What’s the most profitable career path?

[u/MistakeSea6886]

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?

[u/Rancid-broccoli]

You should be looking for careers that interest you and can make decent money. Looking based purely off of who makes more is a guarantee that you are going to have a bad time. Happiness>>>money.

[u/[deleted] → u/Rancid-broccoli]

dang u guys are too harsh on the op.

Some people are excited about problem solving and chem engineering in general but don't really have a preference for a specific industry.

Most students I've met don't know what specific industries they wanna go into after graduation. Hell, lots don't even know if they wanna keep working in chem eng. In such a case, choosing whatever makes you the most money is not a bad idea.