What is the best or easiest type of engineering to go into, and how much does it pay?

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What is the best or easiest type of engineering to go into, and how much does it pay?

Answer 1

It would help to know what areas you're interested in. But I'd say ceramic engineering is a big one right now. There are a lot of things that are made out of plastic just because it's cheap that could equally well be made out of ceramics. Since plastics come from oil and ceramics don't, a lot of those things will be switching to ceramics over the next 20 or 30 years.

Answer 2

From my personal experience i can tell you this:

Im right now a junior going into senior in electrical and i like a lot, it but is hard as #$%@!!

I have good friends that are in mechanical and they do have it easier, a good friend of mine graduated from civil and he also had it easier than i do.

as far as which ones pay best:

I think computer engineering is one at the top with Chemical. as far as dificulty of each...CE is a subset of EE, almost the same emphasis on circuit design with way more programing... in other words.. as hard as EE. as far as CHE.. i dont know much.

EE is a  little better paid than ME, but not much, the  difference is that there are WAY more people with MEs than EEs, so if you are a ME, you have more people gunning for the same job, but if you do decide for ME, make sure... and this is imperative.. that you learn Pro-Engineer (CAD package) backwards and forwards, Autodesk (makers of autocad) also have a package like Pro-E (but i dont know the name), also that one. Also EE (at least in my school) requires more broad physics classes... which means, i can take 2 more physics classes and get a minor in physics

my cousin went to U of M for materials engineering... and even though he went to the number 15 school in the country he  had a hard time finding a job in his field because is much more of a specialized field...he got hired and retrained as a Comp Eng, so i would say, dont go into materials or ceramic engineering, take something more broad into which you can specialized into a area later

in the end it depends on your abilities, if you study engineering... you pretty much have a job... you might not be rich in engineering, but will live comfortably. The norm is a start of 45k to 50k for almost any eng.. but i think civil eng makes the least of all

In the end, you only know your abilities, i mean you probably have taken:

Engineering physics 1 & 2, Chemistry and  programing by now.

if you liked Eng Phys 1: you probably will like being a ME, or Civil better

if you liked Eng Phys 2: EE, CE

if you liked Chem : CHE then

if you like programing: CE or CS

if you have had biology, look into bio engineering, there are big bucks to be made there

good luck dude!! talk to your councellor