<p>what field can you expect to make the most money in right after graduation. also what field is in the most demand.</p>
<p>Highest paid:
Chem E
then Comp. E
then probably EE</p>
<p>Most in demand (my guess)
Comp E and EE</p>
<p>I think Civil is in big demand.</p>
<p>CPE/CS.</p>
<p>Some extremely specialized fields might have higher earnings like PetE/NucE.</p>
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what field can you expect to make the most money in right after graduation. also what field is in the most demand.
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<p>Right now, the answer is easy - petroleum engineering. </p>
<p>*"Top-ranking petroleum-engineering graduates this year can expect starting pay of $80,000 to $110,000, plus signing bonuses and other perks....Texas Tech reports its 2008 graduating seniors will receive an average salary of $110,000...advertising</p>
<p>"It was a good time to get into the oil industry," says Barnum, who will graduate in May and has already accepted a job with Chevron as a production engineer in Midland, Texas. He declined to give his specific salary but said normal offers are between $80,000 and $90,000...An online group for students heading into oil-related careers describes itself thus: "We make the world go 'round, while at the same time making some huge bank."" *</p>
<p>The problem is that PetE tends to be highly volatile. When the price of oil is high (like now), then they make a killing. But when the price of oil crashes (like just 10 years ago), the industry lays off engineers mercilessly.</p>
<p>One thing you need to learn is that the answer you are looking for is going to be an average: 50 percent of people will make above the average salary, and 50% of people will make below.</p>
<p>If you study one of the highest paying disciplines, i.e chem eng, you are not guarenteed to be one of the people who earns on the high end of the scale. Remember that.</p>
<p>If you really want to make big money, study what interests you and work hard. That will get you somewhere. The differences in starting salaries for engineers is usually minor.</p>
<p>Also, remember that some of those fields particularly chemE, I know first hand that 50% of the class drops out by the 3rd year.</p>
<p>how about civil engineering? whats the salary outlook on that?
im thinking about civil engineering or industrial engineering then getting a graduate degree in finance or something business related</p>
<p>how difficult would you say pe is? I'm applying to lsu, ull, montana tech, and wvu this year. I HATE chemistry, but love economics. I know you have to take engineering basics/cal1,2, but besides these. Im eventually getting my mba after 5 yrs in oil if I don't advance anyway. I heard pe has a lot to do with business, maybe as much as IE? Nice exit ops in energy trading/consulting. You guys agree? sorry for the grammar; I don't have a computer, so I use my phone. ;)</p>
<p>Right now, it's chem eng.</p>
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Easy, relative to other engineering majors.</p>
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I'm applying to lsu, ull, montana tech, and wvu this year. I HATE chemistry, but love economics. I know you have to take engineering basics/cal1,2, but besides these. Im eventually getting my mba after 5 yrs in oil if I don't advance anyway. I heard pe has a lot to do with business, maybe as much as IE?
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Nice exit ops in energy trading/consulting. You guys agree?
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<p>Petroleum engineering, followed by nuclear engineering.</p>
<p>I'm starting to think industrial engineering is. At least here, big name financial companies / consulting firms recruit some of the IE's and don't pay the middle - class wages that most engineers get. CE wages I think are a bit inflated due to the high cost of living in Silicon Valley.</p>
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I'm starting to think industrial engineering is. At least here, big name financial companies / consulting firms recruit some of the IE's and don't pay the middle - class wages that most engineers get.
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<p>Well, from whatI've seen, IE's have any advantage in getting into finance/consulting than over other engineers. </p>
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CE wages I think are a bit inflated due to the high cost of living in Silicon Valley.
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<p>Well, the same could frankly be said about finance/consulting. Especially finance, as most of that was based in either NYC or London, which are clearly some of the most expensive places in the world to live.</p>
<p>None of them. Strippers literally make more. So much more it isn't even funny. Compared to half of our parents who take home 3 figures a week though--yeah, mad lucrative, I believe the government has a site that tells you this sort of thing in a comprehensive manner.</p>
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None of them. Strippers literally make more. So much more it isn't even funny. Compared to half of our parents who take home 3 figures a week though--yeah, mad lucrative, I believe the government has a site that tells you this sort of thing in a comprehensive manner.
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<p>Well I'll be sure to save my singles to shove down your g-string.</p>
<p>They told me I couldn't be a stripper because of my syphilis.</p>
<p>What about Architectural Engineering and Construction Management</p>
<p>Construction management pays above average for civil engineering grads, but not as much as petroleum engineering (at least starting out). It's possible to go over $200k during your career, but I'm not sure how that compares with other professions. P.S. construction management is not really engineering.</p>
<p>Architectural engineering grads don't really work for architectural engineering firms (I've yet to hear of such a firm). From what I've heard, the curriculum combines civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and a little bit of architecture as it relates to buildings (and not infrastructure such as bridges and tunnels). So in terms of pay, it probably depends on what you end up doing with your degree.</p>
<p>As one of my profs directed me, and as has been corroborated by many conversations I've had since, "architectural engineering" is a designer degree and employers don't really know what to do with it. It's hard to sell. You're not really an architect, and you're not really an engineer, and so it limits your ability to get hired by either field.</p>
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They told me I couldn't be a stripper because of my syphilis.
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<p>You should have considered your intended career path before you got syphilis, then. Sounds like a failure on your part to me.</p>