Which is better mechanical or chemical

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<p>I wanted to ask this question as i am starting my undergraduate program.....</p>

<p>WHICH engineering is better mechanical or chemical depending there future scope,demands and salaries of each of these type of engineering???</p>

<p>I am better in maths and chemistry then compared to physics as my recent results have shown me.........</p>

<p>BUT i heard that a mechanical engineer has a bright future than a chemical engineer;</p>

<p>So i wanted a piece of advice regarding this matter</p>

<p>AWAITING FOR A PROMPT REPLY</p>

<p>thanks in advance</p>

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<p>Mechanical is better, because you have more options upon graduation and because I am just bias</p>

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<p>Well i was expecting a better reason than just saying that i am bias!!!</p>

<p>But still thanks for your opinion</p>

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<p>You asked a question with no answer. If chemical engineering was better than mechanical engineering, there would be no mechanical engineers and twice as many chemical engineers.</p>

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<p>There are roughly 5-10x the amount of mechanical engineers compared to chemical. There are more job opportunities for Mechanicals, but a lower average salary. There is a ton of overlap in salary and many “generic” engineering positions can be filled by mechanical or chemical engineers.</p>

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<p>OK then…</p>

<p>LET me frame my question in this way out of chemical and mechanical which is more easier one??</p>

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<p>If you have to ask which is easier, maybe you shouldn’t be an engineer…</p>

<p>How about a nice major in the humanities? :P</p>

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<p>…Business</p>

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<p>Man, two questions asked, both with no answer. You are certainly on a roll! Different majors are easier for different people. In general, you will have an easier time in the major that you enjoy the most.</p>

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<p>If you are going into it wanting it to be easy, then you might as well just take GP’s advice. It will save you a lot of trouble and get you to a lot more partys.</p>

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<p>business…???</p>

<p>Well i am only intersted in engineering finding it hard to choose one and G.P gives me another confusion>>LOL</p>

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<p>What he is saying is: engineering is by no means easy no matter which way you look at it. When you asked which is easier, you just made yourself look very naive of what you have ahead of you.</p>

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<p>Neither…chose Software Engineering :-)</p>

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<p>ME is probably easier than ChemE, although ME’s are having a hard time finding jobs, with a degree in ChemE you can work in many different industries since its applicable in so many areas, its the degree of the future:</p>

<p>With a degree in ChemE, you could work in nuclear engineering, bioengineering, pharmaceutical industry, alternative energy, materials science and the list goes on…</p>

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<p>so Mr.Payne, are you saying you can be possibly unemployed even if you graduate with a degree in chemical engineering? >(</p>

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<p>Do you even know what you are talking about? ME’s are not having a hard time finding jobs relative to other engineers unless they are looking in the automotive industry. The automotive industry is a fraction of a fraction of the total number of ME’s. I get so tired of people tying the entirety of a mechanical engineer’s job prospects to the auto industry. Do your research, sheesh!</p>

<p>Every one of the industries you listed that you can work in as a ChemE, you can also work in as an ME.</p>

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<p>Totally agree with boneh3ad. ib612 you are clueless. There are many more MEs in the nuclear industry than there are chemEs. Also, I’m not sure how you know that ME is easier than chemE as you seem to have no idea what you are talking about when it comes to engineering. Statements like this simply support your lack of credibility. If you don’t like chemistry then you might think chemE is harder but if you don’t like mechanics, machine design, controls, etc. them you might think ME is harder. It is all relative. Both degrees are very difficult.</p>

<p>In all honesty, ME will likely will be more flexible than chemE because mechanical is probably the broadest of all engineering degrees and spans the widest range of industries.</p>

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<p>And don’t forget that it’s university dependent. If one of the two programs has “Dr. Doom” failing a high percentage of students in a core course, that major will be considered more difficult because of it.</p>

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<p>I think I am taking a class with Dr. Doom right now. Sucks even more that I am a fluids guy but this is a freaking continuum class that focuses almost exclusively on solid mechanics and the guy can’t teach to boot… and the material is on the qualifying exam. Woe is me.</p>

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<p>Yes, to each his own. That being said, my experience is that ChemE is on the harder end of the engineering majors, in terms of difficulty, and ME is in the middle.</p>