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How hard is it to get a job in the mechanical engineering field with an associates degree.?

I am going to a community college for 2 years and don’t know if i should transfer before or after getting my associates degree.

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Tyler’s Answer

Hey Diego, I don't think there a consistent rule of thumb for associate degree engineering jobs for all companies. I think it will depend on the company you get hired. I have worked at two companies, the first one only being Bachelors degree or higher engineering, and the second one being a smaller company in a rural area, and there are many engineers with Associates degrees or even no degree at all. For those people, they had to work a non-engineering job for some years to become technically skilled enough for the company to promote them to engineering roles. So I would say it's possible to get an engineering job with an Associates degree, but it may take some time to work up to that.

In terms of the transferring question, I don't think it matters if you transfer before the two year associates degree is done or if you get the associates degree and then go onto a bachelors program. At the end of the day when you're applying for jobs you will put your highest degree achieved, which would be bachelors in this case, and the path you took to get that degree won't effect your job opportunities. Do what is best for you!
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Cody’s Answer

From what I've seen, it's easier to get a Manufacturing Engineer job at a smaller company first. Bigger companies usually require a lot of experience instead of just a four-year engineering degree.
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