r/ChemicalEngineering 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/rmango01 Sep 22 '23

Comp Sci will always be the best route for profit since tech is growing! But CHE also make good money but not as much as comp sci. CHE is more in person teamwork focused vs Comp Sci with is everything is done online.