re: Worth getting a professional engineering license?

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Especially in SWLA, most people who I see that have it that do not work at a firm use it for nothing more than bragging rights. I see a lot of engineers going get their MBAs at this point instead of the PE.

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It's worth it for a variety of reasons, and really there's no downside.

Upsides are job security, leg up on other candidates, and some jobs flat out require it even if they stamp nothing. The longer you're in the industry the more valuable it becomes.

Also having an MBA and a PE, and experience make a potent combo for getting in upper management outside of engineering.

Eta: If you are actually stamping things, especially life safety or structural items, be absolutely demanding in what you want to see before you stamp it. In the event something goes down your arse will be first on the firing line.