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Engineers..... if you please

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3deckWizard

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i would like to know....

Age, type of engineering, how long it took to get a job off the back of graduating, and if its not being too cheeky, how much £££ you make

i guess i need some reassurance, i'm 3 years into a Mechanical engineering degree at a top british engineering university (this 3rd year spent working for a company on a placement) and im begining to get the feeling that i chose the wrong degree.

I am british and would like to move to america, austrailia or maybe germany at some point. I think, engineers in this country are generally under-appreciated. hell some of the high paying jobs here require nothing more than being able to blow hot air out your mouth 9-5

hopefully, with the uni putting in some bussiness/management/law/finance modules in the course that might help me move into a managerial role at some point
 
22, haven't graduated yet (may 2007) but interned for 3 summers at a nuclear plant in the electrical instruments and controls section and have a job waiting on me there, $56k~
 
Originally posted by: JohnCU
22, haven't graduated yet (may 2007) but interned for 3 summers at a nuclear plant in the electrical instruments and controls section and have a job waiting on me there, $56k~
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£28k is not bad for your first job out of uni.

im on £13K here while on placement, i am told that it jumps to about £24K if i were to come back when i finish in 2009, though with two big companies trying to buy us out right now that will change.

BP seemed the best, 16K for undergrad placements, then doubled to £32k upon graduation.


how easy would it be for me to simply move to the US? if i'd secured a job before hand would i be allowed to live in the US? and eventually become a citizen?
 
During undergrad, I was making about 30k$ for part time Chemical Engineering work. I am now getting my master's degree. I expect to make roughly 65-75k$ upon graduating.

Mechanical Engineering is alright, a B.S. degree along with Pre-med is a great leg up into getting into medical school if you dig that sort of thing. Upon becoming a doctor, you would easily surpass $130k, and perhaps through 200k$ depending on your specialty.
 
If you want to work in the US, you'll need to secure a job before hand most likely. You'll have to find a company willing to sponsor you, they usually state it right in the job advertisement.

Edit: I'm 25 and in grad school. I have a job waiting for me if I want it I'm 90% sure (just interviewed last week). Coming out of undergrad, I had one offer for $52,000. I only interviewed one place though because I was planning on grad school. My friends took jobs ranging from $50,000 to $55,000 in late 2004/early 2005.

This is in Chemical Engineering.
 
ill be graduating with a 1st class Master's degree in 2009 (i hope, im on a 1st now and thats where i intend to stay)

i do enjoy engineering, and i guess thats the main thing. though i do think Chemical engineering is where its at right now, probably followed by electrical.

us mechies are kinda the jack of all trades in some cases, we touch on electrical frequently though, and chemical too along with the option to pursue those areas further at a later time, for us though its very heavy on statics and dynamics along with Thermofluids, thermodynamics and heat transfer. a job in the oil industry would be sweet though, they'd need that kind of knowledge and seems to be a well paying area.
 
20, EE (Haven't graduated yet. Will be doing so in May/June 2007). Intend to continue into grad. school.

Edit: 20 now, 21 when I graduate.
 
19, materials engineer, income: -$$$
gotta love being in school 😀😀

fwiw, my one brother went private industry and got 55k starting, other brother went govt and got 45k starting, both out of college
 
perhaps its the place im working at that getting me down.

it used to be british steel, then got taken over by Corus and subsequently the work force was cut down. alot of the offices here are now derelict, not just empty, but abandonded completely...they are a mess.

alot of the guys here dont have proper engineering degrees, but get by on pure experience and the odd certificate. one guy is working toward a degree part time at the local uni (which is poor IMO) but there are a few with good degrees.

one guy is a chartered engineer, another has a degree from oxford/cambridge (although the name carries some clout, ive been told they dont produce the best engineers) but here they just dont seem to make any money at all....looking at the car park you'd think theyre all on the dole.

one guy particularly saddens me. he is near retirement and is a well respected engineer in the industry and is a Dr of engineering. he can barely afford to purchase a new honda jazz. Dr of engineering holds alot of respect in my book.....but not in the accountants
 
I won't get into my nubmers ... but IMO:

A BSEE will start at arounf $50K these days in the US. If you have really good grades and a few co-ops under your belt, you might net $60K or so.

Depending on where you live in the US, this changes ... cost of living, etc ...

I started as a software engineer 5 years ago at $42K. Now I make $70K+. You simply need to get a jjob, get your experience and no matter where you live, the money will come. You really need to prove yourself in your first year though. Everything you've done in school is meaningless .... you could have a 4.0 and be clueless and it will kill you. Have a 2.0 and know how to get things done, you'll do fine. I guess that means co-ops 9internships) are more iportant than most realize.
 
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