Engineering Degrees Ranked: Pay, Demand, and Job Roles

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Why is cs in the list its not engineering
Comment from : Kabeer Ali

#0 Sound Engineer
Comment from : Carter J

What about electronic Engineering
Comment from : Mathew Jr

Engineering engineering engineering engineering computer sci!!!!
Comment from : Jakob Petrik

You forgot to mention that pursuing mechanical engineering can lead to aerospace and automobile engineering too
Comment from : MalvinNathaniel

The thing about mech engineering is that you can basically apply also for jobs in materials, biomedical, aerospace, industrial fairly easily and even civil, chemical and electrical by a certain extent The versatility is its best strength imo
Comment from : Luca Rutigliano

a picture is enough, not 10 mins video
Comment from : expired Account

Power engineer should fall under mechanical not electrical
Comment from : sup dud

75000 nope im good i make more now and i didnt even go to college
Comment from : R Orn

My starting salary in 1981 working for IBM Corporation in Tucson, AZ was $25k/year with a BS in ME from UIUC Left the engineering job as an engineering manager after 5 years and transferred into an IBM sales job - never made less than mid 6 figures salary since 1986 $$$$$$
Comment from : Thang Le

IS COMPUTER SCIENCE AN ENGINEERING DEGREE?
Comment from : AMINE AMINE

Sir, but where's mechatronics engineering?
Comment from : Justina Nwasor

Ok
Comment from : Justina Nwasor

Can you give me your opinion of Energy Engineering please?
Comment from : Passion

Can you make a video on architectural engineering?
Comment from : Courtney

what about biotech engineering
Comment from : Sameer Mathur

THE MOST important factor is that you’re interested in studying 40 hours per week at uni AND would keep on studying it for minimum wage because it gives you THE JUICE Yearly income can be a TRAP I think Computer science pays because people get burnt out after a few years and hate it Compare them to, say, a civil engineer who gets to design a skyscraper The first Pats more than the civil, but I bet more ppl would last in civil than computer sciencebrOne metric would be to look at how many ppl last and enjoy their roles 20 years later- hard to find metric, my guess Each to their own, anyways
Comment from : Oscar Sheen

Is too late start a chemical engineering major at 23 age?
Comment from : Murilo Gomes

can you talk about Electro-Mechanical Engineering? i can't find a good video on YT talking about this program
Comment from : Mark Sevilla

Computer systems engineering
Comment from : Live Videos for distinguished gentleman

how come no one ever speak about mechatronics or robotics in those video ?
Comment from : Meephyr

Hey Jake Ryland may seem like a dumb question but I have to ask Can anyone really become an engineer? I’m 22 soon Don’t know what career to follow I didn’t do the best in HS but currently resitting my maths I’ve recently been thinking about a career in engineering but a part of me doesn’t think I will be good enough Just wanted your professional opinion or any professionals opinion about it really
Comment from : Revolving Ocelot

I’m only 15 should I buy your book ?
Comment from : POKEJOSH

Lol doing computer science in uni rn (first year) and I honestly find it pretty boring lol Thinking of changing to civil engineering lol
Comment from : Donkey

Electronics Engineering is always left out, but nowadays in Italy it's the "most wanted" for sure, and I think also abroad it's one of the best
Comment from : Nome Cognome

Computer science is literally the worst thing to study nowadays Those jobs no longer exists
Comment from : Ichigo Kurosaki

My wife says computer science doesnt count as engineering She is a computer engineer Thoughts on that?
Comment from : Dreamleaf

Er Sunil Pedgaonkar; Consulting Engineer;India

Licensed Engineers are always in demand, command more pay, salary, perks, power, prestige, opportunities
Comment from : Er Sunil Pedgaonkar; Consulting Engineer;India

What is the difference between computer science and computer engineering?
Comment from : Adam

The timestamps are really messed up or is it just me?
Comment from : Opus

I am an industrial engineer but have spent my career as the CEO of software startups IE is an excellent foundation for a management career I use my IE mindset every day as a CEO because I have to design and improve company operations as one of my fundamental roles
Comment from : David Seuss

