Where is the crazy money

[u/DRJSAN]

What are the jobs that chemE’s can get that print crazy money.

I know for the most part engineers are well paid, but I’m wondering if there’s any shot to make ridiculous money (like the higher end of SWE or big 4 consulting) using an undergrad in chemE in conjunction with any experience or further degrees.

This may seem like a shallow question, and it definitely is. I’m happy with my degree and jog, I just really want to know what the top of the mountain looks like and how people got there.

[u/_reddit_is_for_nerds]

Not useful for your question but kind of funny so I will share anyway.

The first job I got offered out of university was for a process engineer at a paper mill. This particular plant produced bank notes for the Bank of England. I suppose you could call this a job where you are "printing crazy money"...

Actually they were in the process of transitioning to polymer based bank notes, so would have been quite a plant upgrade.