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re: What kind of engineer are you 2 update in OP
Posted on 8/22/24 at 9:04 am to welder69
Posted on 8/22/24 at 9:04 am to welder69
Civil
Bridge structural/design/rating/inspection
10+ years
Masters not necessary
Bridge can be profitable after you obtain your knowledge bc apparently it’s tough to find someone.
The way I see civil is yes the worker salary is typically lower than other disciplines but the ceiling is one of the highest bc of construction and large projects in private industry
Bridge structural/design/rating/inspection
10+ years
Masters not necessary
Bridge can be profitable after you obtain your knowledge bc apparently it’s tough to find someone.
The way I see civil is yes the worker salary is typically lower than other disciplines but the ceiling is one of the highest bc of construction and large projects in private industry
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Posted on 8/22/24 at 9:05 am to OliverTwist225
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Fire Protection Engineer. Almost 20 years in the industry.
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OliverTwist225
you dont count
, you are like the only one in the whole state, or atleast there was only 1 when i was doing fire protection design 10+ years ago. and always safer to get traditional engineering discipline and just get nicet. that is what i did but i have long let my nicets expirePosted on 8/22/24 at 9:11 am to Sheepdog1833
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What advice do you engineers have for a second year civil engineering major at LSU?
When should my son be looking for internships and how?
What are the best paths coming out after graduation?
start internships as early as possible.
as far as best path coming out...depends...does he want to actually work only civil stuff? does he know which path of civil he wants?
civil is different because you could be geotechnical and play with dirt all day...be in transportation and do roads, could be structural engineer, could go in to hydro and work like for the corps or you could work at a firm that mainly focuses on plant support and do design that away or you could go work for a construction firm and be a project manager or if you are really good get a project manager or reliability position with the plants.
so he needs to decide what he likes after doing internships in different areas and then could give advice.
working on the PM side or in a firm supporting O&G is going to be by far the most profitable over a 8-10 year period.
also the path will determine if he needs his PE and what discpline to take it in as I mentioned, civil has multiple.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 9:11 am to welder69
Network Infrastructure Engineering in Telecommunications. 43 yrs retired in 2015, $120K
Posted on 8/22/24 at 9:11 am to welder69
Electrical Engineer - 37 years.
Make mid 6-figures
Get an MBA if you want to climb up the management ladder. Better yet go work for someone that will pay for your MBA; there are many employers that do that.
Make mid 6-figures
Get an MBA if you want to climb up the management ladder. Better yet go work for someone that will pay for your MBA; there are many employers that do that.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 9:18 am to welder69
ChemE with PE and MBA. Worked 29 years and retired early. Worked with plenty of PhD ChemEs working as plant engineers, so I wouldn't get a masters in engineering.
You can earn a good living as a engineer in a plant, ChemE or ME. You might start off making less than operators, but that will change over time.
Working in a plant sucks. In every plant I've worked (excluding the one I ran), there is a level of oppression. And I don't mean people are just too focused on doing the job because they might be working with dangerous chemicals or because they're relying on other people to focus on safety. I mean organizational oppression. I guess any organization of size will have these features, but when I moved out of a plant that stopped.
If I had to do it all again, I would probably do something else. Financial advising. Technical sales. I learned that those guys, if they are excellent at their jobs, make a hell of a lot more money than a plant engineer.
You can earn a good living as a engineer in a plant, ChemE or ME. You might start off making less than operators, but that will change over time.
Working in a plant sucks. In every plant I've worked (excluding the one I ran), there is a level of oppression. And I don't mean people are just too focused on doing the job because they might be working with dangerous chemicals or because they're relying on other people to focus on safety. I mean organizational oppression. I guess any organization of size will have these features, but when I moved out of a plant that stopped.
If I had to do it all again, I would probably do something else. Financial advising. Technical sales. I learned that those guys, if they are excellent at their jobs, make a hell of a lot more money than a plant engineer.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 9:18 am to Narax
In the plants in LA, most of the EE top out fast and are usually the lower paid ones in the long run.
much of your post are based on nationwide experience and tech experience
in south LA and SE texas in the petrochem industry engineers make in general 33-50% more than their counterparts throughout the country and Chem and ME are usually most desired by the plants. ChE usually has most opportunity to move into upper level management followed by Mech then its kind of a crap shoot. Most civils and EE will top out in middle management and will never get the opportunity to get into upper level management outside of 1 or maybe 2 positions for a whole plant.
much of your post are based on nationwide experience and tech experience
in south LA and SE texas in the petrochem industry engineers make in general 33-50% more than their counterparts throughout the country and Chem and ME are usually most desired by the plants. ChE usually has most opportunity to move into upper level management followed by Mech then its kind of a crap shoot. Most civils and EE will top out in middle management and will never get the opportunity to get into upper level management outside of 1 or maybe 2 positions for a whole plant.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 9:21 am to RoyalWe
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Technical sales.
imo do 10 years in the plant and then move into this role
and yea some of the financial advisors and tech sales guys make more, but not on average. you are looking at the top guys and they dont have near the benefits.
all can be very lucrative careers if one has a great personality.