I’d like to know where fire engineering ranks There is a dearth of fire engineers at the moment so salaries are very high relative to where they have been I’m currently earning around $115k with several years experience
Comment from : Submariner99

I don’t think this video is even accurate Some of these engg disciplines growth seem way off
Comment from : Aaraiz

u move too much
Comment from : Busiedcomb

I dont have an Engineering degree… and I have the patents to prove it
Comment from : hansonrm

tldr?
Comment from : james hosking

Engineers, good ones even, are a dime a dozen Success is luck, opportunity, money and the courage to start your own company…
Comment from : Anthony Walker

I’m stucked between computer engineering and mechatronics engineering
Comment from : Omar Tamer

I’m about to go into school for Computer Engineering!
Comment from : MrFantom

I thought starting salary meant entry level salary, but theres no way you meant that
Comment from : Daniel Barac

But why you forgot ( petroleum engineer)br1 Petroleum engineers are No 1 in the world Highest paid in USA $145K
Comment from : Chandu Reddyvari

this is bullshit Every kid and their siblings want to get into computer engineering/science The market will be fully saturated with computer engineers in the next few years
Comment from : Emil

Garbage pay bro ,make more in trucking thank you for the info I make 145k trucking daily route hauling ☢️
Comment from : G St

I feel the computer science part is misleading as 1 It’s not actually an engineering degree, and 2 Job demand has been slashed especially at high calibre tech companies There is still projected job growth as industries such as the financial and automotive industry have become increasingly keen to bring programmers on board, I’m just sceptical of how that will be affected by AI models
Comment from : Will Gordge

No nuclear :(
Comment from : Richard

i wanna know where you got those numbers from 100k STARTING SALARY for computer science ? makes me think other numbers are shit as well
Comment from : Dodo LP

I am a mathematician It should be in the list aswell
Comment from : Burak

From the uk I really need help to choose my major I’m contemplating between computer science and computer engineering Please helpppp and thanks ❤
Comment from : aboodi •

im an engineer multiple fields between computer and mechanical your salary depends on how valuable you are to the company your degree doesnt affect your salary even if you are a fresh graduate
Comment from : Airgun Academy

If you plan is to end up in corporate research or product development and you‘re not sure which field interest you the most - go for a physics degree and go for an application-oriented topic in your graduation project
Comment from : Richie Richer

Lots of misinformation here
Comment from : Jeremy Kinnear

Very insightful!
Comment from : Kerry Fracasso

Nuclear?
Comment from : A

I found out I'm way underpaid
Comment from : David Dickey

What is the best major to study from BA chemical engineering for master in the US?i'm going to aply but don't know which major of chemical engineering is better
Comment from : Ramin SN

In Canada, computer science isn't engineering
Comment from : TheCybexLady

My daughter received her Civil Engineering degree, her first job was working for aerospace company on tanker programs, after few years she went on to work for different aerospace company building commercial jets, now she working for largest private space programs company, making mid 6 figures after 8 years out of college, who knew I thought she be building bridges not Jets and Space rockets
Comment from : Tony Nguyen

You are leaving many engineering branches out
Comment from : panos kalp

Which engineering degree from this list uses the least math? brbr😂
Comment from : shieeetface

Im a computer Engr im more on harware, network and security Cs might on top because they focuses on software which is the most demand
Comment from : Nash IT

