Metallurgy 2.12 pt2

So years have passed.

 

 Literally years.

 

What changed?

 

Like many movies story can benefit from editing. Cuts, shuffles and mixed timeline as far as it brings the edge. In line with it let start with the end.

Where we now?

 

So far most of manufacturing was moved out and it will be really hard to move it back. Range of options for metallurgist to be employed are welding, construction (not much and mostly welding) making things and researching things. Some automotive manufacturing, pipe lining, natural resources, novel things like 3D printing and infrastructure. Welding seem to be very common but metallurgist does not weld, he may check it if it failed, select materials and teach upcoming welders (if institution thinks it's more important to focus on what is going on and less on how it done). There are very few opportunities and they often as common as neurosurgeons. Manufacturing revolves around Quality Control and some optional R&D and in current crisis positions dropped significantly. Automotive is on decline and hire more people who can code than people who can keep production running or invent new materials.

Cheaper is the king.

So what is next?