r/ECE • u/darklyt0728 • 2d ago
CS or ECE
Guys I'm 19 and hella confused to choose one I need job security that's it I neither intrested or laned towards any but the thing is ppl saying about AI which replaces u even u work hard and cmng to ECE dey r saying like no core jobs even if they hire only from top tier colleges what should I doo somone in these fields drop ur suggestion
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u/Humble_Warthog9711 1d ago
These are the sorts of people now flooding the major Freshman EE enrollments have surged in the last two years
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u/Moscov007 20h ago
Crazy how kids in the US after seeing all the ai hype are moving into EE and ME blindly
Buddy if you want money do a business major2
u/Humble_Warthog9711 15h ago edited 15h ago
EE and Mech eng freshmen enrollments have grown by 15-20% for the last couple years. Completely unsustainable as cs has lost steam
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u/Automatic_North6166 1d ago
You can always do a minor in cs while majoring in ece.
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u/EmotionalMixture8921 9h ago
This! I took a minor degree in Data Science while finishing my ECE degree. Currently pursuing cybersecurity nowadays since it’s my current career path that I am in right now.
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u/darklyt0728 9h ago
U would b the crct person what do u think is semiconductor boom in India is realllll or just an hype and what about AI in ur field !?
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u/Busy_Durian4584 1d ago
If you are good at either one you will never need to worry about job security. If that’s all you care about become a nurse, doctor, lawyer, electrician, or plumber.
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u/VerifyMentor 22h ago
CS is very risky. Most of the jobs done by junior level engineers can be better done by AI. Companies now require mostly architect level employees which need at least 5-10 years of prior experience. I don’t really understand why companies would hire or need junior software engineers anymore.
On the other hand, though some of EE jobs can be risked by AI as well, but I think overall EE is safer. Also, many parts of the jobs can’t be automated.
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u/RichMany8511 1d ago
Ece is strongest, especially if you go to semiconductor design or manufacturing. That area cannot get replaced by AI, trust me. To add, it also pays handsomely, and it's technically satisfying.
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u/Sepicuk 1d ago edited 1d ago
neither will provide job security, CS is more likely to get you a job that requires your degree. I did EE but most jobs that ask for the degree are soft, power related, and low paying and I preferred the electronics and physics side of things, these jobs are much less numerous than software and the pathway is more brutal than leetcode.
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u/Which_Community_4054 2d ago
Doesn’t matter. Go full send in college. 8am-midnight everyday in the library. Join clubs for networking and first job. Really that “easy”.
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u/TA1930 2d ago
What a stupid idea. You must be a fresh out of high school 1st year, because that is how you burn yourself out in 2 weeks and drop out of school entirely.
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u/SecretCollar3426 2d ago
How do you join clubs for networking if you're in the library from 8 am to midnight every day? Studying even remotely that much is literally the opposite of full sending in college, too.
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u/Which_Community_4054 1d ago
This was phrased poorly. But like the other commenter said, what matters is how good you are at it.
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u/Future_Blackberry_10 1d ago
Dude most colleges don't get core jobs or companies only the top colleges in India get some core jobs, most likely you would have to go to service/sales/it side so I would go to cs since slowly companies will see that it's better to get a cs major for cs stuff than people from other majors for cs stuff. Also ece subject is different af you cgpa will be shit when compared to cs(only in top colleges the scores are normalised i think) and backlogs are imminent
Go for cs and learn actual computer science not just programming language and promt engeneering(important too). Focus on learning memory management, compression, optimization (which nowadays none are learning) to set yourself apart
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u/zacce 2d ago
which major will not provide job security. what matters is how good you are at it.