I am interested in compter engineering But my university has computer systems and network engineering Is this same as computer engineering or different ?
Comment from : Mahesh

as an automotive mechanical engineer, i can say that mechanical engineers don't just work on stuff that moves plenty of components that need to be engineered, are hard mounted to other stuff that moves or doesn't move those components just need to survive whatever conditions the stakeholders need them to survive (vibration, thermal shock, corrosion, etc)brbrand contrary to some of the comments i'm seeing here, i'd argue that a lot of engineering roles out there don't care if you remember your calculus or all your niche physics formulas i'm sure that depends a lot on how your employer approaches filtering out applicants, or even the level of technology that your industry implements in their workflow but like in automotive, for example, most employers aren't gonna risk their short timelines and thin project margins on your ability to do hand calculations they budget resources for CAE and accelerated design validation testing your job as a mechanical engineer, in those cases, is to understand fundamental engineering concepts enough to be able to interpret data and use it design/redesign something that eventually passes all those checksbrbralso everyone seems to always report average salary for different professions i don't understand this especially when the target demographic of the data is college students what we actually need is the median starting salary data, which nobody seems to want to collect in general, i wouldn't have high expectations for an entry level engineering salary that comes close to these average salaries (especially since your prestigious degree does not guarantee that you've interviewed for a high paying engineering function), unless you're gonna be working in a high cost of living state - in which case, all that extra salary goes to rent and gas
Comment from : holycrapitsjake

Thanks for all the work you do on this channel I checked out a few of your other videos, and they're great Keep it up!
Comment from : Christopher Armstrong

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Comment from : Ken McDavide Fernandez

Do CS or CompE for the career/money Do IE if you want to have a life in college The others aren't worth the effort And engineering school demands A LOT of effort
Comment from : ISpitHotFiyaa

I didn’t know CS was an engineering degree
Comment from : Jason

Im an ee, but this spills out into mechanical, chemical, software, and other disciplines, my work is never boring, but i do spend a lot of time on Google, i use online calculators frequently
Comment from : jay baz

Licensed civil/structural engineer Graduated 1980, now retired Found educational course work challenging, not overwhelming Received a joint BS in civil and electrical, went on to master's work in Structural Engineering Participated in hundreds of engineering projects, big and small 42 year Career included 20 years in public service Led dozens of projects Worked alongside the best and brightest Helped develop many engineers, supported many others Followed first principles Most difficult was leaning to know what I did not know Not done learning to this day The profession provides as much as one put back into it All said and done a good life Find the need to rank difficulty and compete and strive for salary distracting Do your work, dedicate some of your free time to intellectual self-improvement, care for your family first, give back as much as received, the rest takes care of itself
Comment from : John Diebold

Or you can do all of these and get a Physics masters 🙂
Comment from : Miko

bro stop talking about cs ur gonna make it more saturated 😢
Comment from : Shinichi Kudo

