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Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile

If I can stay employed it'll all be fine. If not, well... It'll suck. And there are a lot of people in this line of work that have ended up in exactly that predicament. Engineers too. But it's risk/reward. No guts no glory as I see it. Yes I could get really screwed by the job market but I could get screwed in just about any job the same way. There's no "safe harbor" or "sure thing". There are even MDs out of work right now but statistically those with advanced professional type degrees have lower unemployment rates and it tends to suggest that it's a good gamble if one is reasonably dedicated and stays hungry.

Yup. Though I think most job shortages are location specific, and those willing to move can typically find work no matter what the industry. When business aviation tanked in 2008 there were many engineers laid off from our local aerospace companies, most of them were able to find jobs but it required a move. You gotta do what you gotta do.....