Is Studying Engineering Really Worth It?
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Most people will tell you that engineering is definitely worth the hard work. I would agree with this but there are people who may not see it as "worth it" depending on their situation. This usually comes down to not truly wanting to go into the field or having goals that don't align with getting the degree. In this video I outline some positives and negatives about engineering so you can make a more informed decision.
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Between a dream and reality there's always an engineer.
Norbert Fleck hi
Beautiful quote
Nice!
Awesome gotta write that down somewhere
This inspired me to continue on with my electrical engineering degree and why I chose it in the first place
Retired Electrical Engineer, worked on NASA projects.
Wrote analytical papers in the dynamic behavior of the eye.
Yes - it was worth it.
thanks for telling u and i both know that engg is best career
A robotic eye. Is this possible and is it coming soon?
@@SurjeetSingh-sw1jp why everyone has this picture
@@JBPods knowyourmeme.com/memes/maximilianmus-oh-yeah-yeah
@@sahirw6788 hey , my math and science is weak and i still dk if i should take stem but i love automotive engineering
Anyone else watching this when they’re already balls deep into an engineering degree?
Balls deep into an engineering degree? Two degrees, a few licenses and about 13 years worth of practicing for me 😝
Yea I'm in my second semester of my second year and I'm watching this for some reason lol
YESS DUDE ITS FUCKING CONFLICTING
Except I have no balls.
12 years practicing with 8 of those years professionally licensed. I work on great projects that help major universities and hospitals save energy. I started out wanting to design rockets, but fell into what I do now and even though its not what I initially planned, it's been very rewarding!
"Engineering is hard for the average person. A lot of students that were in it for the money and ended up dropping out or switching majors because they realized that there's no point suffering through 5 excruciating years of hard courses for a degree that they weren't mentally interested in. You kinda have to be emotionally invested to get an Engineering degree" -----Said a random person in the comments.
I can attest to this as a 3rd year in Mechanical Engineering wishing to have done S/ware
Oh man, I hope that doesn't end up being me. I think amng money making fields, engineering isn't the best, it's way harder and salary isn't that good. Better to go with something like software or finance
If you think software would have been better you are sorely mistaken. If you have the passion for it go for it, but there's a reason Software Engineers make more than Mechanical Engineers.
I have one question which type of the engineering is the best or are they all the same
@@snowolf800 Am self learning on s/ware eng....I'll get a micromasters certificate on edx. I'll switch completely to s/ware later on
@@candymi5639 Depends on what you want. Where would you like to spend hours working on....developing a rocket engine(chemical aspect/physical aspect)?.... developing the electrical components of the rocket?......developing s/ware aspects to ctrl the rocket?
take the one that excites you the most.
When I hear him talking about student loans:
- “is this some sort of American joke I’m too European to understand?”
yes, then you're in debt until 40 years old or until you die (depending on fuckedupness of your particular situation)
When I read European engineering salaries and just salaries in general- "Is this some sort of joke?"
@@ajf9408 true dat. after 50 years they raise to 8k or sth? i dunno
@@ernest747 what?
@@ajf9408 like when you about to die, but old, you have 8k engineer salary; u gonna earn like mcdonalds employee while in ur 20s
Also it makes you feel superior when talking to non-engineering majors
:D
@@johnisaacpaulino69 physics is just philosophy with numbers without engineers
@@henrychan720 sounds grand saying it like that. Physics is way better
Yoh guys engineering is not better than anything...the world would not survive if everyone did engineering... you're not better than those who are going other majors...that's just a world stigma kle🤦
@@eurekampangane7589 I suppose the world would make huge leaps if everybody was an art major then?
Is engineering worth it? I am 59-years old and getting close to retiring. It has been a good career with above average income. Your opportunity to be inventive and creative, and to be around other people with same mentality which is cool. Also great to feel good about yourself and take pride in the positive things you were part of and brought forth to benefit society. Is it perfect? (No, I like to say every job sucks in its own unique way.) But over all happy with my career choice. The world is always changing, if I was young would I go down this same path? Hard to say, but getting your engineering degree provides you with a lot of the skills to be successful in many other areas. When I was young and in college I didn't have an idea of exactly what job I wanted when I graduated. Engineering is "best" use of your time to develop analytical skills while you are waiting to find out where your destiny will take you. By then you will have the skills to "kill" it wherever you go. Go forth and conquer!
David Tomic If you are on faculty, you probably don't suck at math, just surrounded by geniuses. That said, you probably are compensated for in other ways. Perhaps much better in communicating, or have abundant common sense, both these are surprisingly rare. Look for your strengths and leverage them. This may require a job change. Engineers are fairly loyal to their employers in general so may be hard for to do.
Well said.
Thank u!!!
As a biomedical engineer it was worth it. Engineering allowed me to help make sure medical devices were safe when I worked at the FDA and create medical devices that helped people. That alone makes it worth it, the ability to solve problems that help people.
I'm a senior in high school thinking about biomed so I hope you could really give me some advice
@@angelinegaurano7141 No
@@doctorscalling9479 loser weebu.
You also made sure the vaccines were safe; USA only had 30 000 deaths and millions of side effects. Thank you, we really trust you .... (not)
I'm graduating with a degree in Electrical Engineering in less than 4 weeks and I already plan on starting a business at some point that may not have anything to do with engineering. Still not a waste for me. I challenge myself in everything in life and take pride in doing things a fraction of the world thinks is "too hard". Regardless of what happens, I'll be able to call myself an engineer for the rest of my life and no one can take that from me.
D.I.R Entertainment that’s the spirit!!
Same here. I've been working on my field for 4 years now, I hate it, not my type of job, but I dont regret anything, I have my major and it costed me a lot effort wise, so I'm proud if myself for that. Starting my own business soon
@@chony93 good for you! Do what makes you happy! You won't regret it
No, you can only yourself an engineer if you pass the FE exam. Otherwise it is illegal.
@@charzanboo9940 LMFAO 😂
I'm 16 and these videos have helped me feel more confident in pursuing my dreams in science. Thank you.
NASA
Adam same here I’m from the Netherlands.
Engineering average salary and demand are both increasing. Hope you’re still considering it.
Also 16, I have no fkin idea what I wanna do
Godspeed Adam
For me, it's not so much about the money or anything like that, I'm just interested in the subject. Simply put, I just want to know how things work.
