r/ChemicalEngineering • u/MistakeSea6886 • Sep 21 '23
Salary What’s the most profitable career path?
I’m a freshmen Engineering major that is taking gen Ed’s. I am thinking of switching to chemical engineering next year. I really like ChE but but want to pick a profitable career path, which is why I’m on the fence between it and Computer science. I did research and found that petroleum engineering is very profitable, and ChE can pick it pretty quickly. However with the way the world is going(more green energy), are renewable energy jobs such as nuclear power plants going to experience a boom in demand and become more profitable?
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u/Ernie_McCracken88 Sep 21 '23
You'll make the most money doing something that you find interesting and moving into management. Also by getting to a location near the corporate HQ. Also working 50 hours a week at a job just sounds like a string of words but it's half your life, it's best to enjoy it. And people who do things they enjoy often do them better and have advancement.