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Posted on 4/16/24 at 3:57 pm to
Posted by shellbeachspeckzzz
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Posted on 4/16/24 at 3:57 pm to
but in an engineering setting, would that be the same?
Posted by Redlos
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Posted on 4/16/24 at 9:49 pm to
You can work on coastal projects in the private sector too…CPRA is on the smaller side of state agencies and not as bureaucratic as many other agencies. Its a good place to learn about coastal engineering as they still do actual design work in-house.

You can expect to make $10-15K more in the private sector, have more diversity of project work, and more growth potential. Along with that are higher expectations in productivity & accountability.

Good luck!
Posted by DakIsNoLB
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Member since Sep 2015
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Posted on 4/17/24 at 12:01 pm to
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but in an engineering setting, would that be the same?



Private engineering will generally pay more, but it depends on the company and the location. You also have to look at what you'd have to put aside in 401k and IRA to get an equivalent to the state pension.
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