Careers in Materials Science and Engineering

What Can I Do?

Materials based careers range from Research and Development to New Product Development, Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing, or Manufacturing Leadership. 

Materials Science is a broad, interdisciplinary field and provides a great technical education for engineers who want to practice in other fields but develop an engineering background as an undergraduate: business, law, teaching, military or government.

Who Can I Work For?

Materials Scientists and Engineers are essential in every field, including:

• Energy Industry
• Industrial Manufacturing
• Semiconductors Design and Fabrication
• Advanced Textiles
• Aircraft Industry
• Oil Industry
• Plastics Industry
• Metals Industry
• Ceramics Industry
• Transportation
• Government

How's the Pay?

Really good. The average starting salary in 2006 was $50,982.