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Mechanical Engineers are most wanted by all the industry types for designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining new technologies that increases the productivity of machineries, tools and equipments used in the all types of industries. They can also serve in automotive technology, electromechanical field, fluid mechanics, power stations, railways, aeronautical divisions, research organisations, chemical field, constructions and many more. They can opt for private organisations, public sector companies or government enterprises to enhance their skills and grow in this career.

Mechanical Engineering is one of the basic types of engineering which forms the basis of all inventions and developments. So pursuing a career in this subject needs a lot of dedication, creativity, technically strong skillset, logical thinking, analyzing and professionalism to flourish and prosper in this field. There are a wide range of employment opportunities to mechanical engineers all over the world.

A student who wants to take up this career must have completed his pre-university examinations in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics and then take up an engineering degree course i.,e B.E., or B.Tech., from a reputed college with a fair percentage to get into a job as fresh graduates. Later, he can attain a masters degree(M.E., or M.Tech.,) in any of the subjects he want to specialise in. There are many courses offered in post graduation levels. Some of them can be listed as Production Planning and Control, Material Management, Hydraulic engineering, Building services, Business and Marketing etc.

Mechanical engineering is applied in all fields and therefore their demand and recruitment is very high compared to other engineers of different fields. Their salary structure is also a good one as they are preferred by all industry types. A fresh mechanical engineer is offered a pay structure of around Rs.7K-10K per month in India and has a great potential of earning more than Rs.60K per month with hands on experience in various projects. With a post graduation degree and a few years of experience, it will take you to greater heights in this career.

Other basic criteria are ofcourse good communication skills, problem-solving abilities, learning and implementing new techniques to succeed in this branch. According to surveys conducted in USA, a fresh mechanical engineer would start his career with around 50K$ per year and a post graduate degree can fetch him an approximate salary of 60-65K$ per year. However pay packages greatly varies on the type of organisation, job profile, skill sets and locality you are in.

Selection is completely based on communication skills and percentage scored in academic exams for an entry level job. Computer knowledge is an added advantage to get established in this modern business world as software technologies has replaced manual designing and implementation techniques. There are many certification courses online to become experts in these software tools and this proves to be very beneficial for the professional aspiring for an outstanding career in this field.

Hope this information is sufficient for you to get an overview of mechanical engineering field. Have a great career!!!