Engineering and IT are related. With the exception of those who studied only computer science, a lot of people in IT can also be classified as Engineers. Take for example, Software Engineerswill tell you they are intoIT, but they are also Engineers.At the moment I refer to myself as an IT guy, but while I was in Uni I was an Engineering student.I am a qualified Engineer.The same goes for Hardware Engineers, Computer & Electronic Engineers etc.They may tell you they are into IT, but they are still engineers. So a lot of black people are in Engineering, not sure about other areas like medicine etc.

To answer your question, there is money there. Even though it is kind of slow at the moment. Also that is where the future is heading. Not saying we don't need Doctors or they don't pay a lot for other jobs, but IT is not that difficult.