Also called: Rare-Earth Magnet Engineer, Magnetic Materials Engineer
Develops and makes the super-strong rare-earth magnets inside EV motors, wind turbines, phones and fighter jets.
You press magnetic powder in a mold, bake it in a furnace and test how strong the finished magnet pulls. When an EV maker wants a magnet that survives hotter motors with less rare earth, you tweak the alloy recipe. Your plant is one of the few outside China making these.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 5 years after high school. Bachelor's in materials science, metallurgy or physics; many have a master's or PhD.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Materials Science & Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Physics.
Growing much faster than average. The US is building its own magnet supply chain.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI speeds up alloy discovery, but running furnaces, presses and tests in a new factory stays human.
Classes: AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP Calculus, Engineering CTE.
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