No Way wrote:
s.mouse wrote:philosophy and biology
39yo
bariatrics and post weightloss reconstructive surgeon
$700k
You are in no way qualified for that job...
He or she might have had some schooling post-college . . .
No Way wrote:
s.mouse wrote:philosophy and biology
39yo
bariatrics and post weightloss reconstructive surgeon
$700k
You are in no way qualified for that job...
He or she might have had some schooling post-college . . .
18 years
Minimum wage
Cart retriever at A&P
Ain't going to college
Chinese Chicken wrote:
olyphaunt wrote:Seriously, there's no way this many 22- to 26-year-olds are making over $60k. That's a real anomaly. Granted my chosen profession isn't the most lucrative, but I know plenty of engineers, and most are making only a little more than I do.
Here's my honest answer:
23
English/journalism
Journalist
$42k
Perhaps it's just that the thread is attracting only those who want to brag. Not to mention the OP. Yeah, right.
What if I told you the AVERAGE engineering major makes over 60K upon graduation? That would mean more than half do, right?
http://www.doe.mtu.edu/news/degree_worth.htmlhttp://www.recruitingtrends.com/average-salary-offer-to-college-class-of-2011-risesMaybe you live in an area that doesn't have strong industry so the engineers there aren't really in demand and willing to work for cheap, the cost of living is significantly below average, or the engineers you know went to no-name schools that doesn't have companies that pay well recruiting there.
Don't worry, if we stay engineers we will top out barely over 100K. The folks on wall street and consulting make us feel poor.
The average engineering major doesn't make $60k upon graduation. You need to look at the methodology from payscale.com. The median salary (including bonuses, overtime, etc.) for a 25 year old engineer with 2 years experience, who is employed full-time, is $60k. That means this doesn't include huge percentages of people who are either a) unemployed (~12% for people under 25 with a bachelors degree), b) under-employed or employed part time, or c) employed full time in another field. I bet the true median for fresh out of college 22 year olds is more like $35k once you factor in all of those who can't find full time employment as an engineer.
1 cm wrote:
Microbiology
31
Microbiologist
$300,000
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha *gasp* ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
B.A. Economics (just)
50
Service manager in a company providing various technology and data to the financial industry
$175K with $20-$50K bonus
51
High school grad by the skin of my teeth
Recovering addict
Insurance sales
$147,000 this past year
BS alert wrote:
1 cm wrote:Microbiology
31
Microbiologist
$300,000
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha *gasp* ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
What's so hard to believe about that? If he is a head research scientist/professor at a top tier school, it's not hard to believe at all.
MS - Sciences
46
Fed Gov
116K
Associate of Arts and Sciences
29
Commodity Broker
$525,234 in 2011
Finance
22
I-banker
$140K
Political science and economics
Few years of work
Top 10 JD
45
Corporate attorney
$650,000
thefacts wrote:
The average engineering major doesn't make $60k upon graduation. You need to look at the methodology from payscale.com. The median salary (including bonuses, overtime, etc.) for a 25 year old engineer with 2 years experience, who is employed full-time, is $60k. That means this doesn't include huge percentages of people who are either a) unemployed (~12% for people under 25 with a bachelors degree), b) under-employed or employed part time, or c) employed full time in another field. I bet the true median for fresh out of college 22 year olds is more like $35k once you factor in all of those who can't find full time employment as an engineer.
Unemployment is way, way lower for engineering grads than for the general population of recent graduates. I graduated last year with no internships or relevant work and got a job making 50k pretty quickly (which is low, but I can expect 6 figures with 5 years of experience at this job). Based on talking to friends, the average starting salary is probably about 55k. Everyone with a degree in one of the "standard" engineering disciplines is going to find a job within a couple months of graduating.
Major: Neurology + 8 years of school and 10 years of training
Age: 43
Occupation: Neurosurgeon
Salary: $500,000/year
Might as well add:
Former PR's 14:33/29:52/1:07:50 and marathon 2:36
Car: Lamborghini Reventon
$5 million mansion now worth 7.5 million.
What's your average work week like?
the average male runner wrote:
Major: Neurology + 8 years of school and 10 years of training
Age: 43
Occupation: Neurosurgeon
Salary: $500,000/year
Might as well add:
Former PR's 14:33/29:52/1:07:50 and marathon 2:36
Car: Lamborghini Reventon
$5 million mansion now worth 7.5 million.
I went to an engineering school (though I was a bio major)and I have to say, I don't know anyone from my school who doesn't have a job and is making less than 60k. This includes both science and engineering majors, and we were class of 2009. There were a few in the GE Edison program who may have started in the 50k range while they were in the program but those people are now making over 70k.
Azaleas wrote:
thefacts wrote:The average engineering major doesn't make $60k upon graduation. You need to look at the methodology from payscale.com. The median salary (including bonuses, overtime, etc.) for a 25 year old engineer with 2 years experience, who is employed full-time, is $60k. That means this doesn't include huge percentages of people who are either a) unemployed (~12% for people under 25 with a bachelors degree), b) under-employed or employed part time, or c) employed full time in another field. I bet the true median for fresh out of college 22 year olds is more like $35k once you factor in all of those who can't find full time employment as an engineer.
Unemployment is way, way lower for engineering grads than for the general population of recent graduates. I graduated last year with no internships or relevant work and got a job making 50k pretty quickly (which is low, but I can expect 6 figures with 5 years of experience at this job). Based on talking to friends, the average starting salary is probably about 55k. Everyone with a degree in one of the "standard" engineering disciplines is going to find a job within a couple months of graduating.
Economics
31 yo
Finance/accounting manager
$115k/yr.
College prs 50./1:52/3:55
52, Electrical Engineering BS MS, Japanese BA MA, entrepreneur/retired, salary is $0/year.
NewScientist wrote:
24
BS Mechanical Engineering
Thermal Engineer
75k
Another entry should be where you live though, as that tells the real story of how much one makes. For instance 75k looks pretty solid for a 24 year old junior engineer, until I tell you that I live in the SF Bay Area, at which point it becomes pretty unimpressive.
Ditto man.
25
BS Civil Engineering
Civil Engineer (Private Firm)
60k w/mediocre bonuses/benefits
In Bay Area so doesn't go too far. Thinking of quitting my job in search of greener pastures. My company acts like they're doing me a favor...lol
Age 32
Undergrad in Finance, MBA with Finance concentration
Corporate Banking - Loan Originations
$122,500 in 2011
Criminal Justice
25
Cop
75000