<p>As for you saying that an applicant must have several other qualities to get a job other than just having a college degree. This is true. However, engineering is a very rigorous degree to obtain. Don’t you think that if a person is motivated enough to obtain an engineering degree, they will be motivated enough to have job experience and to work to have a good GPA. Obviously they are slackers with a “1.8” GPA, but don’t you think these people will get weeded out before they can even obtain a degree?</p>
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ME 76, yes he is. See <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/991017-some-hot-water.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/991017-some-hot-water.html</a> (post #1 and 38 specifically if you want the short version)</p>
<p>Collegeduffer is a ■■■■■. Stop feeding the rolls.</p>
<p>Is there a way to ban people?</p>
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We’re talking about starting salaries. And I’m the one taking it out of context?
Says you? Like I said in my previous post, I’m employed as a process analyst, which if I can recall correctly, is an industrial engineering job? I’m currently Six Sigma certified(green belt, if you even know the difference) working at BSC. Had to exhaust employer resources to obtain ISO-9000 standards relating to the supplier audits and the government regulations dealing with the production of local on-site indwelling catheters produced in ISO 3 cleanrooms where the polymers for the tubing is fabricated. SOPS are a part of my daily job and am currently working on my TQM project relating to the recent mass outsource BSC has decided upon.</p>
<p>Lets hear a little about what you did with your fancy degree?</p>
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That is why I asked you for the figures. Those were all I could find. </p>
<p>Compare the median salaries for all the people in those fields with the starting salaries of engineering fields in the link I provided and you will see they are pretty similar.</p>
<p>@Trollduffer</p>
<p>HAHAHA Your attempt to make people believe you are actually in industry by throwing out a bunch of acronyms is a complete fail. Now, I’m absolutely sure you are just a ■■■■■. I hope you had a good dinner. Goodnight ■■■■■.</p>
<p>Acronyms to someone who is in college, but I wasn’t talking to you now was I child?</p>
<p>Wow Collegeduffer, what a pathetic attempt to try and sound impressive. It is really sad that you feel the need to come on here and try to insult people with actual engineering degrees. You are a process analyst not an engineer. Actual engineering positions require engineering degrees. You are not going to impress any engineers on here with your job description. Your rant is more evidence of your own bitterness and insecurity. Like I said I have an advanced engineering degree and work experience. If you want me to ramble on about the technical aspects of my job, I have all day but that won’t accomplish anything. You are a disgruntled engineering student that is only here to bash engineering and to make totally baseless claims like saying that dental hygenists earn more than engineers. Your comments give you no credibility whatsoever and I would advise anyone on here to completely disregard your rhetoric.</p>
<p>Like I said get off the engineering board.</p>
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I thought I clarified that wasn’t always the case in my previous posts? Perhaps your self-inflated ego blinded you, or perhaps your impenetrable bubble of middle class comfort didn’t allow any epiphanies into your feeble head? </p>
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Given the current state of the economy, professions in the medical industry are faring far better than engineering professions when it comes to entry level salary. Aside from that, nursing and dental hygiene are very popular 2 year programs offered at many institutions that constitute an entry level salary higher than engineering. I’m only listing these professions even though I have come across many others, based upon the conversations I’ve held with the lab techs at BSC. You asked for “average” entry level salaries higher than engineering and that is exactly what I gave you. If you had asked for more, perhaps I could have given more as well.
I care to think that your viewpoints are far from consultative as well. Maybe you should heed your own advice.</p>
<p>The problem with your argument is that dental hygenists do not have a higher entry level salary than engineers.</p>
<p>[Top</a> 10 Degrees List: Best Majors for the Highest Starting Salary 2009 | Darwin’s Finance](<a href=“http://www.darwinsfinance.com/top-10-college-degrees-2009/]Top”>Top 10 Degrees List: Best Majors for the Highest Starting Salary 2011)</p>
<p>No dental hygenists or nurses on the list. Show me one reputable sorce that supports your claim.</p>
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Collegeduffer, as I asked before, what are the starting salaries for the fields you listed before?</p>
<p>Sigh… Again with the naive statements on average salaries. Just a friendly reminder; average salaries are also dependent upon where one works. The problem with national averages is that they just don’t work. I’m employed in Silicon Valley so my earnings are substantially more than my counterparts who work at Texas. However, that also means that the unemployment rate here is peaking between 14-12%. </p>
<p>To get an idea for the nature of the profession (Again, this is just an example):
[Dental</a> Hygienists Earnings](<a href=“http://www.dentalhygienists.com/earnings.html]Dental”>http://www.dentalhygienists.com/earnings.html)
[Dental</a> Hygienists](<a href=“http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos097.htm]Dental”>http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos097.htm)
[Technician</a> Salary Guide Articles](<a href=“http://www.techniciansalaries.com/articles/profession/dental-hygienist.html]Technician”>http://www.techniciansalaries.com/articles/profession/dental-hygienist.html)
Food for thought.</p>
<p>I’m signing off, good night.</p>
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Yes I understand there are differences in pay among locations and that you can’t compare Silicon Valley salaries to Texas salaries. But we are NOT doing that here. We are using national averages in order to compare apples to apples.</p>
<p>The first link you provided gives an average salary of $60k among all practitioners. The second link is where I pulled my figure from, which is a median $66,570 among all practitioners. The last link references salary.com with an average salary of $64,932 for all practitioners. All 3 figures are only slightly higher than the average starting salaries for engineers.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t waste my time on this ■■■■■.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/992045-jobs.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/992045-jobs.html</a>
Post 3 says it all</p>