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In article <Bww4K5.JHs.1@cs.cmu.edu>, jaj1@cornell.edu (John Judge) writes...
>I am a college freshman considering a career in aerospace.  What are the
>chances that the job market will improve by the time I graduate?
>                                        John Judge
> 

You caught me on a pessimistic day, so I'd say pretty poor. Your best 
chances are for a fairly broad-based background (computers, 
engineering, physical science.....choose two or more). Also, be 
willing to adapt to the job market. It may take a few years to get to 
do what you "want" to do or were "trained" to do. Then again, you may 
find it impossible to get back on track or decide you don't want to.

All of this is another way of saying, be flexible and versatile. Often 
companies will train you to do exactly what they want done anyway. If 
you're hoping for government (i.e., civil servant) or academic 
positions, my opinion is that they will only get tougher to get.

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P.S. This time I'm adding a disclaimer. My opinions are no one else's. 
If anyone else has this opinion, than they are probably as crazed as I.
If anyone has a contrary opinion, then that's their problem.