Same for me. I'm not concerned about how much money I will make (but it is nice knowing that pay is pretty good), I just see engineering as me. I think logically and critically, and work well doing stuff hands on, which is what engineering is about.
unless you're doing a double degree, an engineering degree is barely scratching the surface of "how things work". you're better of doing a physics degree or any science major.
@Mathew Riachi usually undergraduate courses only care about the final derivative of an equation. The courses focus more on the overall encompassing system (i.e. circuits, buildings, etc). In physics, you usually try to answer "why does this happen?" In engineering, you usually go "well that works, but what happens if we do this and combined this with this?" Some physics, you just have to take for granted lol
About to be a grad with an ME. I'd say that even if I didn't continue my life as an engineer... the education is priceless. I confidently feel that I could do anything with my life with the education that I recieved.
Where did you study?
Mechanical engineering
Yeah but you don't have to pay tens of thousands of dollars for it...
@Jesse Crotts tell me how an airplane flies ?
@@anmolpatel793 umm.. Bruh.. Just sayin ..Thats an easy question for a graduated engineer😶
how to start a business in engineering field
Rizky Ryan actually it really depends but for the most part u will need a huge cash amount upfront
a small loan of million dollars
Rizky Ryan you need a VC for that
Actually the more money you have to start a business the more chances of it is failing im not saying you don't need any money but I'm saying you only need enough and most people don't know how much is enough don't know how to budget and end up losing more money than they can count.
@@BladesPlayz as someone starting an engineering technology business myself... yes, this is true. If you go for mass funds right away, ur most likely going to fail. You need to have a SET and LOCKED business strategy and plan. That will give you the information you need to decide who you need to hire, what regulatory hurdles you will have to cross, and what all actually has to be done to make the business into what you want it to be.
I recently got my first round of funding, not millions or anything like that. Smaller amount because i know exactly where money needs to go before i even get it.
Doing it this way also makes investors and board members trust you and believe more in the business.
I was literally in my bed 2 minutes ago, stressed, thinking if I'm making the right choice of becoming a civil engineer and then I see this video.
Lucas Argandoña why is this me rn hahaha
@@user-uy4ot4ij3y that's so weird. Makes me think that we're are all not that different
I just graduated from civil engineering and starting working as a transportation planner a year ago. Long story short, it was definitely worth it. In terms of salary, it depends. Starting salary is very fair plus bonuses, perks and shares (if you’re in private consulting). Work life balance is ok, not the best. 50-70 hrs/week for consulting, typically.
@@labibzahid3013 do you think the structural project is good? Like you're doing transport but there is also more categories like construction, transport, and structural
Lucas Argandoña it’s up to your preference and what interests you. Going into my first year, i was really into structures. After taking structural courses, i hated it.
Actually, I got into engineering studies by accident and now I love it!
It's like programming, truly open-ended and a great creative form to express myself!
I know that it sounds nerdy, but believe me, when I say once you start and seeing things in a different way (engineering way), you start to see whats possible, instead of only seeing what's already there.
In my POV, it's definitely worth it! Even the all-nighters!^^
If you get an Engineer Degree you can also transfer through multiple fields because of how versatile Engineers are in their study
I have a B.S. in chemical engineering 1972. While I love the knowledge of engineering, including practical skills in electrical and structural engineering that I picked up on the job, I must admit my career would probably have been better in a computer related field, where skilled workers were in much bigger demand. Several friends and relatives were able to enter the computer field without degrees in that field, which were usually worthless anyway because they were teaching irrelevant or outdated material.
I'm an engineering student in my second year at uni and I'm about to drop out and apply for English or education or whatever. I always wanted to study engineering and I really like the idea of it but it's so time-consuming and with all my other interests and mental health it has really made me miserable. It sucks because medical engineering (don't come @ me) would've been a dream of mine since childhood if I had known about it sooner. I spent each day studying (in a different language, as well), trying to cope, balancing (toxic) relationships, and all of my other interests (music is my main passion but that's risky to pursue :/ ). And dropping out of a STEM to pursue something as "useless" as a language degree (was a miracle that I got accepted in at my current uni considering my grades because I didn't think I'd live past high school and never did any work whatsoever), for example, is generally considered to be pathetic and makes me a failure, especially because I'm a woman ugh. And on top of that I was actually one of the few people who did really well in all of my math assignments so far and I don't really have anything to prove that so I can't really study another STEM and that world is going to be inaccessible to me completely after I drop out officially. wow sorry this turned into a rant/vent thing instead of a "my experience as an engineering student" thing
Good for you! It is very good to have a switch, English major is actually being underrated by other people. Unless for me and you the English major is instrumentally useful.
Hey there I am in the same spot as you. I chose engineering because that's the only major that seemed interesting to me at the time. But I didn't realize how much hard work I would have to put in. When I joined uni, I was barely passing through the program but I decide to quit after 4 months because it was just too much work that I did expect and I didn't really have any actual strong reason for why I picked engineering like my friends really wanted to work for spacex for example.
I would really love to message you more please email me at ilovechemistry93@gmail.com !! :)
Try law
Damn I kinda relate to you, man. Music is also my main passion (only passion to be honest) but i know it’s risky asf to pursue. So now I’m thinking of going engineering
Hope it’s not too late for you bud, but if you enjoy the concept of engineering I would say stick to it. Engineering opens up so much opportunity to you, both inside and outside of engineering.
It is a hard course due to the number of hours you need to put in studying, but I promise you the end is definitely worth it. That feeling you get once you graduate, and then once you complete your first product and see it being used by people or on tv etc. it’s irreplaceable.
Good luck with whatever you’ve chosen though. At the end of the day, pick something you enjoy and it’ll never feel like work.
I'm only a sophomore and I've *HIT* the wall hard AF. I'm always tired, I know nothing and at the same time I know just enough to pass. I want to drop, but I don't want to drop. I hate these classes but I love them at the same time. I just want my degree so I can design and build tomorrow's future.
Chin Chin just hang in there! Keep it up, it will pay off later for the rest of your life!
@@Sauromannen thank you for your encouragement
Heyy bruhh.. I was in the similar situation just few months ago.. And now after just doing one thing repeatedly.. i feel like i got a drive to study everything..!!
