Must lucrative college degrees

[Kidlicious]

Originally posted by PLATO1003
Nope, no extra training. I started out in consumer finance. Today I manage the State of Tennessee for a Fortune 500 mortgage company. High stress, but lots of fun.

I think people with degrees in economics are smarter

[Kontiki]

A huge amount depends on your personality/drive/etc.. One of my best friends from high school - who was incredibly bright, BTW - decided to totally slack off his senior year and barely graduated (again, if he applied himself even to half his ability, he could have gotten into university no problem). He was a compu-geek, but not in the programming kind of way. He got some crap job testing games at Electronic Arts, and within a few years became a producer and even designed/created/launched a top-selling game himself (well, with the help of his team at EA). He then went on to co-found a tech company, left to do some free-lance consulting work, and is now a producer at one of the top electronic ad agencies in Canada, handling Microsoft's accounts. All of this without ANY post-secondary education, but alot of drive and determination.

[Japher]

$40 per year

That suks! Do you mean 40K?

[Kidlicious]

Originally posted by Rothy
anyone any idea how marketing pays?

I would include that in business maybe-36k and growing.

[Asher]

Here's the Canadian info and some examples: http://www.jobfutures.ca/fos/browse-...alphabet.shtml

Averages (CDN $):

Undergrad Chemical Engineer: 2 years after grad: $40,400, 5 years: $46,200

Computer Science: 2 years after grad: $40,500, 5 years: $46,100

Economics: 2 years: $31,600, 5 years: $41,100

Electrical Engineering: 2 years: $42,000, 5 years: $46,500

Geology: 2 years: $38,100, 5 years: $37,800 (not a typo)

[Japher]

Yup, it aint the degree but the will and determination that gets you pass that pre-stated economic roof.

My old Director only had a BS degree while most others had Masters or PhD/MD degrees. Yet, that guy was in there all the time! I actually saw him once at 4am, the morning after the companies Christmas Party, and again at 3am on Christmas morning... That made my days. Hey, what was I doing there!?

[Japher]

Thanks Asher

[Paul Hanson]

I see Politics is some way down the list.

****.

[Asher]

Also interesting from the Canadian info is the salary difference between diplomas and degrees:

Masters: Computer Science: 2 years after grad: $48,400, 5 years: $54,500

BSc Degree: Computer Science: 2 years after grad: $40,500, 5 years: $46,100

Diploma: Computer Science: 2 years after grad: $32,900, 5 years: $35,600

Trade school: Computer Science: 2 years after grad: $29,300, 5 years: $32,700

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Japher
That suks! Do you mean 40K?

It's not so bad. You have to do your time before you get up higher ranks; still it sucks being somebody elses serf. . My biggest priority was to do something I like so I'd enjoy going to work each day.

$40k is plenty for a young 20 something with no family and it stacks up well compared to most other just out of school sort of jobs. I suppose I could go to graduate school and get a big raise at the end of it but right now I just want to concentrate on building some experience and working towards becoming a Registared Geologist (similiar to become a Principle Engineer).

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Asher
Geology: 2 years: $38,100, 5 years: $37,800 (not a typo)

Geologists get SCREWED in Canada. They should move to California were the government requires all sorts of enviromental work be done by a geologist. We're swimming in state clean up funds.

[Sava]

u damn rock-boys

[Asher]

Originally posted by Oerdin
Geologists get SCREWED in Canada. They should move to California were the government requires all sorts of enviromental work be done by a geologist. We're swimming in state clean up funds.

Almost all of the average salaries in Canada are far lower than those in the US, after conversion.

That's why I think it's a much better idea to move south to find a job.

[Arrian]

I know you guys have to do better than the history majors.

-Arrian

[Dinner]

On the upside you guys do get a better social security pay out upon retirement and you have socialized health care, but, all of the jobs we're talking about would have the Health care and 401k plans in the US as well.