is computer engineering a lucrative career and can i get rich?
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It depends on your luck.\n\nDon't select just because it is lucrative. If you are not interested, then it is more than hell.\n\nFor computer engineering, you need good brains. But for 70% of the jobs are sort of routine jobs. An average person can do them easily.\n\nIf you are interested in computers and good at logical thinking then it is best choice.
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You mean like a get-rich-quick scheme? Well, I have a few friends who have found great fortune in starting their own online business. You can get grants from the government to start your own business online and it can be really simple. Pretty much all of it you can do from the comfort of your home and on the computer. From purchasing your merchandise to advertising for your online store, you can do it all online. You can even apply for the grants online. Granted, this is still considered a type of "work" but it's not the typical 9-5 desk job and the best part is, you can stay at home!!! It's really the only legal option, aside from taking all your money to Vegas and praying Lady Luck is on your side! In my personal opinion, fame and fortune isn't what makes you successful... What you accomplish as a person on your journey of self-discovery is what makes you successful.
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Commerical Real Estate\nInvestment Banking\nLaw Firm\nPlastic Surgeon\n\nyou can go to school and become any of these and get real rich and happy
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I asked a couple friends, one that owns a large IT service center and another that has a B.S. in Computer Science.  They both agreed that it would be best to start in your career now with what you have. Then go back to school and get some more knowledge.  They both agree that knowledge is 49% of what gets you paid and experience is 51%\n\nBut the choice is yours, it's your future, don't let anyone decide for you
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Yes, you will succeed.\nNo, you will not get rich, but you will live comfortably.
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I started working in high school.  I went from 4.50/hour to 6.00/hour in three years.\n\nI graduated with a BS in engineering and started at $35k and went to $50k in 6 years.  \n\nI quit for 2 years and got an MS in engineering (lost income but had a research assistant income).  My new job I started at $65k and went to $105k in 6 years.  \n\nWorking full time, I got a fellowship in the last 3 years got my MBA (and $20k/yr tuition support, which I'm not counting as part of my income).  Upon graduating I got offers from different companies for $115k - $125k, which my current company matched (high end).  2 years later, at 38, I'm making roughly $145k including bonuses.\n\nObviously it was performance, not just degrees, that mattered.  But for me, each degree was worth its weight in gold.
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Not necessarily. Some wise man once said: there are three main ways to get rich:\n1) Inherit\n2) Marry a rich person\n3) Get lucky\n\nNow the last category captures a lot of situations. A simple one is winning the lottery. A less obvious one is making an investment or starting a business in an area that turns out to be the next big thing in 5 years. Of course, most of the people who do this and get rich will claim they are visionaries. In reality, 99% are just plain lucky. There is a very good book on this subject, called "Fooled by Randomness"
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As a fellow computer engineer, my school has told us in Career Development to negotiate for our market value.\n\nComputer Engineering Degree $46,739\n\nComputer Science   $54,000 - 74,000
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unless you are going into med school or getting your PhD, you'll end up as a lab engineering making little money while the biotech sales people make 6/7 figure incomne.  the industry itself is booming and slowly converging with the electronic industry.  good understanding of electricity/computers may help you in the long run...
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The only way to make money is to earn the respect of your peers and associates, gain experience, and attain industry certifications.  Once you do all this, you will be marketable and will be able to ask for higher compensation.\n\nJust having a degree means nothing.  I've interviewed plenty of people with degrees before to work in lower positions, and I don't have one myself.  That means a degree is only worth as much as you project it.\n\nAim high.  Sell high.
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Over the last decade, my whole career has been affected by computers.  I left my "real" job back in '96 to start an Internet Design company, which everyone told me was insane.  I worked and slaved over it for years, gained lots of clients, respect, awards, an office full of employees and then sold the company 2 years ago for a lot of $$$, and now I work out of my home as a freelancer helping other start-up companies do the same thing. \n\nWhen I was in college in the 80's, I never ever dreamed my life would turn into what it has.
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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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Computer Sciences and      Information Technology for earning a good income.
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it does have a good value. but if you do A level u would get a very good job for sure. DOEACC certified people are working in companies like TCS, Infosys, wipro etc.
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I would be a computer programmer or a computer engineer because everyone in the city has a computer, and you could also run a small business if you wanted on top of the $55k a year.\nThats just what i would do.\n\nHope it helps.
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Normally employers will be looking for a degree level education, or extensive practical experiance. Your best bet is to speak to a careers advisor, they will be able to advise you of the best career, or industry to work in. As far as pay is concerned, good engineers earn very well. But I have yet to meet one who says they do it for the money. They do it because they enjoy their job. Better to be happy and well paid than rich and miserable !!
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1. Each course is equally payable.\n2. CS, Electronics, Communication, Electrical are the major ones in great demand\n3. NO branch is future secured. Because what you do after your degree is what matters and not what you do IN your degree.\n4. refer pt 2.\n\nI have seen guys with Civil Engg landing a high-pay job in foriegn countries. I know Engg graduates of Computers and Electronics sitting at home even NOW.\n\nSo decide on what you want to do after your degree, which field and then work towards it... \n\nQualification is only a tool, it cannot be the medium for your success.\n\n.:Fishie:.