LaTechDadBod87

Think of the amount of zip ties that will be left on that road, HaHa. Hope he’s ok!

Mechanical here. I work for a large refinery in SE LA. 15 years out of college (on my third job), I'm pulling in the mid-200's. If they are REALLY interested in working at a refinery, PE isn't required necessarily even though they have changed the PE testing requirements recently, and a Master's isn't either unless they want to get in high level management (and that's iffy).

Internships are key. The math in school is tough, but if you can muscle through the classes most of that isn't relevant to refinery jobs. Another thing to keep in mind is that you shouldn't feel ANY loyalty to the employer. You aren't going to get paid THAT much out of college, but once you get your 3-5 years experience you can swap companies and get a 15-20% increase in pay. We were told that in college, that you HAVE to swap jobs early in your career to make your full earning potential later on.

The big thing about the engineers I deal with in the refinery word is their personality. Most of the ME's and EE's I deal with are really personable, down to Earth. Most of the ChE's are not.

Yea, nah. Dude fo’sho.

He was in a movie called Bit (IMDB research). The description of the movie is a dumpster fire!