Which Field is Better

Depends on who you are and where you live.

Exponential growth

Non hectic

Now there's an amusing combination.

The trouble many business administrators have with the idea of exponential growth, is that the most common exponential function one finds in real life has at least one, if not many imaginary components in the power variable.

You can only accomplish, "better exponential growth as well as non hectic", if your parents own the company.

Otherwise, try to find a company full of underachievers, at least you'll have a chance there.

If you are looking for a field where you can make an impact and see continuously improving opportunities- look at energy conservation/environmental improvement.

Before you go off to get a masters, go to an accredited school and become a 6-Sigma Black Belt (check out the American Society of Quality website- they "run" the 6-Sigma program). At the same time, check out the Association of Energy Engineers site for training toward becoming a Certified Energy Manager, at least.

There is lots of information available, and several short programs for skill enhancement, in the energy conservation field. The 6-Sigma training will allow you to work even more effectively in the field- it focuses your problem solving skills.

If you end up working for someone- you will be able to get a very good job with a secure future. You may also decide to "go it alone" or find a couple business partners who can enhance your business operation skills.

Good Luck

A great answer and some new expresions to add to my lexicon.
... who couldn't manufacture a ham sandwich if their life depended on it. <PMSL>
In fact the whole thing had me rolling around the floor.
Del
(Black belt buzz word training...I got one of them to hold my pants up)

I got one of them to hold my pants up

WHAT!!!!!

You wear a belt under your trousers? Or have you been spending too much time in this (admittedly lovely) sand-pit and gone native?!!!

Geesh! Well, there are plenty of Asian Carp making for the Great Lakes for you to eat

If it's non-hectic you're after be prepared for the exponent of that growth to be negative.

Guys, you beat me too it.
Del

my job is non hectic

but I keep a container of excedrin on my desk anyway

and in my company vehicle

and my personal vehicle

and my desk at home

and another one by my blood pressure pills

just in case

Stub

Give up the booze.

Now, now, No need to get drastic.

http://news.discovery.com/human/do-intelligent-people-drink-more-alcohol.html

gave it up years ago

my quest for knowledge far outweigh my needs for spirits

Stub

and I'll be awaiting an apology on that remark

Stub

Sorry, if you took offense.

But your reference to Excedrin makes no sense at all.

I found Temazepam & Fluoxetine excellent for a non hectic working regime, when I wasn't asleep I was totally spaced out.

Fields: the greener the better.

Mechanical Engineering is a versatile branch of engineering. One gets paper degree as a qualification to practice. Experience makes you gradually to become a full fledged engineer. One can get experience if he works and put his heart and soul for the project. No pain no gain. Thermal engineering appears to provide challenging opportunities.

Hello,

My opinion is that "Food - Agriculture Sector" is the best option today.

Regards

Madhav Chowdhary

Environmental engineering is an ever growing field. With a master's degree or a doctorate, you could work for the EPA and be making six figures. I will be going for my MSME soon to increase my chances of a federal job. You can look on usajobs dot com to view the job descriptions.

Like someone above said, find an area that really interests you and you will find teh career path that will be most satisfying for you. I am an outdoor enthusiast so protecting the environment is very interesting to me and is rewarding.

Actually, I would probably suggest marketing to management route as this would be less demanding and hectic, and you get to make the final engineering decisions over-riding the engineers themselves on the basis of cost or some other justification you want for your opinion. Also you won't actually have to know anything and could be more of the concept guy rather than the problem solver who has to figure out how to make the concepts actually work. In addition it tends to pay substantially more, the perks are much better, get to go to parties and such to network with "potential clients" on company dime, travel to and stay in nicer places to "meet with clients", etc.. then as you get older it is easier for a marketer educated as an engineer to move into management, because you have all the relationships with the clients, and to most companies personal client relationships are far more important than quality or quantity of production or deliverables. However, they always want to create the superficial appearance of highly qualified personnel, so it is important to have the engineering degree and possibly a PE license on the resume.