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**Ted Striker** · May 9, 2003, 01:30

EE's can do anything technical

Though I agree it's soooo dry...

**loinburger** · May 9, 2003, 01:32

I showed the link to the CS people in the lab today, and they were pretty incredulous about CS being in second place. 'Course, they're all Indians (except for the Taiwanese guy, and the girl from Bangladesh (which you should not mistake for India, though the mistake will not get you castrated as quickly as it would were she from Pakistan)), so their "salary sense" might be a bit off yet. They were duly upset over EE being in first place, though, since the EE people are all ****ers.

**loinburger** · May 9, 2003, 01:33

It's ****ing incredible that they censor out "****." I suppose I ought to have said "EE people are all chronic masturbators."

**Frogman** · May 9, 2003, 01:41

I majored in Chemical Engineering 20 years ago. At the time the average salary starting out was 27k. Now I make 110k but I'm in sales and not really doing engineering. One field not enough people think about is sales. I sell chemicals and anyone with a chemistry or chem eng. background and 5 years experience can bring down 60k in sales. You're not stuck behind a desk, you visit all sorts of different companies, and really learn whats out there.

I thought I'd go back for an MBA but I'm glad I didn't. I wouldn't trade 40 hours in a cubicle for the office in my home.

The issue for me now is what advice to give my 17 year old daughter. No math or science for her she says though she does well in it. Its a little tougher with girls, they got the family life thing to consider more than the guys do. Whats a good major for girls who want to raise a family at the same time or have something to go back to? She's thinking about law.

**Kramerman** · May 9, 2003, 01:55

anyone know anything about architecture and its lucrativeness right out of college?

**Victor Galis** · May 9, 2003, 02:19

Well, at least there's still some money in CS, and with luck I'll be employed for the summer in the next couple days.

**Kidlicious** · May 9, 2003, 02:21

Originally posted by Frogman
The issue for me now is what advice to give my 17 year old daughter. No math or science for her she says though she does well in it. Its a little tougher with girls, they got the family life thing to consider more than the guys do. Whats a good major for girls who want to raise a family at the same time or have something to go back to? She's thinking about law.

Teaching maybe. You just tell them you won't be there next year. And you go back whenever you want.

**Ted Striker** · May 9, 2003, 02:23

Originally posted by Kramerman
anyone know anything about architecture and its lucrativeness right out of college?

I think the starting salary is like in the mid 20's and the jobs aren't that plentiful.

Seems like alot of hard work for diminished returns.

If you really love it though go for it.

**Kidlicious** · May 9, 2003, 02:25

@loinburger

More! More! More!

**Worthingtons** · May 9, 2003, 02:33

Frogman I'm in Sales as well (Part time,and not hard sales at that), although I dont quite agree with your reccomendations.

Sales is something most people with just a bit of Charisma can suceed at. Sure, if you're good at it then you're not going to be poor, but the extra pay is because salesmen work damned hard for it!!, and you also have to arselick somewhat too, which i absolutly hate doing.

I Choose my options of what to study later today (I have a choice of Accounting,Business and Marketing , either Joint , Major/Minor or Minor/Minor/Minor). As I will probably choose Marketing (I know i shoudnt be making that decision today!!) I guess Sales is something I wont be likely to leave for sometime.

**Urban Ranger** · May 9, 2003, 07:32

Originally posted by Kramerman
anyone know anything about architecture and its lucrativeness right out of college?

Architecture is more of an art than anything else. You will end up as a draughtsman right out of college, which is pretty boring work. You need to get a license to go anywhere, but it's also the same with engineering. You need to be a PE to bring in serious $.

It is potentially a very lucrative field, but you have to be the best of the best, like Frank Lloyd Wright or I.M. Pei. If you don't have what it takes, you'd better off to be an engineer.

A dog boring job that makes serious money is actuary.

**Urban Ranger** · May 9, 2003, 07:35

Originally posted by Ted Striker
EE's can do anything technical

Though I agree it's soooo dry...

ME's worse.

**Jon Miller** · May 9, 2003, 07:58

Originally posted by Kramerman
What a very helpful thread!

I cant decide on a friggin major! I originally was planning on aerospace engineering, but several months ago I started having second thoughts, and have heard many horror stories in that field.

Currently im thinking about electrical engineering, but i hear the major is one of the most difficult.

My interests are very broad, and so ill be doing what ever i end up doing because of the money. Does anyone have any suggestions for a lucrative field to go into that isnt plagued by long hours of desk work?

physics?

Jon Miller

**Urban Ranger** · May 9, 2003, 08:16

Originally posted by Jon Miller
physics?

Jon Miller

1. It's not lucrative
2. You still sit behind a desk all day anyway

**Jon Miller** · May 9, 2003, 08:23

it is lucrative (as much so as EE)

you don't have to sit behind a desk all day (depends on what you do)

Jon Miller

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