[onewhippedpuppy]

Just curious for ideas. I want out of my current job and am not necessarily in love with my current industry (aerospace). Not to mention that the local market sucks, no options = easy decision. There's also a degree of frustration with the treatment of engineers in general, it seems that they tend to be overworked, underpaid, and not appreciated. Obviously generalizing here but my experience does reflect this, and I've talked to many others who state that it is the status quo.

I'm basically trying to determine other fields that I might semi-qualify for given my experience. I'm a pretty recent college grad (spring 2008), BS in aerospace engineering with a business management minor. 3 years of aerospace industry experience, 20 months of project management experience with excellent references. I was late to go to school, so I have a strong background in construction, customer service, and management from past jobs. I'm not all that picky about what I do, but I enjoy working with people and leading a team.

Yes, I do realize the job market sucks, blah blah blah. This is probably more of a long term goal, but one I can start working towards. Of course, my employer could choose to accelerate it via our next round of layoffs coming in a few weeks.