A number enter the practice of law, particularly patent law, as members of established firms or on their own. A few have become judges. All find technical knowledge acquired and the analytical thought processes developed while pursuing the general engineering curriculum to be extremely helpful. Some general engineers use their training in the field of education, teaching courses in engineering and related subjects and doing research. General engineers join accounting firms, sometimes supplementing their engineering training with a master of business administration degree.
Some graduates use their engineering education as a springboard to medicine.
Graduates have gone on to become medical doctors or to specialize in bioengineering fields. In such positions, a knowledge of economics, history, psychology, accounting, industrial management, marketing, professional expression, diplomatic history and government service, labor relations, and personnel relations all are valuable. In general engineering the student can choose a significant number of courses from the humanities and engineering-related fields while developing a sound basic competence in engineering theory and practice. Some of the more popular Secondary Field of Concentration of Concentrations are discussed in greater detail in the following section. Salaries and advancement usually are attractive for general engineers, comparing favorably with or surpassing the salaries of graduates of equal ability in any of the standard disciplines.