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Frinkahedron posted:Also, at the recent job fair on campus, the Westinghouse booth told me they were looking for nuclear engineers (as well as mechanical, electrical, etc) like mad due to the retiring of all the older engineers and the upcoming boom in nuclear plant construction. This is true, but don't think that you can get a job just because they're hiring. Most companies are still looking to hire competent/hardworking employees. I was a cocky bastard when I was looking for jobs, assuming they'd be handed to me (the job market was super hot when I was applying)... lucky for me I got into med school. Also, it's all about skills. My gf just kinda squeeked by (well maybe a bit better than that) during undergrad, and is absolutely terrible at math. But she has amazing organizational, planning, and people skills and is tremendously succesful at her job.
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Thoguh posted:Yeah, but if you want to move into higher level management then something like finance or other business disciplines seem to be a better choice (based on the executives at a lot of engineering firms). Most engineers who who move into management don't advance beyond middle management, which doesn't pay any better than the higher experience levels of engineering. I wasn't trying to start an argument (I love engineering and don't intend to leave it), just pointing out that in most cases, becoming an engineer means you'll be solidly middle class your whole life, never moving above or below that level. This is a load of crap. If you're the type of person who is going to get into upper management and beyond you're going to get there no matter what your major was. Being an engineer will only help you because it'll diversify the types of positions you can hold at a company as you move up, giving you more experience. I think that the majority of people who go into engineering are content with a $100K salary and would rather spend time on other pursuits outside of work than go for the top.
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Thoguh posted:Not true in the slightest, engineering internships are paid. In fact they tend to be paid pretty generously. Yeah for real...I knew people who made $20k over a summer back in undergrad.
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