I'd suggest environmental engineering. When you can't make a PCB board, or electronics, or anything in this country, there's going to be lots of monitoring jobs.
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Lots of truth in that.....................I work with the cleanest power there is, and you would not believe all the people sucking money up watching nothing, EPA
If you have the money, Get a 4 year Degree in Nuclear Engineering or some thing with the environment, the world will always need clean Energy and ways to deal with the other energy sources. Even Wind power has environmental issues. yes it does.
If money is tight, get a 2 year degree, Join the Navy as an Officer, get in the Nuke program and they will train you for a very good career. you will need to give them 4 years, but you can see the world
NO MoneyEnlist in the Navy, get in the Nuke program and they will train you for a very good career. you will need to give them 4 years, but you can see the world
You can choose the Electrical or Mechanical side.
Navy has the best schools
That is what my little brother did. He had no desire to go to college. He scored through the roof on the Navy tests, finished A school at the top of his class and is now on the Los Angeles based in Pearl Harbor. He loves it and plans to be a lifer.
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I'm in my 4th year going for my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.
Great field, can go a lot of different directions with it.
Grades matter for sure but what matters almost just as much as people skills. Can you interview well, etc. Known lots of people with the same backgrounds that get the job with the lower GPA.
Great field, can go a lot of different directions with it.
Grades matter for sure but what matters almost just as much as people skills. Can you interview well, etc. Known lots of people with the same backgrounds that get the job with the lower GPA.
I went to college for Mechanical engineering and instead became a Professional Firefighter. Four days on/four days off, good pay, rewarding career and at times is as thrilling as anything out there. Two year fire science degree is a good idea. Life is too short make sure you do something you enjoy!!!!!!!!
I would strongly suggest engineering if you like problem solving, science and math. I started out in Mechanical Engineering but switched to Industrial Engineering. I made the switch for a few reasons, 1st) a lot of the jobs I was finding in ME made you sit behind a desk and design on pro-e or AutoCAD all day, the good jobs where u got to do a lot of lab work/ field work took 5 yrs + experience and I didn’t want to wait that long. 2nd) I liked to race sno-x, moto-x, and party in college….you can’t go to college for ME and do that both, unless you’re a lot smarter than me, and I think I’m a pretty smart guy. I got my BS in IE in 5.5 years and would never go back and try to do it in 4…..take your time and find a related job ASAP and work throughout college. It gives you discipline, money, and makes you appreciate your education when you get done. I worked for the company I work for now in college and my work experience taught me 10 fold what school taught me. It gave me the confidence to go to my first full time job interview and not second guess answers to interview questions. I graduated in Dec of 07 and had 6 job offers to pick from. Started out making $55k + 10% bonus as a manufacturing engineer and got moved to management 4 months after I took that job. I started taking classes to get my masters in business as soon as I could and my employer paid for it. Unfortunately the employer I was working for moved the plant down to the south due to cost of shipping product from NC to northern MN. I heard word about that end of July and by the middle of Aug had 3 job offers again. I decided to move back to SD where I grew up and accepted a position with the company I worked for during college as a Quality Engineer. I am still pursuing my MBA and once I finish that my employer is enrolling me in six sigma black belt training. With the experience I will have in 5 years and the schooling I will have finding a upper management job paying $110K + should not be a problem at all. The best part of it all, is I got to do what I was interested in right away. I wish I was in an industry that worked outside, but I spend 30% of my day behind the desk, the other 70% I am out on the plant floor, or hopping in a plane and visiting a vendor. It’s something new every day and it’s fast paced. I spend 10 hours at work a day (I’m salary at 8 hour days) and it feels like I maybe spend 3 hours at my job. I am able to be at home by 5:30 98% of the time so I can help cook supper and spend time with my 9 mo old. All I have to say is when choosing a job really look into the company, the economy and the possible up or down future of the product market. I was offered some jobs that paid higher than others, but the company had no grasp of lean manufacturing, 5S, and any instability in their market could mean layoffs or plant closings. When you’re in a position like that you work load increases along with your stress level.
