The skills which mechanical engineers acquire through their college education have the widest area of application of all engineers and lead to the greatest diversity of employment opportunities. This diversity benefits mechanical engineers because they are able to obtain employment in a different economic sector when another is declining. This has served them well, and because of it most recent mechanical engineering graduates have been able to find employment. The mechanical engineer's domain is the wide realm of motion, as well as the forces and energy required for motion. Civil engineers build bridges, but mechanical engineers provide the mechanisms and systems for drawbridges.
Electrical engineers build computer programs, but mechanical engineers build the computers.
Mechanical engineers touch almost every aspect of technology and society. The field of mechanical engineering plays a critical role in many industries, such as power, automotive, aerospace, bioengineering, and manufacturing. They may work in classrooms, factories, offices, or laboratories as teachers, managers, researchers or salespersons. Starting job titles for ME graduates include mechanical engineer, product engineer, process engineer, systems engineer, chassis engineer, research and development engineer, testing engineer, product design engineer, manufacturing engineer, industrial engineer, production engineer, project engineer, and application engineer.