2010 Ten Highest Paying Degrees aka Engineering domination.
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speculawyer
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Engineering Uber Alles!
<--- BS in Computer & Systems Engineering
<--- BS in Computer & Systems Engineering
viciouskillersquirrel
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5. Computer Engineering $60,879
6. Electrical/Electronics & Communications Engineering $59,074
Electrical and Computer Engineering
This is going to sound a little bit strange, but Ill just come out and say it I am overpaid for the work I do. This isnt to say that I do crap work or that the work I do is useless, but in terms of the experience and expertise I've accrued and my absolute productivity (I still have to spend a LOT of time learning), I am overpaid. Had I graduated (say) five to ten years ago and was making the statement at the same age, Id have said the opposite.
Thing is, thats where the market has headed, so even though I work substantially fewer hours than a lawyer my own age, I make more money than he does. It sucks that it should be so, but life isnt fair. The new intake of grads this year is also grossly overpaid as even when they have zero experience at all theyre not too far off from what I'm on now and theyre making one and half times what I started on.
6. Electrical/Electronics & Communications Engineering $59,074
Electrical and Computer Engineering
This is going to sound a little bit strange, but Ill just come out and say it I am overpaid for the work I do. This isnt to say that I do crap work or that the work I do is useless, but in terms of the experience and expertise I've accrued and my absolute productivity (I still have to spend a LOT of time learning), I am overpaid. Had I graduated (say) five to ten years ago and was making the statement at the same age, Id have said the opposite.
Thing is, thats where the market has headed, so even though I work substantially fewer hours than a lawyer my own age, I make more money than he does. It sucks that it should be so, but life isnt fair. The new intake of grads this year is also grossly overpaid as even when they have zero experience at all theyre not too far off from what I'm on now and theyre making one and half times what I started on.
Byakuya769
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hmm.. where are the nukes?
ElectricBlue187
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I didn't make anywhere near that starting out but auright
Devil Theory
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I wanted to go to college for engineering, too bad the system makes it so difficult for anyone to get into school that I'm literally unable to attend now, which is painful since most of the jobs out there are engineering.
chicko1983
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Im a mech engineer for a consultancy in Australia with 3yrs exeperience (I actually work for an American company).
These salaries are about 15% higher than Australia, which I thought had a fairly high demand cause of our resources boom.
Is there still a fair bit of demand for engineers in the US, everything I see in the news says there are huge layoffs and theres currently a big recession in the US.
These salaries are about 15% higher than Australia, which I thought had a fairly high demand cause of our resources boom.
Is there still a fair bit of demand for engineers in the US, everything I see in the news says there are huge layoffs and theres currently a big recession in the US.
Rapping Granny
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PflargBlarg
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Booyah! I'm less than 10,000 off the mark for computer science with 2 less years of school than someone with a degree. I guess this worked out pretty well.
MisterHero
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screw you engineers
what are you good for anyways
what are you good for anyways
RustyNails
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Currently have a B.Sc in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Couldn't find a job so started working in IT. Now after 2 years, I joined graduate school for a Masters in Information Systems Management, hopefully graduate before the end of this year. According to the chart, my future is bright. But its a mad world out there. There are tons of job openings, but all of them require experience, including the entry level ones.
victreeb3l
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Welp, these Bio/Psych degrees won't amount to shit I suppose 
captmcblack
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Fuck, Econ is gone.
RustyNails
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Cellphones, TV, internet, software, hardware, cars, airplanes, buildings, bridges, etcMisterHero said:
Engineers are really the unsung heroes of modern society. They are the heroes we deserve, but not the ones we need. So we will hunt them.
MisterHero
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Indeed. I want to make my artsy videogames but I need to respect the programming finesse that goes into them as wellRustyNails said:Cellphones, TV, internet, software, hardware, cars, airplanes, buildings, bridges, etc
Engineers are amazing especially with designs that we take for granted
Those numbers are nowhere near what you should expect starting out. Especially #10.
Yes, it's possible to make that much starting off, but the vast majority of people will not make that. The average starting IT job wants you to have 2-3 years of experience with whatever you're working with. I applied to damn near 50-60 jobs before I found my first job (which I started at around 30k a year).
I hope to making in the 50's-60's in 5-7 years (as I make myself more marketable via certifications).
Yes, it's possible to make that much starting off, but the vast majority of people will not make that. The average starting IT job wants you to have 2-3 years of experience with whatever you're working with. I applied to damn near 50-60 jobs before I found my first job (which I started at around 30k a year).
I hope to making in the 50's-60's in 5-7 years (as I make myself more marketable via certifications).
vicissitudes
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Engineering fuck yeah!
Nice. Graduating from UIUC with a computer engineering degree in a few months. Though I'm pretty decided on grad school next year because I still don't trust the job market that much and I'd like to make some extra cash when I do go out on the workforce...to pay back all that damn student debt!
im in college (canada, so equivalent is community college for the states) for civil .. perhaps transportation engineering diploma. starting salary is around 46k-50k canadian. only abotu to finish my first of 3 years... but there are some co-ops coming up and i generally am ridiculousy excited to get into the field.
i've wasted 3 years doing philosophy/multimedia/english at a university, and don't even have a degree to show for it. the hands-on approach at college is awesome though.
i've wasted 3 years doing philosophy/multimedia/english at a university, and don't even have a degree to show for it. the hands-on approach at college is awesome though.
MugthisNowWithLemon
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Weird. Political science is missing from that list.
claviertekky said:
I find it amazing every time I read posts like that, how education is so different throughout the world.
I mean, here, I can go to any university I like and not pay a penny, but rather get money from the state.
Of course this changes if I choose something like a Elite Uni...but still.
Having a 200,000$ debt at such a young age is just INSANE....
Phobophile
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Fjord said:
Engineers can become businessmen but businessmen can't be engineers.
Eaten By A Grue
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Something to think about, the amount of time you spend pursing that master's degree vs. the amount of money you lose by not working (along with the pay increases and working experience each year) may not be worth it.dabig2 said:
Joel Was Right
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The average starting salary for IT graduates here in London is around $30,000. This is London where a house that looks like garbage costs on average of $300,000. Ridiculous. I actually intend to move. I've just started the CISCO academy and hopefully will get a work placement in about 18 months assuming how well I do. I'm not particularly ambitious or career motivated though. As long as I'm comfortable I'm okay with that.
Credits card aren't much use in the grave
Credits card aren't much use in the grave
GoutPatrol
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...What's a Masters in Social Studies Education gonna make?
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