<p>I am a sophomore ChemE and trying to decide between Chemical or Biochemical Engineering track, since the courses are starting to split off. As of now I'm going towards Biochemical. I would like to find out which type of jobs you will get from both of these majors. Also, if I chose the Bio track would I have a harder time getting a job over the student that chose the traditional ChemE track? I just don't understand the difference because when you choose the Biochemical Engineering track, you still graduate with a Chemical Engineer degree, except you will have a background in bio. I'm not worried about salary differences or going to grad school. If any chemical or biochemical engineer students or graduates could help me out I would appreciate it.</p>
<p>chemical refinaries and chemical producers make the most money by far. Not only do they produce chemicals that are in high demand by both manufacturers as well as consumers, there is also potential health and hazardous risk associated with some of the raw materials and chemical intermediates. Plus, the plants usually really old infrastructure, primarily because they’re so big and expensive, and they don’t want the opportunity cost of shutting things down and loose the competitive edge. And it smells…</p>
<p>Chemical Eng deal largely with process control. Eg separations, heat exchanges, process optimization and thnigs like that.</p>
<p>Bio eng might see more action in the food industry, with quality assurance and make sure people don’t get poisoned or something.</p>
<p>From a monetary standpoint, any engineering will be very well compensated. Some make more than others, but it’s really no big deal.</p>