Study the basics.. !!
It like transformed me into a dumb highschool kid into straight A grader in college!!
Stick in there. Find engineering friends n clubs
I feel that bro. I’m in fourth year and must say that third and fourth year classes are more interesting.
I'm a month away from graduating with an Electrical Engineering degree. I started out as a community college student with a 1.8 GPA, failed algebra!
Then I saw a bunch of physics videos from the space time yt channel and wanted to be a physicist. I actually made it into a university because of an essay explaining why I wanted to be a physicist lol, I think their physics program was lacking.
After a year of being a 'physics major' I took no physics classes, but got an A in pre-calc and felt confident in math because of that (again lol)
Then I came across Zach Star's video on physics vs EE, (Major Prep back then) and made the decision to switch to EE because I was not about to go for a PHD and EE sounded kinda cool and very practical. I remember my physics advisor told me I would hate EE but I switched anyway.
Now here I am, 3.5 GPA a month away from graduation, so far two job offers!
I guess my point is, one, keep it up Zach I probably wouldn't be where I'm at now had you not made those videos when you did. And two, a major you enjoy can really surprise you in what you can accomplish. Failing algebra in CC I did not expect to complete 3 calculus classes, and two DiffEq classes, while making all A's in all except for one B in calc 3. Even got a summer internship in Brazil at the Itaipu Dam, which made me fall in love with power systems.
Now I think I'm gonna design substations, didn't even know what those were just a few years ago, so passion definitely arises where you don't expect. Anyways man, I owe much of my success to you and your vids, keep it up man, cheers
What's your life like now?
follow up?
Engineering has been totally worth it for me. My work is basically my hobby, and I apply the lifelong learning skills into other aspects of life.
My engineering degree was a general degree with an emphasis on electrical and computer. This means I still took most of the mechanical suite of courses as well. This has helped me continue my desire to learn what I can about any and all devices I own, from computers to cars to my house. Most repairs and projects I can do on my own.
One of my specialties is in IoT and I also have experience on PCB design. Got a new idea for a gadget? I'll make a board for it. I have a house full of RGB LED strips that would cost hundreds from Philips Hue, but made my own for a little over 20 bucks per 1-3 meter strip.
I didn't make 76k out of college. Hell, I still haven't reached 76k 5 years out, but I live in Indiana where costs are cheap. ANd what I can say is that I don't worry about things like rent, groceries, etc, and I'm still on my maximum repayment rate for my 25k in student loans.
Engineering also offers a certain level of prestige that other technical positions often lack. I recently switched from an engineering firm to a software firm, and what I can say is that in a software firm, you are treated much more like some worker bee. Talked down to more, kept out of decisions, basically only present to take workload off of management. In Engineering firms I felt like employees had more of a voice and were more included and consulted. But that's purely anecdotal.
Damn bro I'm tryna get like you. I seek to expand my mind with an understanding of how things work. That is what drew me to this field.
I love this comment and it’s all I would hope to see if I became an engineer. I’ve been specifically thinking about computer engineering.
@@practicalwisdom3200 That was why I did engineering instead of engineering technology. I had several friends who did Eng Tech and were like "You get to have the degree without all that dumb calculus and science. You just take Trig and then they teach you AutoCAD and SolidWorks and stuff.
I didn't want job training. I WANTED the calculus. By the time I took Calc III, I declared minors in math and physics. Heck, if we were like most countries and had almost no homework and tuition-free college, I would have stuck around for a PhD.
Like, once you realize that math can represent the physical world, then all those weird math tricks suddenly mean something.
@@danielmaluenda9731 That's certainly one of the more well-paying engineering professions. Though they can sometimes be a little harder to find.
As of about 6 months ago (2 months after the OP) I got a job as an embedded software engineer, which is basically the exact place computer engineering takes you. My pay definitely bumped up. And without giving numbers, I can say that I'll be at 6 figures before I hit 30. I'd be there now but I under-asked for the contract portion of contract-to-hire.
I would say pay attention to microcontrollers and get familiar with the Arduino and Raspberry Pi. IoT is a super-booming market to try to keep up with. Upcoming tech there includes topics like Zigbee, Thread, LoRa, and CHIP. There's also narrowband cellular for low-power cell-connected devices.
One area I've been getting interested in is training neural net models on servers, then running the actual neural nets on embedded systems. That might be an area to keep an eye on as well.
Basically, though, if you find your niche, and use that to motivate your learning, you should be able to go pretty far pretty quickly.
WebX for engineering technology do u only need to take trig and they teach autocad and stuffs?
Crazy how I don’t even look up anything about engineering but that’s my major and this popped up
Kelceyy you got the zucc my dude
The zucc is always watching. He knows all.
Shahbaz Khan what is that
Random Ideas what does that mean
@@cashcowkelly BEWARE THE ZUCC!!!!!!
Love how you explained this. Raw, real and direct. Thank you!
This has been a hot topic in my videos lately! Thanks Zach
are you related to jason voorhees
^ I wonder why lol
I’m a female engineer and it was difficult being a female in the industry. I would say after being in the industry for 7 years, I finally enjoy my job. I have my bachelors degree in Civil Engineering, making 6 figures, have a flexible work schedule, bought my dream car and mansion of a home, and I’m debt free 😀👌. My advice to make it in this industry is to develop thick skin, say yes to every assignment, become best friends with your superiors, and always have confidence. It was definitely worth it!
I would add that saying yes to every assignment likely involves learning something new pretty frequently, which is both a reward and an investment, all on your employer's dime.
mansion?? am an first yr engineer student and have none of those💀 maybe i get them after job
Useful video us usual 💞
I'm studying CSE, and in first semester I got a researchers job. It's definitely worth to be an engineer, although I warn people about not applying for jobs early on. In my opinion, jobs should be applied even before engineering internship, so that you can build your networking. Also, joining engineering clubs will help you get jobs, by connecting with sophomores and seniors who work, by assisting your club-teachers outside university, and by attending seminars arranged by your club. Try to meet sponsors in your engineering club, get their phone number, meet with them at restaurants. Go to the library frequently, not just for your course work , but also for developing new skills. Talk casually with people in the library, and thus get to know students from both your and others' department.
