Mechanical Engineering : Scope, Base, Sector Covers, Salary, Career Opportunities

RK Verma

3/20/2023

Mechanical engineering is the broadest and oldest branch of engineering. Anything which is movable belongs to Mechanical engineering.  In this article, following topics are covered :-

  • Basic of mechanical Engineering

  • Sectors covering mechanical industry 

  • Scope for mechanical engineer

  • Salary in mechanical industry

  • Career opportunities for mechanical engineers 

Mechanical engineering based on the following Subjects :- 

  • Physics

  • Mathematics 

  • Materials

    With the use of all three above mentioned subjects all mechanical engineering problems are solved.   

Scope of Mechanical engineering  :- 

Mechanical engineering is a vast field which covers various sectors. some of them are listed below :

  • Automobile

  • Foundry

  • Heating ventilation and Air conditioning

  • Farming

  • Boilers

  • Sheet metal

  • Oil and gas industry

  • Home appliances

  • Heavy Industry ( Crane, Bulldozer etc.)

  • Machine Equipments

  • Fabrication 

Salary Ratio for Mechanical engineers  :- 

Salary of any field always depends upon following three factors :

  • Type of industry

  • Type of Department you working

  • Your skills & dedication

    Type of industry plays an important role for your growth. if we compare with all sectors, Automobile sector is at top among all sectors.

    Although all departments have equal importance in industry, but Research & development (R&D) is most critical & highly paid department.

    Last but not the least, Your Skills and dedication towards your job is the top most factor in your professional growth. If you are highly skilled or dedicated towards your job, it does not matter in which department and which industry you are serving.

Career Opportunities for Mechanical engineers  :- 

Mechanical Engineering is evergreen branch, No ups & down. Almost every industry whether it is IT sector, Electronics Sector, Pharma Sector, Medical Sector  use machines to manufacture their products so they requires Mechanical Engineers.

Conclusion :-

Mechanical Engineering plays an important role due to Automization . Every industry needs automation in their process to increase production and maintain quality. Which requires the demand of more advanced Machinaries.  Hence, Mechanical Engineers are required to run these machines efficiently.