Is it easy to get a job in those fields with a 4yr degree right now, or difficult?
According to http://www.indeed.com/salary/electrical-engineer.html and of May 7, 2013, it looks like the average salary is very good, around $83,000 and the average electrical engineer salaries for job postings nationwide are 24% higher than average salaries for all job postings nationwide. As for the demand of electrical engineers, according to http://career-advice.monster.com/job-search/company-industry-research/2013-engineering-jobs-outlook/article.aspx, there’s a high demand electrical engineering and physics majors with post graduate engineering degrees in the 2013 year.
For robotic engineers, according to http://www.simplyhired.com/a/salary/search/q-robotics+engineer as of May 7, 2013, the average salary is around $61,000. Average robotics engineer salaries can vary greatly due to company, location, industry, experience and benefits.
Presented at ICRA 2013 by Martin J. Pearson, Charles Fox, J. Charles Sullivan, Tony J. Prescott, Tony Pipe, and Ben Mitchinson from University of Bristol and Sheffield University