An Engineering degree is no joke in terms of the workload. Only the strong survive. But it was _definitely_ worth it for me! I have a real passion for engineering.
I started my degree in an Australian University in the late 80s (looong ago!), and we had this joke about our final marks:
"51% is 1% wasted effort."
And it sure as hell took a lot of work to get that 50% pass mark!
Plus ... I'm justifiably proud that I graduated with *honours* too! 😆
Nice, what Uni?
@Ryan VanGelder - thanks!
*University of Technology, Sydney.* (a.k.a. UTS.) I graduated with a Bachelor's in Computer Systems Engineering.
My university requires 70% passing marks
If you want a long term above average to high paying career and relatively strong job security that's relatively easy to get a job in - Civil Engineering/Construction Engineering, Electrical Engineering
If you want a versatile career that pays well but may be difficult to find a job in - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
If you want a very high paying career but very low job security - Chemical engineering/petroleum engineering
Are there avenues you can take out of chemical engineering, such as environmental consulting for example, that provide better security?
@@Rlder199 m8, you can do just about everything with chemical engineering.
What about software engineering
Honestly a lot of petroleum companies have diversified into upstream and downstream ventures so there’s a lot more job security
@@Jackisaboss1208 True in the US perhaps, but Trudeau and Libs in Canada are systematically killing the oil and gas industry. He is the modern day Caligula gleefully watching Canada burn.
Once you begin college as an engineering student youre just going to regret the moment you said I wanna be an engineer.
Actually I the only time regret entered my head was after my second master's.
Hell I'm a kind of guy that did a master degree in structural engineering, with the main reason why as my father missed my graduation for my undergrad.
After one semester of batting 1.000 I said, not challenging enough so worked while doing a 66% course load.
Awesome info. Thanks!
This is really an awesome channel....
My advice is to start at a community college to get your general education classes out of the way, and try to find a part time job that offers tuition reimbursement. Off the top of my head I know FedEx, Disney, Chipotle, Pizza Hut, and Starbucks all offer tuition reimbursement.
My community college has a program with the local University to transfer over once you complete certain classes, and my part time job pays $3000 per year for my tuition. I don’t even come close to going over that at community college so I’ve gotten almost two years of school under my belt with no debt whatsoever. It may be hard to keep yearly cost under $3000 once I get to University, but it should be fairly easy for me to cover the remaining cost out of pocket without using loans. It is possible to get a degree without acquiring a ton of debt, you just have to be willing to work while studying and find the right job. I think my jobs $3000 per year is a little low by normal standards actually. I’ve heard some jobs offer 100% tuition coverage.
Living in central Europe, the concept of such expensive education sounds just crazy sad. I mean I'm studying at a university where pretty much everyone is accepted and that sucks sometimes, but damn, I would really think before paying that kind of money and it would feel really bad to not be able to study because of insufficient money.
And with straight A A
Level results
Krystian Osiński see the thing is ultimately you end up paying more out of pocket in taxes over the long term to pay for that education. And it never ends. I’d rather pay loans for 5 years and never have to worry about continuously paying taxes towards the education I got X amount of years ago.
Kevin Richard that’s a lie, nobody pays such high taxes, we still pay taxes and receive nothing
But what's the average salary for an engineer in your country?
There are many problems with the university system here in America. The main reason why it is so expensive is due to the government getting involved and issuing a lot of loans, large amounts of faculty members, lack of state funding, etc. Additionally, students getting degrees that don't surmount to much hurts colleges, as students can't pay off their college debt.
Personally, college needs to be less expensive, however it shouldn't be free. There has to be some initiative for wanting to get a college degree, and paying tuition gives more incentive, and ensures that students are making an investment into their future.
Thanks man, this video was really useful!
Having a Physics Degree, I had to more actively sell my skills and experience. However, while working with a variety of Engineers (Electrical, Mechanical, Materials, etc.), I understood what each of them did in relation to our products; because of the breadth of a Physics Degree, I understand the details in the several design reviews that a single Engineer couldn't. I can address Customer questions across all of these fields. Occasionally, the Customer would want to hear directly from the Design Engineer, then they would be brought in.
Is an Engineering or Physics Degree "worth it"? You need both the attitude (like it) and aptitude (be good at it - which you CAN learn) to make a career out of it. After nearly 30 years at a variety of companies and academic institutions, I'm still waiting for it to "get easy"! Overall, it's been challenging, rewarding and provided me with my daily bread.
Learn how to write well & speak well. Most things get FUBAR due to poor communication.
I'm studying most Engineering fields at my pace, without the stress of finals. It's an ambitious project of mine to gather as much knowledge as possible in the fields of science. As an autodidact I am in control of my own schedule and I actually take the time to fully understand each concept, there are a lot of resources online btw, including this channel. I watch full classes on youtube and i'm able to pause and rewind a class if I must. I won't be getting a degree or some form of certification, but I can apply my knowledge at home and get creative whenever I choose to do so. Maybe i will never get hired anywhere, but my knowledge to me is worth more than all the money in the world. The titles are just there as a guide to know what subject I'll be studying next.
Hey Thor, I am thinking of doing something similar with some of my spare time over the next few years. How do you go about it? Do you set aside a certain amount of time every day or is it more ad hoc? Also, do you study systematically (making notes, revisiting them once in a while etc) or do you just read things when you have time? I think its really admirable that you are tackling some of these concepts without the prospect of a degree at the end - that love for knowledge is pretty cool. Good luck!
The part at 5:00 about passion, skills and interest really resonated with me. I may have finally just made my mind about what I want to study :D Thanks for the video :)
US engineers get paid so much :(
UK Civil engineer starting salary is about £24k ($31k) if its a large company
After 5 years as a bridge engineer i feel like my 4 year degree could have been condensed to a few months of google searching: BMD, SFD, FEM, Excel, steel connections, and capacities for concrete and steel... everything else you learn on the job...
Fine american engineering baby!
tuition is expensive in the US though
YAY FOR THE EARLY COLLEGE NAME DROP!!!!
Did you go to one? I LOVED my EC. The teachers and the way it was layed out was amazing
engineering is great, i can't imagine myself doing any other thing
Yes, it was absolutely worth it. I love learning and I love engineering.
