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What kind of money can you expect with a LSU Construction Management Degree?
Posted on 7/16/22 at 11:33 am
Posted on 7/16/22 at 11:33 am
I'm an incoming sophomore at LSU that majors in Economics, and I'm interested in switching to Construction Management.
I'm currently working as a pipefitter helper and can kinda see myself working in this field. (Industrial Construction)
I'm also from Lake Charles and want to live and work there where there's a big industry out there.
Was seeing if any alumni can chime in and tell me what kind of money ceiling I can expect with this degree plus the pros and cons.
I'm currently working as a pipefitter helper and can kinda see myself working in this field. (Industrial Construction)
I'm also from Lake Charles and want to live and work there where there's a big industry out there.
Was seeing if any alumni can chime in and tell me what kind of money ceiling I can expect with this degree plus the pros and cons.
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Posted on 7/16/22 at 11:33 am to GoblinGoodies
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Posted on 7/16/22 at 11:39 am to GoblinGoodies
I was a pipe fitter helper during the summer in college as well. Hotter than hell under that flare. Got a good education on union workers those years- if it’s a three month job, you work at that pace and not any faster. Easiest way for those guys to turn on you is working fast. The welders would weld sheet metal together to make bbq pits while on the clock. They told me whatever I do, stay in school and finish my degree. Sound advice.
Posted on 7/16/22 at 11:39 am to GoblinGoodies
Do accounting, learn how to run the business and then you can own it instead of working for it.
Posted on 7/16/22 at 11:40 am to GoblinGoodies
The ceiling is up to you. Do you want to start your own company? I know guys pulling in 7 figures who went that route.
Posted on 7/16/22 at 11:40 am to GoblinGoodies
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Posted on 7/16/22 at 11:41 am to GoblinGoodies
Posted on 7/16/22 at 11:42 am to GoblinGoodies
I have a degree in CM.
Depends on what you want to do.
Was in construction, then got in oil field.
It’s a project management degree.
You can apply it to multiple industries.
You can make 6 figures if you play your cards right.
Depends on what you want to do.
Was in construction, then got in oil field.
It’s a project management degree.
You can apply it to multiple industries.
You can make 6 figures if you play your cards right.
Posted on 7/16/22 at 11:43 am to GoblinGoodies
Get out of Economics. Not much you can do with that degree. A Construction Management degree is definitely better and more useful than an Econ one.
I know someone who made 65k starting out in construction management and bought his own house in a few years. I also know someone with an Econ degree, and he had to go back to college to get something that translates into the job market.
I know someone who made 65k starting out in construction management and bought his own house in a few years. I also know someone with an Econ degree, and he had to go back to college to get something that translates into the job market.
Posted on 7/16/22 at 11:53 am to GoblinGoodies
Take whatever you can get starting out. Work experience (in just about every industry) is valued over simply having a degree. You have to grind and pay your dues starting out the first few years in most industries.
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Posted on 7/16/22 at 11:54 am to GoblinGoodies
Commercial construction 70-110k
Posted on 7/16/22 at 11:55 am to GoblinGoodies
Keep working in the field to get some industrial experience if you can. It will make you infinitely more valuable when you get your degree. The best route I’ve seen where I work is to get into planning, scheduling, PM, etc with a contractor then try to hire on with the plant if you can. The pay is great and the benefits are even better.
Posted on 7/16/22 at 11:57 am to GoblinGoodies
Starting out of college as a project coordinator, 60k probably.
Posted on 7/16/22 at 12:02 pm to GoblinGoodies
I have the BS Cons degree and especially with your pipefitter real world experience, you could do great. Project Manager with only a few years experience are easily over $100k & up.
Sky's the limit, especially if you add an MBA on top of that.
Sky's the limit, especially if you add an MBA on top of that.
Posted on 7/16/22 at 12:05 pm to GoblinGoodies
Mates I was on a job out in Spokane this week and those baws were MAGA AF. 
Posted on 7/16/22 at 12:15 pm to GoblinGoodies
You are doing great by having the hands on experience to start. Get that CM degree and just see what opens up as you graduate. Lot's of good jobs out there as long as oil and gas/petro-chem stays viable. If you are planning to stay in the Lake Charles area you will do well.
If Oil crashes, you will still have some good jobs out there, just will be a lot more competition and probably not as good of a salary.
If Oil crashes, you will still have some good jobs out there, just will be a lot more competition and probably not as good of a salary.
Posted on 7/16/22 at 12:27 pm to GoblinGoodies
Bring it up to Huntsville, Alabama. They're on a construction binge, both federally and privately there. They need good brains paired with some hands that have seen real work in the field.
Posted on 7/16/22 at 12:30 pm to GoblinGoodies
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LSU Construction Management Degree?
The bawest of all baw degrees in the history of baw.
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