Is it wrong to pursue engineering because of prestige and social status?

<p>I know for defense companies like Boeing, maybe EE get paid a little more than CS(I read here on CC), but the starting salary usually means nothing.
All I know is that DH and I had a harder time finding job when we were unemployed because we both like hardware better or have hardware experience while my brother and his wife found job easier because they are both software. BTW, In order to find job easier, I had to make my resume looks like I did a lot of software and that seems to do the trick.
Somehow If payscale is for one year I don’t believe it’s accurate, the data is reporting after all, also according to U of Michigan CoE placement report, EE graduates get paid less than CS. I see the same with UCSD, so I don’t know what to believe or who to believe.</p>

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