Electronic Engineering

My Major Lifespan

until AI starts shrinking hiring of this major’s graduates
Sep 24, 2030 · 1459 days left

AI already handles much of the schematic drafting, firmware coding, and design reviews that fall to new hires, so junior design hiring shrinks first. Bench debugging on real hardware and demand from semiconductor fab expansions prop up hiring, but with no licensing barrier this support does not last long.

Major lifespan is the time left until AI is expected to start shrinking hiring of this major’s graduates. It doesn’t mean the major will disappear or that everyone will lose their job.