ETA: also understand we are jaded in what we consider good money, much like tech boys. 95% of the country wish they could make close to what we do. keep that in mind
This post was edited on 8/22/24 at 9:23 am
Posted on 8/22/24 at 9:25 am to lsu777
Civils that have their own firm, when did you feel comfortable thinking you can run your own firm and not have imposter syndrome? Haha
Posted on 8/22/24 at 9:26 am to lsu777
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Technical sales.
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all can be very lucrative careers if one has a great personality
Great/Outgoing personality is key to technical sales. It's how well you can develop those relationships.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 10:19 am to welder69
LSU EE 1994.
I worked as an EE in a chem plant in the BR area from 94 to 2000. I think my experience is similar to what others have posted about engineers in the plants. At my plant, I'd say that out of every 10 engineers, 6 where ChemE, 3 were ME, and one was EE, and the promotion opportunities fell in line with that ratio.
After about 6 years, I felt "stuck" at the plant and decided to switch over into IT. Even in 2000, the plant I worked at was still full of 1960's technology, and around this time the Internet and high tech was starting to take off.
Nowadays I do software development and work mainly as a contractor.
I worked as an EE in a chem plant in the BR area from 94 to 2000. I think my experience is similar to what others have posted about engineers in the plants. At my plant, I'd say that out of every 10 engineers, 6 where ChemE, 3 were ME, and one was EE, and the promotion opportunities fell in line with that ratio.
After about 6 years, I felt "stuck" at the plant and decided to switch over into IT. Even in 2000, the plant I worked at was still full of 1960's technology, and around this time the Internet and high tech was starting to take off.
Nowadays I do software development and work mainly as a contractor.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 10:28 am to Ingeniero
Engineering is too difficult to make only low six figures. Seems yall are underpaid.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 10:28 am to welder69
Mechanical. 10 years in with low 6 figures. I switched careers after upstream crashed during covid. I’m still trying to get my salary back to where it should be with my experience.
I’d go chemical if you can pass the classes. Process engineers are always in demand and basically size equipment for process flow. After 5 years in a plant, you’ll be in project management anyway.
Learn python or coding while you’re young and get as many certifications like PMP, API, or Vibration where the company will pay for it. It’s easy when your young and the certificate goes with you if you leave.
I’d go chemical if you can pass the classes. Process engineers are always in demand and basically size equipment for process flow. After 5 years in a plant, you’ll be in project management anyway.
Learn python or coding while you’re young and get as many certifications like PMP, API, or Vibration where the company will pay for it. It’s easy when your young and the certificate goes with you if you leave.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 10:43 am to welder69
Civil/Structural; 27 years exp.; Mid 6 figures on average. I work for myself so yearly income varies.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 10:49 am to BoostAddict
Software 25years, 240K
Posted on 8/22/24 at 10:52 am to welder69
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
20yrs
Salaries usually cap 90-100k in this field unless you are upper management of a large firm or own a smaller firm. Also limited to coastal areas for workplace for the most part. If I did it again I’d go electrical.
20yrs
Salaries usually cap 90-100k in this field unless you are upper management of a large firm or own a smaller firm. Also limited to coastal areas for workplace for the most part. If I did it again I’d go electrical.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 11:02 am to UAinSOUTHAL
LSU BS Che Engr 1970
slide rule was calculator of choice
Large plant operations mgmt
Retired at age 50
About 4 years away from receiving more retirement checks than salary cks
Post grad. 4 semesters of Loyola night law school
Suggestions for advanced degrees. White guys need to avoid and use the time collecting employment checks, Women and minorities get funding for masters degrees. Foreign students are fully funded for Doctoral work by their sponsoring country.
slide rule was calculator of choice
Large plant operations mgmt
Retired at age 50
About 4 years away from receiving more retirement checks than salary cks
Post grad. 4 semesters of Loyola night law school
Suggestions for advanced degrees. White guys need to avoid and use the time collecting employment checks, Women and minorities get funding for masters degrees. Foreign students are fully funded for Doctoral work by their sponsoring country.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 11:19 am to Jake88
Go Civil route and get the required certs to exam soil for septic tanks, start own company. Took me two months to get someone out here to look at my property. Everyone is so busy.
This post was edited on 8/22/24 at 11:20 am
Posted on 8/22/24 at 11:24 am to lsu777
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what discpline to take it in as I mentioned, civil has multiple.
Can confirm.
Graduated as a civil engineer 5 years ago and I still have no idea what I want to do.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 11:24 am to Ssubba
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Go Civil route and get the required certs to exam soil for septic tanks, start own company. Took me two months to get someone out here to look at my property. Everyone is so busy.
frick that, who the frick wants to play with dirt all day? and its not as easy as go civil and get certs
you have to go civil, pass EIT, do 3+ years in that area of expertise, pass the pe, then have the business knowledge to start your own firm then have to be the salesman to get the business coming in
i love how the OT acts like starting a business is as simple as getting an office and hanging an open sign on the door and the customers are just going to be lined up as soon as you open
they do the exact same thing in the post about the trades
like the ones in the trades, not every engineer is cut out to own and run a business. hell most would rather slit their wrist then have to speak to another human on a daily basis. its why the ones that have ability to speak and interact and manage people standout and move up so fast.
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