Do engineers make good money?
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Electrical and chemical make the most, civil tends to make the least. It's high 40s/low 50s per year to start here in Dallas TX (US) for EE and computer science, not sure about other regions. In my company non-management tops out at just over 6 figures. Expect to give up your life for the high paying jobs, otherwise it's a good market. I recommend learning many different technologies and products - layoffs and outsourcing are common. Being a jack of all trades limits your risk. Learn how to network - Dilbert type engineers are the easiest to outsource.\n\nJohn
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Engineers see real world problems and come up with effective and cost-efficient solutions that would benefit society. I'm an engineer (or at least have a degree) and my friends and I used to come up with solutions for small problems that used to bug us right in the faculty! I never would have been able to do that before. Plus, you have the skills to do it yourself, instead of hiring and paying someone else to do it.
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they dont make miney at all, the do however make good money
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Im not sure exactly but i know they get paid good money
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Hi there. Engineering quite a good career to go into. When you study engineering, you will find out that actually engineering student are mostly chosen by the work force. Sometime even chosen to be a sales personnel and so on. Engineering is not a bad field to go into. \n\nBut than my recommendation is to go for something you like. Don't just because you think that that field had no future or crappy and so on and choose not to join. \n\nAnyway i am engineering student. I think it is fun but tedious sometime.
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Option 1 will most likely bring the best financial return.  But, it will certainly require that you stay technical in the Engineering arena.  If that's what you want to do, then go for it!
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Yes, it's a good paying job.  Any company that's heavy in electronics/machinery needs electrical engineers.
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As with any field, how much money there is to be made depends on the supply and demand. There are many sub-fields in computer engineering from database management to embedded systems design. And then there are specialists and general engineers. Specialists generally get paid more, but have a more difficult time finding employment. General engineers have more that they can get hired for, but there are more of them, so the competition for jobs can be great. \nAnd then you get into marketing, that is marketing yourself. If you want to see the effect of marketing on your potential as a "computer geek", just look at the list of richest people in the world, and see who is at the top of the list. \nWhat I would recommend would be to look at what sub-field of computer engineering you enjoy the most, and are best at, and see how others in that field have fared. Learn from their mistakes and try new approaches to acheive success. In a free market economy, there is always potential, for success and for failure. Both can be educational.
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A Senior Design Engineer can make up to $120,000 probably a lot more for NASA. You would probably start around fifty thousand right out of school and work your way up.\n-Kevin82abn
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Well the Nuke guys do make the really big bucks because it is a very specialized field.  But, environmental engineering is a very important field because of all the concern for the environment.  We have a friend that's an environmental engineer for Edison in our area and he makes very good money, 6 figures.  He has told us that the Nuke guys make even better money and are treated very well by the company.  Hopefully that will help.
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I think what makes engineers good engineers is creativity and ingenuity. You don't have to be and expert in the empirical sense of engineering. What they have taught us in the University are the empirical aspects of our profession. I am not saying that what they have taught us is wrong. It's just that profession, much like in life, is all about common sense.\n\nMy advise to you is, go out there and enjoy. Forget about the science of engineering (you already have it in you) ...try to discover the art of it! \n\nYou would appreciate it more on the field, where good engineers are honored. Be practical and use a lot of sense. Be practical and straight forward in presenting solutions. Watch, observe, ask and listen! It's a continuous process of learning. Learn as much as you can and love the profession...\n\nGood Luck!
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Your earning potential is as great as your drive.  The harder and smarter you work, the more you make.
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electrical engineering a lot of the people coming into the states making over $50K is doing electrical engineering.
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It depends they are between 50k and 120k.\n\nBut my uncle is a civil engineer he have his own business and he makes around 17 millions in a year.He have 12 engineers working for him.He have a master degree in structural engineering.I'm studying electrical engineering.GOOD LUCK!!!
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yes you can make money..   ..you can do freelance designing or programming ..there are several sites available in the web which helps you to find a client..
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Make the job attractive and pay according to the skill or knowledge or both that the job deserves.Where I work in Aerospace in an area where both practical skill,knowledge and experience is required all work experience pupils are told Engineering is a great job with work for anyone but do not expect the correct level of pay or expect to be treated in a civilised manner. Engineers in this country are classed as glorified cavemen/cavewomen and The Craftsmen /Women and Tradesmen/Women are treated disgustingly.This I believe is also the case in other important jobs.
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An engineer facilitates the implementation of real world solutions to projects requiring not only planning and production but hands on completion as well.  It's a wonderfully rewarding gig if you can get it, especially in telecommunications.  I love my job !!