As an engineer, your real education begins and continues on the job. Your job and employer will determined what kind of engineer you will become. You have to be really into it because it's a study all your life and there is so much to know it never ends. Also manufacturing always laying off so be careful where you work. Good luck. Best thing to do is find a nitch that doesn't layoff or where layoffs are rare and the job will not relocate. Forget the glories of deeply technical challenges and what ever else vanities may be. Decent pay and a stable job is all you need.
Thanks a lot sir!
You completed my wish. Thanks
I’m 19 and fortunately my parents are putting me through school for civil engineering. At 18 I quit my job and started a mobile car detailing business. Ive been doing it for 6 months now and a very fair amount doing it. I’ve also been refereeing hockey for 6 years now & do top level minor hockey which is now at like $59 a game. Also 4th year as a bicycle technician at a shop however min wage, a job that has changed me dramatically. I enjoy life every day having with the flexibility of 3 jobs that I love and career that i really look forward to. I hope to change lives and the world through civil engineering but I also wouldn’t mind becoming rich through my own personal business and then investing both earnings through real estate.
Dude... good on you for being in that position. I don’t know how you manage your time. I’m a CS major and I barely manage the job I have with the 20-30 hr projects. And while I’m good at math, it doesn’t always come naturally so I spend a lot of time studying. Hope you continue to succeed in your future endeavors.
Well done! Yep real estate/stock market is the end game for anyone who is smart with their money and wants to retire early. I’m honing my trading skills while also studying Electrical Engineering.
Being stressed if i chose the right path as an electronics engineering and not a computer science engineering. I was into coding much and all.
Actually now i realize why i chose to be an electronics engineer. I can understand transistors while i have a chance of coding microprocessors. All i have to do is spend my rest of the years, one and a half years, to be an adequate electronics engineer. It's not so hard right now cuz i have time. I have passion. I can become a teacher in the future if i spend my time learning in the present!
My daughter got her degree in paper engineering and lucked out financially since she got some sort of large scholarship designed specifically to attract people to paper engineering. She also did some well paid internships with the end result that she owed near nil in terms of loans. She is basically "satisfied" with her current job, but her responsibilities seem to encompass more what I would assign to a lab technician. Regardless, she is, indeed, raking in the dough.
Graduated EE in 1995, PE several years later. Now under a decade left to retirement, it's been an interesting career. I recommend it.
W K what? u retired at 2015 or will retire at 2029 i didnt understood
Great vid. Thanks. My mistake was graduating with an undergrad in Mechanical Engineering Technology and not pursuing the GRE/PE exam. You can virtually go nowhere without that. I’ve not had the best results
The issue is not the mechanical engineering technology degree, the issue is you. To say you can't go further because you didn't take the GRE/PE is a limiting mindset; that is why you will never be good enough and others will look down on you and your degree.
@@ogun3378 I completely agree.
I love straight forward information
I liked what you said about passion
Consider getting a State Professional Engineers' License; it's like the Bar Exam for Engineering.
Qualifications and requirements differ by State, but it's worth checking out.
www.nspe.org/resources/licensure/what-pe
Thank you..
@@Axxxel_in_Harlem You becha!
I'm interested in engineering, but not sure if it's worth the time. I mean, what's the use of putting in so much time and effort, but always being at work and never having enough time for yourself, family, friends, etc. I'm not that person who goes to parties on a daily basis, but I've heard a LOT of stories about heavy work-load, not enough work-life balance, crunching, etc (especially in Computer Science). That's literally my only problem with engineering. What do you guys think? Should I take engineering or not?
Really refreshing video my friend.
You bring up a good point which is that those four years you are getting your bachelor's, you are not really making any money.
So to calculate the net economic value to the individual, I think it's important to consider time not working as a sort of "negative income".
So if I make $40,000 per year at my unskilled job, that's $160,000 I've missed out on. Add that to your tuition and cost of attendance and you are looking at over $200,000 in losses. That's assuming zero scholarships grants.
That might not be such a big deal if you end up making $100,000 per year for 10 years; but then again it might be. Also it's kind of risky since you don't know who your employer will be. Plus once you mortgage a house, buy a car, or have a kid, it might not be enough to live super comfortably.
But then again, after about $50,000 per year, any excess money can usually go to paying down debts.
Also, consider the fact that once you are making an engineer's salary, banks are more generous with their lending. Also having the job security of being in an exclusive career might be worth it. There's also something nice about working with people who have also had to clear a very high bar. It can be miserable working with "bottom of the barrel" coworkers in unskilled jobs. An apprenticeship can be a "best of both world's" situation though.
I think either way you slice it, you are going to have a good life if you consistently pursue an end. That is, if you have innate talent and/or your coworkers are good.
So you make a great point when you talk about how there's more to successful job placement than finding a job that you are passionate about.
Having even a peripheral interest in engineering is good enough to start building the hard and soft skills necessary to succeed in the workplace and with your finances.
I think your video is great not because you give an answer, but rather you allow the viewer a sort of method with which to deduce for themselves what best suits their lifestyle.
Trevor Doge Also you have to consider the quality of work you’ll be doing in your unskilled job vs an engineering job. Not that engineering is easy, but I’m sure you’ll have to work a hell of a lot harder on the job and also longer to make that $40,000 a year than you would to make $70,000 a year in engineering.
Hey majorprep love the channel you have helped me so much. I am interested. What got you into engineering in the first place? Thank You for all the help and assistance that your videos provide. Love the content!
Thank you! And I will do a whole video on what got me into engineering, why I picked what I did, and all that. Short story is I've always loved math and science. Going into college I really had TOO many things I wanted to study. I really enjoyed my electricity and magnetism portion of ap physics though which is one reason I leaned toward EE. But I'll go more into depth in a future video :)
Thanks. Please also do a video about engineers diverging to other career paths. For example, a engineer does not need to wrok as an engineer and many of them take up management, consulting or financial positions despite not having a degree specifically for those fields. Also, many CEOs have an undergrad in engineering with a MBA
I second this
Well I live in Germany ... so I dont have to take a loan because university is free :P
And you only earn half as much money. That's why I'm gonna leave Germany
Unfortunately, high taxes and low salaries end up hurting you in the long run
actually you earn good money in germany as well
No, not really. Average salary for a software developer is 90K in the US and only 50K in Germany. And taxes are even higher here than in the US.
