to life, but it’s a real eye opener. Most people (including myself) who want to go into engineering think they’ll be doing interesting things like Tony Stark or Bruce Wayne. That being said, it seems like entry level engineering jobs don’t really use much of the advanced knowledge and concepts learned in school. So my question is, what percentage of the undergraduate engineering curriculum is useful for entry-level engineering jobs? Are the advanced courses just a waste of time since they won’t be touched in entry level engineering work?