Should I specialize or stay general in mechanical engineering? I feel like specializing can result in higher compensation over time. What do you think?

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Any time you're in a highly specialized field, especially when you're good at what you do, the price you can command goes us... That being said, if that particular industry or location is oversaturated, or if there just isn't much work at the moment, you can end up in a pretty rough spot. My advice is always to have some kind of fallback, even if that means going from a specialization back to general industry.

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