Source: www.daxx.com/article/it-salaries-software-developer-trends-2016-2017
yes you are right in that case, but i was talking about engineering jobs in general. for example for mechanical engineering:
Germany: €47 889=58 696 $ (www.payscale.com/research/DE/Job=Mechanical_Engineer/Salary)
US: $68 459=55853€ (www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Mechanical_Engineer/Salary)
of course you are right, there is a difference, but it's not like "half as much" and also as Dominik Peschke said, you don't pay for university here and as you already mentioned taxes are different, while that's true, you pay less for other stuff here (surgeries for injuries for example) - so all i want to say here is that engineers are not paid as bad in germany as your first comment suggested (or at least it sounded like that to me)
Young people including myself do not let 8 min youtube videos dictate what you are going to do in life if you have a passion for engineering go for it at the end of the day these videos are made to get views.
Really interesting points. Taking a long term perspective has helped my bro. and I get internships at Apple, Tesla, and Microsoft. Highly recommend engineering as a career path!
Thanks for the comment! You and your brother have a great channel. Can already tell it’ll be big. Would love to have you guys on when I start do videos with an actual camera. Thanks again for the comment and take care!
MajorPrep Thank you! Your channel is great as well. We’d love to be on, please let us know when you start shooting with a new camera. Our email is: anselltwins@gmail.com
Sounds good! Will be in touch.
Do you think engineering is worth it if you want to start a high-end technology business (robotics,machinery). Maybe a physics or programming degree is more worth it?
Thank you for your videos, they are awesome!
What did you end up with?
At 5:56 you mentioned: honoustly I didnt want to start a buissiness but become an engineer so I chose engineering. Can you maybe make a video about starting a buisiness (maybe difficult because you havent started one I think) amd what for study is handy for that. Because I really want to create a buisiness which sells products (like electric skateboards or so) so I want to choose mechatronics because I love electrical and mechanical engineering but are there studies that are a smarter choice for starting your own buisiness? (Long text iknow)
Btw love love love your videos!!
Its a bit late. But I am starting my own business in engineering. DM me if you want to chat about it.
First I want to say great job on everything you do. Your videos have helped me making choosing a career path more simpler. But could you do a video on agricultural engineering? Also I watch engineered truth on TH-cam and the majority of the ppl he interview say engineer students should take communication/technical writing classes, could you do a video on which ones we should take and why. Thanks for everything LOVE YOUR CHANNEL
Thank you for the comment! And yes definitely will do one on agricultural engineering and talk more about classes you should take :)
MajorPrep thank you so much you are a major help
The thing is the degree is more likely to be worth it in the US because there's a demand for engineers there so you can pay your debt back. Here in the UK it costs about the same but there's too many engineers and not much of an industry. You get really low paid jobs like $30-40K as a graduate and of barely rises to $70K. Other European countries have the same lack of industry (except Germany and maybe Sweden) but at least the education is free/cheap. I have been talking an interest in engineering for over a year but now I am thinking of switching to medicine to study at college. I'm choosing the course to take next month. Probably too late to choose computer science as I never did much programming.
Engineers, Computer programmers and doctors get similar pay in the UK.
Do a video on physics engineering!
In Engineering, you will be required to take some physics classes.
Here in Mexico, engineers make around 9,000 up to 15,000 USD a year on their first jobs after they graduate.
That may seem like it's definitely not worth it, but you have to consider that you can live decently here in Mexico if you make anything from 5,000 to 10,000 a year (depending on where you live).
From there, you can expect quite a lot more depending on your field and skills. A french pharmaceutical company used to pay my uncle (chemical engineer) around 120,000-150,000 USD per year. And you need to remember, we are talking Mexico here. Even with a family to support he had a surplus of at least 60 grand every year, while living a very comfortable and even luxurious life in the most expensive city in our country (Mexico City).
Now he has his own pharmaceutical company and he makes around 180,000 to 240,000 USD every year. He has a house and an apartment in a somehow expensive part of the city. A summer house with a pool in a small town nearby. And another house in San Antonio, TX.
So, is engineering worth it? I don't know. You could say that his business skills helped him more than his engineering knowledge to achieve all of that. Also, he had some serious mental, health and family problems because of his workaholic behaviour.
I would say that rather than thinking on the financial benefits of each different career, you should choose one based on just two simple things:
- What you are good at.
- What you enjoy doing.
That will probably help you live a happier and healthier life.
Well said jucarda572 very well said
But if they get papers and work in the US, uf!!! Definately worth it.
In Cuba engineer makes around $ 700 a year
@@dairenegarcia20 lol, you expect to make money in a communist state?
I retired as an engineer with the DOD. After 38 years. It was totally worth it. I have since then mentored young engineers.
'Dont do it for the money' in an ideal world I agree. Sadly if you're a depressed creative who doesn't want to be working minimum wage there might not be an alternative. (At least one that is comfortable)
Hey can you make a video about biotechnology
Very little jobs. Jobs that do exist arent "industrial" which is typically where the high paychecks are (oil and gas, power, etc).
Youll most likely end up being a Lab Tech/Assistant for some Biomed company for many years before you get a higher position. Biomed positions typically demand lots of experience/specialization.
Biomed is a nice discipline to think about but not as dreamy in practice.
@@FewlzAreKewlz where can I make some research? I'm choosing between biotech or industrial :/
First things first
U gotta have INTEREST
what i can say is engineering is one of the most demand field for job market.I got a really bad pointer but I land my first job after 2 weeks of graduate,while my friend taking business studies graduate with first class honor still finding his first job.
Mohd shafizan Mohamad hey how you doing how’s life now? Is engineering worth it??
I think if you go into a line for which you do not have the aptitude, you could become depressed. Everything can not be measured in money terms. My biggest gripe with the typical engineering training is that too little project management ( as per PMbok) is presented with it. Engineering subjects and project management is like the two halves of a scissors. If you do not want to commit yourself too much, you can rather enrole at a college instead of an university. But it is an interesting and useful field.
I'm a retired Chemical Engineer. Yes, it is worth it. The real question is, can you handle it? If you have the skill set, you will make a lot of money and have a lot of fun. You will also work your ass off and eat stress for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
My dad was a ChemE PE and worked on the Nike and Minuteman missile programs, then decided to dial it back once he had kids and chill the rest of his career in the personal products industry.
