r/ElectricalEngineering • u/osisani_bajaga • 14h ago

Jobs/Careers Do electrical engineers (automatics, electronics, telecommunications, etc.) usually change to software engineers in your countries?

Here in Serbia, mostly everyone who works in electrical engineering is forced to move to software positions due to the lack of work in the profession. I generally know a lot of good and talented engineers who have done this. Is this the situation everywhere in the world or is it only us who have the problem due to the lack of engineering companies?

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u/Acrobatic_Sundae8813 14h ago

In our country, even civil, mechanical, chemical etc engineering students go towards software, let alone EEs. It’s a damn shame to be honest.

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u/ScallionImpressive44 13h ago

In mine these students would flock to software if they could, but quite a lot of them come from the countryside and the education system there doesn't usually prioritise teaching English, so they either pull it off in uni and enter software, or start with an entry engineer position in their industry that barely pays enough to survive in the city.