Physicist/Engeneer Job Oppertunities

[TheoPetro]

Im gonna be getting 2 BS majors, one in Physics and one in Mechanical engineering. i will have minors in math and comp sci. these will be completed in the next 2-3 years.

does anyone know what kinda job offers or salary i should expect? i live in Ohio but am willing to move.

also any advice pertaining to education/classes?

 

[Rage187]

man, you can't even spell ENGINEER right.

 

[Printer Bandit]

Originally posted by: Rage187
man, you can't even spell ENGINEER right.

lmao.

 

[TheoPetro]

thats why everything im going into has NOTHING to do with english

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: Rage187
man, you can't even spell ENGINEER right.

that's ok, he's an engineer and just needs to crunch #'s

engineering the private sector can be around 50k starting and government ~40k (what my two brothers got, 55k/45k from PI/gov)

 

[TheoPetro]

do ya think the physics/math/comp backrounds would help any with regards to salary?

 

[talyn00]

depends what you'll be doing

 

[alphatarget1]

You should go to grad school and do research and stuff. fun stuff.

 

[TheoPetro]

can ya shoot me some options. im really only doing the engineering because im good at drawing and i love designing stuff and making it out of metal and am also a decent carpenter

 

[TheoPetro]

Originally posted by: alphatarget1
You should go to grad school and do research and stuff. fun stuff.

grad school seems like kind of a waste. i wanna get out there and start maken money asap. the sooner i make some $ the sooner i can invest it.

is grad school a requirement for getting hired in the engineering field?

 

[talyn00]

Originally posted by: TheoPetro

Originally posted by: alphatarget1
You should go to grad school and do research and stuff. fun stuff.

grad school seems like kind of a waste. i wanna get out there and start maken money asap. the sooner i make some $ the sooner i can invest it.

is grad school a requirement for getting hired in the engineering field?

then get a part-time job now, so you can start investing. and you'll be getting your degrees in 2-3 years?? are you sure you won't be changing or dropping majors anytime soon?

 

[TheoPetro]

Originally posted by: talyn00

Originally posted by: TheoPetro

Originally posted by: alphatarget1
You should go to grad school and do research and stuff. fun stuff.

grad school seems like kind of a waste. i wanna get out there and start maken money asap. the sooner i make some $ the sooner i can invest it.

is grad school a requirement for getting hired in the engineering field?

then get a part-time job now, so you can start investing. and you'll be getting your degrees in 2-3 years?? are you sure you won't be changing or dropping majors anytime soon?

this is the final decision on majors for me. ive taken an annoying amount of career tests and stuff like that so im pretty sure this is for me.

do you have any ideas as to roughly how long it takes to get your grad degrees in engineering or physics?

 

[SaturnX]

Originally posted by: TheoPetro
can ya shoot me some options. im really only doing the engineering because im good at drawing and i love designing stuff and making it out of metal and am also a decent carpenter

Engineers don't do the hands on things, they crunch the numbers and hand off the design to the Mechanics etc.. to build.

If you really enjoy hands-on things, then Engineering might not be of much interest to you. Although the drawing/designing part fits in.

Just some food for thought.

--Mark

 

[TheoPetro]

ya the hands on part is more of a hobby anyway. i wouldnt wanna be a machineist or carpenter for a job.

 

[Trippytiger]

Out of curiosity, how old are you? I think you'd best do some research off of AnandTech OT as well, to get a good idea of what all of this entails.

I can at least give you an idea on how long an engineering degree takes - typically 4 years, at least in my university. In general, I think that's how long most undergrad degrees are supposed to take, but it's not the upper limit. I'm planning on taking a little bit longer than that to get my BS in mechanical engineering (if I can pass all of my math courses, at least!).

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: TheoPetro
thats why everything im going into has NOTHING to do with english

Well, if you go hardcore into computer science, learning Hindi would be helpful...

 

[talyn00]

Where would you like to work after you graduate? What would you prefer to do? Do you like doing research or something a bit more practical?

