Nuclear engineer!?

Question

I just started community college of Philadelphia and i wanted to

know somethings, here are the following questions i would like answered.

What classes should i take?

What is the average salary of a NE with 2 years experience?

Is the job in demand, do the world really need Nuclear engineers?

How many years does it take to become one?

Thank you to whom ever answers my questions

Peace!

Answer 1

A guy I went to college with flunked out of the Nuclear Engineering Program. If your at community college just take the usual math, physics, chemistry and possibly engineering mechanics.

It takes just 4 years to become a nuclear engineer. You could go to school longer to get a master's or PhD. But it's not required to get a job.

To be honest there's usually a demand for any engineering major. If you want to play it safe, I'd pick the two big ones mechanical or electrical.

Answer 2

Entry level salary is $44,326.  I don't know it with 2 years of experience.  The field has no growth and not many people want to get into it.  It'll take about 4 years to become one.  Make sure your classes from the CC transfer to whatever four year school you go to afterward.

The last link has MIT's requirments for Nuclear engineering