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/sfieldTRP Sep 22 '23
Chemical engineering is a good bet for making money and has a good variety of options for work. You’ll most likely find something you like with this type of variety. The money can vary too, but it will be good in almost every type of job.