 

[alphatarget1]

Originally posted by: TheoPetro

Originally posted by: alphatarget1
You should go to grad school and do research and stuff. fun stuff.

grad school seems like kind of a waste. i wanna get out there and start maken money asap. the sooner i make some $ the sooner i can invest it.

is grad school a requirement for getting hired in the engineering field?

If you have good enough grades you can get assistantships to pay for you to go to school.

Money isn't everything, by the way. I'm interning at this firm and while I love the work, I don't see myself doing it for a long period of time. I'm planning to go to grad school, but who knows?

There are more than just academic success though, I think you should work on that as well.

 

[alphatarget1]

Originally posted by: TheoPetro
thats why everything im going into has NOTHING to do with english

You'll be surprised... Communication is extremely important, be it written or oral skills. Don't expect to get very far without a good grasp at communicating.... Honestly.

 

[LS20]

you have all the background to work in the petroleum industry... physics + math + cs would fit you real nice as a geophysicist for many companies.. theyre not only in high demand, but the entire industry pay very, very, very handsomely right now. mech engineering could peg you as a field engineer, also.. would be beneficial to take a few basic geo courses (sediments/stratigraphy)

 

[TheoPetro]

tiger im 21 and have done some research but the info im looking for is better first hand than from some article.

astaroth33 whats hindi?

talyn00 id prefer to work in the private sector on something practical deff not research

alphatarget1 i can type a pretty damn good paper, even formal scientific ones. the spelling is the only thing that i suck at with regards to communicating. the money is a large factor for me. ill enjoy mostly anything in the scientific relm but im not spending assloads of $ on college to be broke afterwards. i want to be decently well off.

 

[alphatarget1]

Originally posted by: TheoPetro
tiger im 21 and have done some research but the info im looking for is better first hand than from some article.

astaroth33 whats hindi?

talyn00 id prefer to work in the private sector on something practical deff not research

alphatarget1 i can type a pretty damn good paper, even formal scientific ones. the spelling is the only thing that i suck at with regards to communicating. the money is a large factor for me. ill enjoy mostly anything in the scientific relm but im not spending assloads of $ on college to be broke afterwards. i want to be decently well off.

What year are you? Have you done any internships? As long as you proofread your stuff you should be ok.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think ME is pretty bad right now. If you could work for like, NASA or something it'd be cool. I'd think your potential employers would be pretty impressed by your double major, I think it could really come in handy. What did you focus on when you did Physics? What about ME?

 

[Sukhoi]

ME is bad right now? Where are you getting that?

 

[Saint Nick]

Originally posted by: Printer Bandit

Originally posted by: Rage187
man, you can't even spell ENGINEER right.

lmao.

lmao.

 

[TheoPetro]

Originally posted by: alphatarget1

Originally posted by: TheoPetro
tiger im 21 and have done some research but the info im looking for is better first hand than from some article.

astaroth33 whats hindi?

talyn00 id prefer to work in the private sector on something practical deff not research

alphatarget1 i can type a pretty damn good paper, even formal scientific ones. the spelling is the only thing that i suck at with regards to communicating. the money is a large factor for me. ill enjoy mostly anything in the scientific relm but im not spending assloads of $ on college to be broke afterwards. i want to be decently well off.

What year are you? Have you done any internships? As long as you proofread your stuff you should be ok.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think ME is pretty bad right now. If you could work for like, NASA or something it'd be cool. I'd think your potential employers would be pretty impressed by your double major, I think it could really come in handy. What did you focus on when you did Physics? What about ME?

in physics im focusing on the electrical side of it but its pretty broad in the undergrad courses. a grad degree would take another 7 yrs and thats WAY too long for me. i start my E classes this summer at a different school. so ill have 2 degrees from 2 different schools. (my present school doesnt have any E programs) i could always go EE but wanna get some feedback first.

internships are a different story. i honestly dont have any idea where to look.