This has state highway engineer written all over it, or perhaps archetect?
The ONE thing I can reccomend is if you plan on raising a family try to find a mon-fri 8-5 job, I work shift work and rarely have weekends off, and I miss a TON of little league games.
shift work + family = the suck
The one bright spot I have is I maxxed out my supervisor test, this has opened a lot of doors and shift work will be gone soon!! I should be able to climb the ranks, and continue my education.
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Well I start my ME degree next summer. So all of you engineers of any discipline will rue the day you chimed in on this topic because I'll be pestering you for info and hints for the next 5 years. What electives should I take, which ones to avoid, problems I may encounter, all that stuff. So be prepared.
Aircraft Mechanic. Work for the people that the economy doesn't effect. I spend most of my days outside and even get to travel the state from time to time. Went to school for two years cost half the price of a college and the pay is outstanding. Plus you get to work on everything from bush planes to commercial airlines and you can work any where in the world and I mean anywhere this job market is just starting to boom.
Thanks for all the responses. I'm starting to lean more towards civil engineering or enviromental engineering careers. I really don't want industrial/ factory work all day. I'm good with math - i'm in ap calculus. I don't think i'll have any trouble getting a bs in civil engineering.
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I'm working in the best of both worlds right now. I'm working as a full time paid student firefighter and getting my BSME.
Firefighting is a great career. More and more now-a-days you need a BS or BA degree to get a good FF position.
If you get a 4 year degree in anything you can find a stable job working for somebody for W2 wages, limit your income making ability to about 150K a year and hope to pick up some extra cash from the Obama trickle down welfare program.
My advice is become an Orthodontist, make 750K a year and only work Tuesdays and Thursdays. After you pay your share to those making less than 250K you will still have plenty to recreate on the 5 days a week you won’t be working. If you want to make more than 750K all you have to do is work ½ day on Monday or Wednesday.
If you don’t want to spend that much time in school, get a 4 year degree in anything, and while you’re in school use your head to come up with a business plan to operate your own business so that you do not limit your income making ability and set your business up so that you don’t really have to work. This may take a few years to achieve, but will be worth it in the end.
Whatever you do don’t get yourself trapped into thinking you need security and a 401K. Have some faith in yourself, and don’t be afraid to hang it out there.
I spent too many years making someone else rich.
My advice is become an Orthodontist, make 750K a year and only work Tuesdays and Thursdays. After you pay your share to those making less than 250K you will still have plenty to recreate on the 5 days a week you won’t be working. If you want to make more than 750K all you have to do is work ½ day on Monday or Wednesday.
If you don’t want to spend that much time in school, get a 4 year degree in anything, and while you’re in school use your head to come up with a business plan to operate your own business so that you do not limit your income making ability and set your business up so that you don’t really have to work. This may take a few years to achieve, but will be worth it in the end.
Whatever you do don’t get yourself trapped into thinking you need security and a 401K. Have some faith in yourself, and don’t be afraid to hang it out there.
I spent too many years making someone else rich.
CANT BELIEVE NO ONE HAS MENTIONED LAW SCHOOL?
doesnt get you outside alot, but you can pretty much work when you want and have plenty of time to play....and people will ALWAYS need lawyers, especially in todays word.
NOTE: only do a undergrad in political science if you plan on going to law school, otherwise its useles...trust me.
doesnt get you outside alot, but you can pretty much work when you want and have plenty of time to play....and people will ALWAYS need lawyers, especially in todays word.
NOTE: only do a undergrad in political science if you plan on going to law school, otherwise its useles...trust me.
A lot of this type of thing depends on where you live ... for instance, in the Rockies there are an awful lot less "factory" jobs for ME's than other places in the country.
Your first two years of engineering school are more or less the same regardless of which discipline you choose, give or take a class or two.
Whatever you decide on, I still say do everything you can to get as high of GPA as you can and get involved with the extra-cirricular activities from the get-go, it'll help you out an awful lot your senior year at the career fairs...
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