Excellent Article about Engineering

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I read an article yesterday in my engineering class that of the salaries of the top 8 professions with only a bachelor's degree, 7 of them were engineering. As an engineer with only a bachelor's degree, he or she only endures 4 years of college and may get a salary as high as 60k.

Doctors, on the other hand, have to go to school until they are 30. Although they earn a lot of money afterward, they need to establish themselves and work hard toward this. If an engineer were to match this effort, they would have a PhD and more! All my relatives that have PhDs in engineering (and have not done anything revolutionary) earn more than 150k - thus, this is not unheard of. Revolutionary ideas are not needed, just hard work - which all professions demand.

Moreover, lawyers also have to establish themselves and work hard. Engineers can earn much more initially and build themselves up as well. If they do this, the possibilities are endless. An engineer could double in business or start their own company -- the options are endless.

Yes, if a person limits themself, they also limit their salary but there are no barriers that literally hold a person back. I cannot say this from experience but it seems that it's a "fair game" in all professions, the odds are not what limits a person, it's the effort.

Finally, I do believe that by introducing engineering at the elementary stage along with the standard "lawyer, doctor, businessman", the statistics could change. You never know.