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re: Which Engineering degree do you feel is the hardest at LSU?
Posted on 10/9/15 at 10:30 am to Hu_Flung_Pu
Posted on 10/9/15 at 10:30 am to Hu_Flung_Pu
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EI at DOTD is around 40k
Did they drop it down? The last set of new hires I knew anyone in was 2012, and entry level EI 1 was $46k and change.
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Eng 3(PE) is around 52k
I made more than that as an EI 2, but I did get a special rate because of my 2 years of co-op experience with DOTD.
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Posted on 10/9/15 at 10:30 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Why would a licensed engineer take $52k a year?
That's just what they make immediately getting the PE. It's a non compete line of succession till Eng 5 which is around 65-70k.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 10:32 am to CFDoc
Yes. Both the government and private companies post salaries in online postings
Posted on 10/9/15 at 10:33 am to Hu_Flung_Pu
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This post was edited on 11/18/15 at 10:04 am
Posted on 10/9/15 at 10:35 am to LNCHBOX
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Did they drop it down? The last set of new hires I knew anyone in was 2012, and entry level EI 1 was $46k and change
Yeah, my bad. Forgot the rates lol been awhile.
I'll just look them up.
Ei is 46k
Ei 2 would be 49k
Eng 3 would be 54k
Eng 4 would be 60k
Eng 5 is 64k
Eng 6 is 71k
Anything above 6 is hard to get as those are Section heads and above. Those aren't including any 4% raises for merits/cost of living
Posted on 10/9/15 at 10:36 am to Hammertime
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Yes. Both the government and private companies post salaries in online postings
You'll figure it out soon enough.Posted on 10/9/15 at 10:37 am to Hu_Flung_Pu
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which ones?
BS Eveg, BSCE, MSCE, Phd CE.
I've taught courses in ME, CE, and Eveg. A couple of the advanced CE materials courses (7000 level) are the hardest in the university. Often a combination of CE and ME phd students.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 10:37 am to torrey225
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Also, becoming a "teacher" Professor is not easy. A lot don't get tenure. And you have to change universities if you fail and try again at another university.
I'm not talking about getting a PhD and becoming a math professor.
All of the state certification exams can be passed relatively easy with no studying.
Honestly, unless you're absolutely afraid of talking with other people, there is NO reason why you should go engineering instead of teaching.
The unions will ensure that teacher salaries never follows free market wages. They'll also ensure that salaries are many times higher than engineers. They'll also ensure a 70% max salary pension plan.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 10:39 am to Pouvoir Cadien
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BS Eveg, BSCE, MSCE, Phd CE.
The Corp would love you
Posted on 10/9/15 at 10:41 am to torrey225
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Never mind. Troll.
Lol... don't be jealous.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 10:42 am to Hu_Flung_Pu
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This post was edited on 11/18/15 at 10:03 am
Posted on 10/9/15 at 10:51 am to LNCHBOX
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I made more than that as an EI 2, but I did get a special rate because of my 2 years of co-op experience with DOTD
The co-op program is really good. What section did you intern with?
Posted on 10/9/15 at 10:53 am to LNCHBOX
I did 2 years of interning with DOTD so hopefully they start me as an EI2. Makes those 4% raises just slightly higher and it makes me happy.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 10:56 am to Pouvoir Cadien
I started at ALF in Port Allen, then moved to HQ after a couple semesters of that. I honestly don't remember the section number, 21 I think.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 10:58 am to torrey225
You should go teach a class. You'd be clearing $140k on the top line.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 11:00 am to Ingeniero
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I did 2 years of interning with DOTD so hopefully they start me as an EI2.
They won't. You will get credit for leave accrual though. Also, unless you got the co-op experience put on your transcript, which LTRC/DOTD don't seem to want to do, it won't count towards the 4 years to become a PE.
If/when you get a job offer, get your hiring manager to ask for a special entrance rate based on your experience with the agency. When I hired on, my boss had to jump through a couple hoops to get it, but he did. No one else that co-op'ed got it.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 11:01 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Or if you don't enjoy a classroom setting you can become a police officer.
Hell, my dad's friend is a police officer who retired with a $210,000/year pension fund.
Hell, my dad's friend is a police officer who retired with a $210,000/year pension fund.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 11:05 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
I know a tutor down here that is making $50k/yr just tutoring. He's also a HS teacher during the day and working on his PhD in physics. I still haven't figured out why he won't just get a regular engineering job. Dude double majored in EE/ME, has his master's in math and physics, and is now getting a PhD in physics. He could make some serious cash, but I guess he likes the freedom he has now or something
quote:They just told me about the co-op deal at UNO earlier this semester. To bad I got let go (and didn't really try to get it back) right before they told me
LNCHBOX
This post was edited on 10/9/15 at 11:09 am
Posted on 10/9/15 at 11:10 am to LSUTOM07
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Also, PeteE above ChemE and Electrical is a joke.
Yeah this guy definitely is delusional.
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