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re: What kind of engineer are you 2 update in OP
Posted on 8/22/24 at 11:32 am to lsu777
Posted on 8/22/24 at 11:32 am to lsu777
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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
The only difficult part here is the PE. I know that in Alabama you don't have to have a PE for soil examination, though the PE would speed up things I believe.
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frick that, who the frick wants to play with dirt all day?
You hire someone to go out and dig, you just stamp drawings.
This post was edited on 8/22/24 at 11:33 am
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Posted on 8/22/24 at 11:32 am to lsu777
Where my PETE baws at
Posted on 8/22/24 at 11:40 am to welder69
B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from LSU. 13 years experience and have P.E.
200-250k base plus bonus comp.
200-250k base plus bonus comp.
This post was edited on 8/22/24 at 11:42 am
Posted on 8/22/24 at 11:50 am to Captain Crown
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With retirement and all I’m supposedly set but who knows. I enjoy what I do. I’m 35 now so I’ve got a ways to go but we’re ESOP.
You should be. And save, save, save. And you will find in your retirement you can pull 200 grand a year out of your IRA and the balance will still appreciate every damn year,
Posted on 8/22/24 at 11:56 am to polizei11
Dr Richard Hughes GOAT
Posted on 8/22/24 at 12:33 pm to North Dallas Tiger
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Why don’t chemical engineers tell jokes?
You never had Dr. Rice for a class did you?
Posted on 8/22/24 at 12:42 pm to welder69
LSU has an ME program that allows one to minor in Aerospace pretty easily. Lots happening in space right now.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 1:09 pm to Gabapentin
Same here. IE from LSU and MBA, 260k+ bonus
Had to be well rounded on the business side to get to that level though. Need to know a little about finance, business development and operations.
Had to be well rounded on the business side to get to that level though. Need to know a little about finance, business development and operations.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 1:11 pm to AlwysATgr
quote:I just saw the opportunity to make a solid dad joke and seized it. I studied business.
You never had Dr. Rice for a class did you?
Posted on 8/22/24 at 2:00 pm to North Dallas Tiger
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just saw the opportunity to make a solid dad joke and seized it. I studied business.
No worries my friend.
Dr. Richard Rice would tell all manner of dirty jokes in class, smoked during his lectures, insulted us, etc but was a professor par excellence.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 2:06 pm to welder69
Mechanical Engineer here in the O&G industry.
Looks like the starting ME in O&G make about $65K-$75K. You should be in the $150K to $200K range with 10-15 years experience. The engineers that become rich are the entrepreneurs. I've seen several get rich with O&G service fabrication shops, engineering firms, NDT firms, starting small pipeline companies, etc.
Looks like the starting ME in O&G make about $65K-$75K. You should be in the $150K to $200K range with 10-15 years experience. The engineers that become rich are the entrepreneurs. I've seen several get rich with O&G service fabrication shops, engineering firms, NDT firms, starting small pipeline companies, etc.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 2:13 pm to welder69
Electrical, 25 years in the industry, executive position now, salary nearing half a million/year.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 2:16 pm to GumboPot
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Mechanical Engineer here in the O&G industry.
Looks like the starting ME in O&G make about $65K-$75K. You should be in the $150K to $200K range with 10-15 years experience. The engineers that become rich are the entrepreneurs. I've seen several get rich with O&G service fabrication shops, engineering firms, NDT firms, starting small pipeline companies, etc.
This seems accurate to me. At least total compensation (base/bonus/stock awards/etc.).
Posted on 8/22/24 at 2:41 pm to GumboPot
EE in the MEP/construction consulting field, which is somewhat considered "bottom of the barrel" for engineers as the pay is relatively low. I went in that direction because there are plenty of MEP firms across the country, and I was willing to sacrifice some money in exchange for not having to move/being able to live close to work (as well as avoiding shift work).
I'm at almost 9 years experience and I have my PE, $100k base but total pay is around $135k after retirement + bonus, so still pretty solid. Note that MEP companies can vary significantly in terms of workload. The company I'm with has a pretty diverse range of projects, and I only work 40 hours a week 90% of the time. But some of the firms that are heavy on residential and small office renovations can be 55+ hour/week sweatshops, so you have to be careful if you go that direction. Plus that work can get super boring if you're doing the same types of buildings over and over again. MEP engineers also have to be fairly sociable. That would be an issue for me if I were interacting with the unwashed masses, but most architects, owners, contractors, etc. are going to be reasonably intelligent folk.
And as previously mentioned, EE's specializing in power are VERY in demand. A lot of the people that would have done it 30 years ago have migrated over to electronics/programming, which isn't the case for people more interested in mechanical, civil, and chemical.
I'm at almost 9 years experience and I have my PE, $100k base but total pay is around $135k after retirement + bonus, so still pretty solid. Note that MEP companies can vary significantly in terms of workload. The company I'm with has a pretty diverse range of projects, and I only work 40 hours a week 90% of the time. But some of the firms that are heavy on residential and small office renovations can be 55+ hour/week sweatshops, so you have to be careful if you go that direction. Plus that work can get super boring if you're doing the same types of buildings over and over again. MEP engineers also have to be fairly sociable. That would be an issue for me if I were interacting with the unwashed masses, but most architects, owners, contractors, etc. are going to be reasonably intelligent folk.
And as previously mentioned, EE's specializing in power are VERY in demand. A lot of the people that would have done it 30 years ago have migrated over to electronics/programming, which isn't the case for people more interested in mechanical, civil, and chemical.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 2:56 pm to welder69
Industrial aka imaginary
last 3 years, ~275k
this year, 180k if I'm lucky
jumped to sales. logistics / supply chaindesign and strategy is my field
been at it 10 years
last 3 years, ~275k
this year, 180k if I'm lucky
jumped to sales. logistics / supply chaindesign and strategy is my field
been at it 10 years
Posted on 8/22/24 at 2:56 pm to THRILLHO
Environmental engineer, BS EVEG from LSU
17.5 yrs in full time
PE in LA, TX, NM, OR & MT
Get an MBA if you want, but have a company pay you to get it.
No one in my industry cares about your masters, and if you have one, please don't put MS behind your name.
17.5 yrs in full time
PE in LA, TX, NM, OR & MT
Get an MBA if you want, but have a company pay you to get it.
No one in my industry cares about your masters, and if you have one, please don't put MS behind your name.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 6:11 pm to lostinbr
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The idea that a ChE degree is useless if you aren’t a process engineer is so utterly stupid I’m struggling to put the reason into words. So I think I’ll just bow out now
Do you listen to yourself?
You obviously don't value actual data, you provide nothing but your own misguided opinion by declaring all data that doesn't agree with your world view is wrong.
This is very sad that you have to justify why you aren't an engineer anymore.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 6:16 pm to TigerHornII
I'm curious how the careers of a half dozen people constitutes education advice.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 6:19 pm to lsu777
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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.
I feel that is valuable experience and insight for students looking into careers.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 7:05 pm to welder69
I’m a carbon dioxide engineer. I make about 3.50.
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