Thanks to all who replied and to the people who sent PM's.
@MayDay, I'll get in touch with you soon. I think he'd like CAD, although I don't know if any of his classes have exposed him to that yet. He definitely doesn't want to be a professor - he wants to get into the job market. I think he could live anywhere, and if he could pick now he'd pick a big city like Boston if he could. Regarding your last paragraph, he wants to go to a small school because he currently goes to a very small high school (graduating class of 30) and very much likes the increased personal interaction with teachers.
@C-note, I've also been encouraging all my kids to do internships / co-ops regardless of what they do. It seems like a very excellent way to spend college summers.
@Carless, I don't know much about material science / material engineering. Need to look into that.
@Maenad, interesting. I thought the mechE job market was more saturated than the others, but I don't really know. As C-note says, though, six years out is a long way.
@EV2020, thanks!
Overall, my kid likes to have options wrt everything (food, employment, activities). Smart kid with 98% test scores, but still maturing in the area of being diligent with turning assignments in. I only took a year of chemistry and forgot most of it, so he's beyond what I know there. I have a BSCS from 1993 and he doesn't want to really go into CS/EE, so I'm a little lost in how to guide him.
Thanks everyone, keep the comments coming!