@@Loonypapa I hope he was a good dad. Engineering demands a lot from those who practice it.
@@garysimpson7326 truth.
Tbh I’m gonna give you my honest opinion. A lot of people will probably go against what I say but this is just MY opinion and MY experience. I recently graduated with a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from Virginia Tech (class of 2019) with a 3.2 GPA and honestly I wished I had picked a different major.
Mechanical engineering itself is very broad. There are many different topics you’ll study (mechanics of materials, dynamics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, electronics, controls etc...) which means you’ll figure out what you like but there will be topics you probably won’t like. For me I enjoyed mechanics and dynamics, but I hated everything else, which basically means I hated half of the topics. It all involves a lot of complex math that doesn’t correlate to what a real engineer would do in a job.
Everyone will tell you things like “you’ll make a lot of money as an engineer, there’s lots of jobs, you should do it if you like math and science.” From my experience this is far from the truth. The job prospects for entry level mechanical engineers fresh out of college is brutal. There are a lot of very talented individuals that you’ll need to compete against, and the process is very frustrating as you’ll probably be denied a lot unless you’re one of the top students. If your reasoning for majoring in mechanical engineering is the money then I strongly urge you to run away now while you still can. The job market for mechanical engineers is very saturated. It is not easy at all to get a job offer.
A bachelors degree in mechanical engineering DOES NOT provide you with the skills you need to be successful in a career. Almost everything needs to be done separately. most job descriptions spit out a long list of software packages that want you to be proficient in and you probably won’t learn most of them in the classes you take. You have to get involved in a lot of extra engineering activities, be in multiple internships (which are just as difficult to obtain) and be in the upper 20 percent of your class to even be considered for most positions.
I could never land a position in the field of mechanical engineering. After putting out many hundreds of applications to no avail I started looking into other things. I finally ended up landing a position 4 months after graduating for a small construction contractor out of Baltimore, Maryland. I do facilities management and work with customers and help determine budgets. I don’t particularly enjoy it very much. I’m looking into learning how to code and I’m hoping someday to switch careers and become a software developer.
If you’re interested in a STEM career I would strongly urge you to steer away from mechanical engineering. I’d encourage going for computer science, computer engineering, or doing electrical engineering and focusing on software. These career fields have much higher prospects for jobs. Anything that involves programming is in high demand. A lot of mechanical engineers end up ditching their field and gravitating towards tech jobs due to the abundance of openings. Jobs in mechanical engineering are extremely competitive, way more than people will tell you.
Well, one thing that really frustrates me is the broadness in the subject as a 3rd year Mech Eng student. I am learning things which I'd really hate to work with in the future. My country is not promising either. I am more of a tech and s/ware guy rather than a mech type. I am interested in Arduino's and I've taught myself C++ and am looking to switch to either Elec or Cs which is available in my campus.
I had the same problem as a chemical engineer! Location is a huge factor, I live in a big city and there is lots of competition for entry level jobs. I took a job at an architecture firm temporarily and used my skills for looking for loopholes in building codes to get my foot in the door for an engineering job. Take a temporary job that makes you stand out as an engineer and keep applying for engineering jobs. A job in construction could be great for your resume.
As a civil guy, I can attest the same for our field. The only well paying fields are medicine, law, software and finances and electrical engineering to a certain extent provided you have coding skills. A lot of my mechanical and chemical friends are switching to software or data science because there aren't many well paying jobs and the remaining jobs pay crap and have crap work life balance.
I’m a third year broke software engineer, but I enjoy the learning process.
Engineering isn’t worth it just to target a technical job but if you like math, physics, and applications to real life putting ideas into projects you’ll love it. Also you can enjoy managing technical projects as well and taking critical decisions but you must accept that those careers are sometimes unstable
In my opinion, an engineer shouldn't settle for a job. They should go straight into starting a business or moving into research at the university. The money isn't as enticing as it appears. There is only so much that you can get when you become subservient to these companies. Getting an engineering job really hinders your abilities and stunts your growth. Start-ups rarely do well, but that is basically limited to the actual usefulness of the idea itself.
It depends. In the long run, yes, working for a company will not make you rich. But not ALL engineers are meant to be entrepreneurs/researchers/managers either.
In my view, engineers should at least have some years of industrial experience, before deciding if they want to turn to start-ups/research/management/other fields.
Plus, start-up in engineering is different from software/app development. There is very high barrier to entry due to hardware/physical/complexity constraints. You could have 100,000 start-ups to become the next Facebook, but only 1 or 2 (struggling) start-ups for electric cars. Of course, unless you meant that engineers should pursue start-ups in software development instead. In that case, they might as well study software engineering in the first place, since most engineering curriculum would ill-prepare them for a pure software development job.
@@badboy-ez7le agreed, I never went to college, but got an industrial engineering job. Have had it for 7+ years. Has taught me so many things that a school simply couldn't, now I am making moves and starting a business.
Anyone starting a business in any engineering field NEEDS real world work experience in engineering. The lessons you learn about management and other things are invaluable.
LordDecapo what kind of business? I’m a manufacturing engineer/planner
@@asimtaha4581 you see most of these people dont know what they are talking about. They dont understand that engineer is a broad term that engineer = building stuff. What the stuff is, is the specific course u are taking.
In Sweden, it is estimated that each graduated engineer creates two more jobs for other people. I guess that is one of the reasons why our society subsidizes free education (university).
Studying Mechanical Engineering right now in the US, currently 2nd year and my whole education is being payed for which is something I'm very thankful for, money is my core motivator and I don't have much interest in the field but I know that the education I will receive will be valuable so I'm gonna stick with it.
@@windskm Absolutely! I have a friend who graduated as a Civil engineer with a minor in business and he manages his company's finances, it's not rocket science but you gotta have the passion and show your employer you're competent (plus a high GPA)
No offense but I hate people who go in to the field of engineering for the money. What will you tell your interviewer when he/she asks you why you want to be an engineer? Plus with your motivation you will wash out in a few years or work under the real engineers and scientists. Me and my brother are huge nerds and we went in to engineering because we love it. We put in the extra work outside the required work and build our portfolio. Also we have pretty good ideas on solving daily problems. I wish salaries stop inflating so only the people who are actually interested in engineering go in to engineering.
