<p>paradox? explain.</p>
<p>What do you consider wealthy?</p>
<p>Most engineers have the ability to become wealthy, they just instead would rather make money for others and in result become financially secure. </p>
<p>No risk no reward.</p>
<p>There are wealthy people in just about every proffession. These people have taken chances, had an idea, had good timing and some amount of luck, etc. </p>
<p>Like Dr.Horse said there's risk involved and if you do not take risks you won't see the rewards. </p>
<p>Anyways being wealthy is overrated. Studies have shown that people who are rich are no happier than people living comfortably. Engineers tend to live comfortably.</p>
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Most engineers have the ability to become wealthy, they just instead would rather make money for others and in result become financially secure.
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<p>Or perhaps they want to really get into the nitty-gritty of designing and building things that will make a difference in millions of people's lives.</p>
<p>Before the tech bubble burst anything was possible. Here is one billionaire.</p>
<p>A</a> software populist who doesn't do Windows - International Herald Tribune</p>
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<p>I cant think of anything better in terms of getting into the nitty gritty then doing a entire project by yourself. You research a problem, choose a problem, solve it and sell the solution. You cant get any deeper than that. Most things that truly help peoples lives don't come from corporations. They come from independent minds.</p>
<p>I would say if you stick with engineering your chances of becoming wealthy are not great, but you will not go hungry either. However, take your pick from almost any fortune 500 company and you will find a very large percentage of CEO's, CFO's, COO's, and top management who have an engineering undergraduate degree. Most of them go on to get an MBA after they have worked in engineering for a few years. It is a good way to understand the technical aspects of your field and your product, this coupled with some business knowledge can easily lead to great wealth. It is arguably the best way to end up running a company or starting your own.</p>
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<p>I'd rather be on a team designing part of a complicated, innovative structure than be by myself designing a strip mall that I can call my very own. I've done both. In the former instance, I've helped create a structure in which babies' lives will be saved, and in the latter, I've created a structure in which people numbly collect their venti mocha frappuccinos. You can guess which has more significance for me, and what I'd rather be doing with my life.</p>
<p>Corporations are still made up of independent minds, Dr. Horse.</p>