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/People_Peace Sep 24 '23

Computer science is your answer.

Remember these words. If you don't listen now, 10 years later you will be cursing yourself that someone tried to put sense in your head and you didn't. Listen.

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u/MistakeSea6886 Sep 24 '23

If I’m honest, I can’t do computer science for personal reasons. I have a physical issue that makes programming not ideal.