I need to pick my college major within the next two hours, what are the key differences in job placement rates between data science and mechanical engineering right now?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
I need to pick my college major within the next two hours, what are the key differences in job placement rates between data science and mechanical engineering right now?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
2025 2026 United States job placement employment outcomes bachelor's degree data science mechanical engineering major unemployment underemployment recent graduates New York FedGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDShort fact
NACE first destination survey 2024 2025 bachelor's engineering computer information sciences employment outcomes majorGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDConsequence
BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook data scientists mechanical engineers 2024 2034 openings growthGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDShort fact
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
2025 2026 United States job placement employment outcomes bachelor's degree data science mechanical engineering major unemployment underemployment recent graduates New York Fed Google ↗
NACE first destination survey 2024 2025 bachelor's engineering computer information sciences employment outcomes major Google ↗
BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook data scientists mechanical engineers 2024 2034 openings growth Google ↗
- The Class of 2026 Job Market, by Field · opportunitydata.org
- The Labor Market for Recent College Graduates · newyorkfed.org
- Data Scientists : Occupational Outlook Handbook: : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · bls.gov
- Mechanical Engineers : Occupational Outlook Handbook: : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · dejavu.org
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 2026 United States job placement employment outcomes bachelor's degree data science mechanical engineering major unemployment underemployment recent graduates New York Fed OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Short fact | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
NACE first destination survey 2024 2025 bachelor's engineering computer information sciences employment outcomes major OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Consequence | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook data scientists mechanical engineers 2024 2034 openings growth OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Short fact | — | — | 1x of 1 |