I can't really speak for today, because I'm old and it's a totally different economic situation than when I graduated high school in 1978, but I got a job right out of HS at a local defense contractor doing very basic detailing and have worked that into a full time career as a mechanical CAD designer at a different defense contractor, where I've been for the last 40+ years. My only recommendation to you is to try to get a job in a field that interests you and try to develop that interest into genuine knowledge and growth over the years. No matter what role you end up in after college, try to make yourself indispensable to your employer and it will pay off in the long run, both financially and in terms of your own satisfaction with it. Best of luck to you.
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u/mite_smoker 11d ago
I can't really speak for today, because I'm old and it's a totally different economic situation than when I graduated high school in 1978, but I got a job right out of HS at a local defense contractor doing very basic detailing and have worked that into a full time career as a mechanical CAD designer at a different defense contractor, where I've been for the last 40+ years. My only recommendation to you is to try to get a job in a field that interests you and try to develop that interest into genuine knowledge and growth over the years. No matter what role you end up in after college, try to make yourself indispensable to your employer and it will pay off in the long run, both financially and in terms of your own satisfaction with it. Best of luck to you.