@@alexv5581 No offense taken, but I'll just have to learn to love it over time, until then I'll just fake it till I make it. Plus most people don't like what they do anyways so might as well work something that pays well. I know we have conflicting viewpoints but I respect your interest and I hope you achieve great things in your career.
@tuna G Because I don't like coding :/
my engineering fee for one year is 522.22 dollars, I'm in government engineering college in Delhi, India
man engineering is expensive in USA. Salary can get on average 2000 dollars a month but is much higher for engineers with 5 years experience
hi, i wonder how u make videos like this. i am student of computer engineering and love your videos.
hey man! can u make a vid on materials engineering?
I know engineers that make as high as $160,000/year and those are not management positions.
Executives can easily make over $200,000 a year and the highest paid one I know makes $3.4 million/year in salary, bonus and stock options.
Do you have facts to back up your claim
Totally worth it. Structural Engineer and blessed.
it's worth it cause it going to need to survive on the type of training one thing about engineering u have to be creative not programmed I did it that way work my up through many different engineering fields I already did from airplane to rockets to electronics etc short cut
+majorprep can you make a video talking about Marine Biologist
i came to Watch, right now there are 2 views and 2 likes...
now it has 3 views and 3 likes!
I love how this was recommended to me after my last Electrical Engineering final of the semester lol.
Btw dont go into Engineering if the salary is the only motive. You really have to have some sort of interest in Engineering if you want to survive school.
Why
@@XxPlayMakerxX131 Electrical Engineering is hard for the average person. I knew alot of students that were in it for the money and ended up dropping out or switching majors because they realized that there's no point suffering through 5 excruciating years of hard courses for a degree that they weren't mentally interested in. You kinda have to be emotionally invested to get an EE degree lol
What did you find interesting avout engineering ?
@@andreas3850 I know you didnt ask me, but engineering balances Quality of life and salary. I get to apply math and physics, which makes a job much more enjoyable unlike a regular 9-5. But the key is that you enjoy math, physics, etc.
@@Ken-no5ip Wow dude that was more than a year ago,have you graduated ?
Could you do a video on mining engineering?
As an electrical engineer for 22 years, it is not worth it because you are competing against the millions of H1B immigrants that are imported each year. Each year the older engineers are simply shown the door and end up as truck drivers.
If you go to law school you have a chance to have some stable work as a patent attorney. That worked for me, most engineers cannot take the time off for 3 years of law school.
Don’t expect an engineering career to last longer than 10 or 15 years at best. Just do a google search on “Intel layoffs”. “Qualcomm layoffs”
Basically “ layoff” as your search terms.... see what you get.
My father was telling me about being a patent attorney as he said the technical background of a BS in engr. enhances that degree. He also says they have more freedom but I just wanted to know if that's true. Is the work more stressful, what is done the most, and how does it stack up against engineering for you?
Its so not worth it to learn engineering part time. If you want to do engineering, your better off sticking it about and go full time. I was working and goingbpart time and the amount of years I lost was not worth it. Plus it’s hard to study when your constantly working. So for engineering students loans are the way to go.
Gary R, did you go for the engineering tech. degree or the actual engineering degree because I going for the actual engineering degree and my school told me the only way I could work a day shift job and take night classes is if I get the tech. degree. Maybe it’s different in different states?
I think it is definitely worth it tbh. I don't really see a down side. You have more obvious options in terms of career path, but at the same time you can always pursue anything else because you're already trained to think analytically which is useful in almost every field. The work is whatever. If you struggle to understand the concept you have to put more time into it, but thats with everything. Also engineering is a degree that pays for itself faster than any other degree.
Downside, if you got into it without interest or with no passion, it'll suck for you.
It-s kind of funny. In my country an engineer will make exactly 20K on the first year (IF managed to get recommendations from teachers), but we could also easily go to college as it's goverment funded. You mostly pay a bit for inscriptions (Less than 15 bucks per trimester), your transport and your books.
I have 4 questions: 1.-Is it true that the US doesn't accept foreign degrees? 2.-Do you have to remember everything that you learnt in college,for example can you get help from your team if u don't know something? 3.-How much do Computer engineers get paid? 4.-Okay,so i live in Macedonia,so that means if i have a bachelor's degree from a macedonian college,i can still go to the US to study for a Masters degree,and find a job easly?
2. You don't have to 'remember' everything you did in college. College gives you a taste of what you potentially might need for your job. You take your gen' eds first year, which include biology, chemistry, etc regardless of what your major is. I am Computer, so biology was useless for me. 3.Like he mentioned in the video, it depends on where you live. Silicon valley pay an entry wage of about 100k, but the cost of living is much higher than other cities. Can't answer much about foreign country degrees.
It's not called Macedonia
Its called fyrom not macedonia
John Palaios don’t bring this shit into the comments. It’s irrelevant.
1-You have to check if your country signed Washington Accord www.ieagreements.org/accords/washington/signatories/
or if your university has ABET accreditation in that case it's not necessary.
You can get an engineering degree for way less than 56k. For example , since you said you live in LA, CSU schools are roughly 7k per year. Amazing value
yes CSU is very affordable
Hi. Can you make a video on the difference between civil engineering and civil engineering technology. Plz. Thank you very much for all your videos.
As much as I’m struggling in my first year in some classes I still love every bit of it even the struggle.I just dt see myself doing anything besides being a professional athlete but too late hahaha
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I personally think that it is more satisfying to use the engineering mindset outside of your own engineering field
Michel.rs While it is true that the mindset can be useful in other fields. Sending the time and money getting and engineering degree is a pretty steep cost to pay to not use it at all.
@@TheTyme99 as an engineer you can achieve a lot o things in life, even a lot of money. And in europe a degree is almost free.
Oh wow one of the 10 people in existence that understand the concept that we generally like activities we are actually good at more
Solid advice, from an electrical engineer who graduates this semester
And you get better at activities that you like quicker so it’s a loop
@@hashizak3252 I think it’s better to say that they compliment each other.
Senior in highschool here, I'm thinking of going for a biomedical engineering business in florida under a software engineering degree. They pay 80-90k on start and I love the the subject. Definently worth it.
How did it go
@@alexo.3758 Homeless