2012-12-24, 15:34 | Link #25421 |
Knight Errant
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Dublin, Ireland
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I think the problem is that the industrial sector hasn't shown much job growth in the last 30 years. That said, it could simply be that I'm living in the wrong country (and I know for a fact that the average engineering wage right out of college is something like 25k-30k).
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2012-12-24, 16:40 | Link #25422 |
勇者
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Tesla Leicht Institute
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I am currently a history major, and with one semester left I don't see much job opportunity with it. At this point I need to go to graduate school, honestly in current world it is necessary to get a decent paying job.
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2012-12-24, 16:43 | Link #25423 | |
Not Enough Sleep
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write Historical/Alt.Historical fiction?
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2012-12-24, 16:50 | Link #25424 |
勇者
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Hahahaha , it is interesting you mentioned this. Writing historical novels or any novels would actually be my dream job. But I don't have much talent as a writer so graduate school is the safest option for me.
Or I could always try to be those "historians" on History Channel.
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2012-12-24, 19:23 | Link #25427 | |
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Confessed serial killer hid in plain sight, then broke own rules
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2012-12-24, 19:26 | Link #25428 |
Knight Errant
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Location: Dublin, Ireland
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That's the problem right there.
If 4 years of studying history isn't going to get you a job, 6 years (or worse 8 years for you PhDers out there...) isn't going to make any difference. "Hopefully" is a pretty shaky foundation to build a career on. That said, I'll do something for 2 weeks to "hopefully" get a job out of it, but not 2 years. If you think it's going to be any easier with a few extra letters after your name, you're wrong. There's a lot of "John Doe BA MA PhD"s flipping burgers right now to prove that. |
2012-12-24, 19:31 | Link #25429 | |
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I don't know how much my uncle made when he first was hired back in the 80s, but I'm sure it was probably a lot less than what he makes now (considering inflation, the devaluation of the dollar in the mid-80s and whatnot).
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2012-12-24, 19:50 | Link #25430 |
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Lets see, I'm a BSEE, graduated in 1981. Job offers ranged from $23K to $30K. I took a $24K job in the aerospace sector NASA and Air Force focused.
1981 dollars adjust for inflation forward 31 years
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2012-12-24, 20:30 | Link #25431 | |
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2012-12-24, 21:21 | Link #25432 | |
今宵の虎徹は血に飢えている
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2012-12-24, 21:31 | Link #25433 | |
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Granted, there is something wrong out there. I am a Dip Management and I earn more than my sis, who is a BSBME. Even excluding my 2nd job I earn 18% less, put in my 2nd job (once/twice per week) and I earn 20% more. Engineers are being treated as a commodity when they are rare. And those "engineers" (cheap labour given basic rudimentary training then tasked with structural analysis and troubleshoot) are creating the illusion of saturated markets; maybe it is time we start paying HR graduates less?
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2012-12-24, 22:14 | Link #25434 | |
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
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2012-12-24, 22:32 | Link #25435 | |
NYAAAAHAAANNNNN~
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Salary increases are not going to happen much in the next year since the increases have been below 5% since 2009 if I am not wrong - I don't know where the engineering sector is going, and I am having second doubts about saving up to take an Aerospace Engineering degree in the future, after finishing my Econs degree.
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2012-12-24, 23:43 | Link #25436 |
Knight Errant
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Rather then Aerospace (or Aeronautical), you might be better off with Mechanical. The two are very similar, and mechanical engineers have an easy enough time getting work in the sector, while also being able to get work in many other things besides.
As for myself, I'm beginning to think I need to move to the USA for engineering work. But where? |
2012-12-25, 01:30 | Link #25437 | |
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2012-12-25, 01:35 | Link #25438 | |
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Hmm...not Kansas! There is nothing there. Actually, Wyoming (most of it) is even worse. Most of it is pretty barren. Short grass, not much vegetation, wide open spaces, shrubs and small trees scattered around is a typical sight.
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