How much you can earn in the automotive industry

This also applies to engineers who earn similar sums in the automotive industry. “The automotive industry has to step up now if it wants to keep the good people,” says Christine Seibel. “An engineer who works in the automotive sector can also find work in another industry that pays better. Engineers are needed everywhere.” According to the VDI engineering monitor, there are only 100 unemployed people for every 439 open positions in engineering and IT professions.