These statistics are possibly overly encouraging If I were interested in becoming an engineering student I'd check them very deeply because the expectation they portray is there is an egger job market for engineers in general and that may not be at all the situation Also long term employment of over 5 years is an important financial stability agent for family growth and paying back student loans It can be a troublesome behavior for engineering and science jobs behaving medium term Chemical Engineering in particular in the past decade had negative job growth predictions per decade in the US Bureau L&S There are YouTube videos made around 2021 about people graduating with high grade point averages in chemical engineering writing in for advice claiming not being able to find work in CE because the companies wanted new CE graduates to have been involved with a work study program There were CE graduates willing to work an internship almost for free to get that experience, but companies were not open to thatbrbrWhen I was going over Electrical Engineering job statistics with my teenage nephews about 2019 I was pointing out when I looked into Electrical Engineering on the US Bureau of Labor and Statistics around 2011 I discovered Electrical Engineering employment was only to rise in the job market by 4 per decade where all increases in that job market were reported to be from technologies not yet known Referenced average job growth was at 12 per decade The US Bureau L&S career handbook stated the job market for careers much below 2/3 the average job growth per decade Can Behave Strangely EE was in the bottom 1/3 of average job growth per decade My younger nephew promptly looked up the current statistics for EE on his smartphone and he was shocked The predicted job growth for EE per decade was zero! My guess was the US Bureau L&S couldn't state 4 growth per decade for EE with all job growth coming from technologies not yet known It did make a long term dent in the viability of investing in EE in my mind and right in front of my teenage nephews brbrPresident Obama was asked a question by the wife of an EE during the 2012 campaign who said her husband had been looking for work for over a year with out luck (his experience was in IC foundries which is extremely specialized) Obama said from what he knew a person like her husband should be doing well in the economy Obama said they were going to look in to it I watched the US Bureau L&S career information on EE for a few years after that and it did come out with disturbing information Electrical Engineering was growing, but not in the USA It was difficult for EE's to switch out to other fields more so than mechanical engineering Many EE when making a career switch were having to go to a significantly different field from the standpoint of the US Bureau L&S brbrWhen I was growing up in the 1970s I'd hear US Senators or Congressmen making statements that the future US economy and the US's ability to ensure the free world was entirely dependent on how many engineers and scientists it was able to produce This implied there is a permanent shortage of the dedicated individuals able to take on these difficulties disciplines At odd with this stated need was a feeling that academia was anti-engineering There were few engineering schools Many educational colleges in the 1960s, 1970s openly discouraged support of people involved in activities supporting in their limited minds: creating world pollution, poisoning products, allowing the war machines of the Vietnam war etc Engineers were near the top of the list of the people instrumental in creating these issues The expectation was most college administrations were only putting up with engineering because they had to and they treated those students that way as well brbrMy observation at my engineering school West Virginia Tech, Montgomery WV of the mid 1980s looking at the US Bureau L&S statistics for job growth per decade I looked up around 2011 lined up with the viability of its engineering schools, not the technology school which appears to have been safe and diligent, with Civil Engineering 12, Mechanical Engineering 6 and Electrical Engineering 4 The inside story I got after being at that school in the EE program was Civil Engineering was somewhat OK, Mechanical Engineering was Bad and the Electrical Engineering school was simply the worst, just the worst That's an exact quote, but you had to have been attending for many years and be somebody involved with the student body before you were told that I switched to a different school, but I consider WV Tech may college because I was involved with it and a resident At the time I'd thought EE's were at the top of engineering demand and continued to think that for decades to comebrbrbrbrMedium term jobs in engineering and science: A Butler University Indianapolis Indiana counselor in 2014 was trying to get the son of a friend of mine to choose a different major than marine biology His reason was this: You take on significant student loans while attending Butler University (Its a private school) The behavior of many science and engineering jobs is that they are medium term They last 3 - 5 years That may sound like a good amount of time, but its about the length of time to get financially stable When you have to start over after 4 years it hard to be financially stable to pay back your student loans The counselor was really trying to change him away from marine biology as major because it appears to be especially bad I've discovered with high dedication and comparatively below the income to pay back student loans, but the counselor made it clear that the science and engineering job market is subject to being medium term jobs and you need to strive for long term job employment for financial stability to pay back your student loans Butler University at the time appeared to be pushing for dual majors for hard STEM students Hard STEM as in physics majors, computer science etc brbrThat was almost 10 years ago and I've looked over the careers of my distance colleagues since to see how they've faired The people that have stayed very much in projects appear to frequently get laid off or need to change jobs after 3 - 5 years A mechanical engineer I knew doing mechanical engineering when I knew him I see switched a decade later to sales and has had that job for 12 years Sales in engineering can have a strong customer support The most disturbing aspect is the lack of family development when it appears after 3-5 years these people switch to a different place of work You may want to seriously consider options that allow for easier family development brbrWhen I was going to WV Tech my rail fan buddy was John Carrier a civil engineering student from Albany NY He wanted to get a job with the NY State highway department To me that sounded like a dead end to personal growth and experience at the time I wanted to go to work for a uprising Silicon Valley type firm as an EE I later got the idea John's mother who worked in the state government in Albany NY had likely asked around a lot and looked into John's interest in civil engineering and railroads and had likely directed him towards a government job in civil engineering for its stability At the time I didn't say anything, but I thought it was likely a dead end to ever become anybody I have since with my volunteer association with rails-to-trails, I came up with the term Rail-Trail in 1991 when a volunteer with the Coalition for the Capital Crescent Trail in Bethesda MD, found it is common to see people in state highway departments that have been there 6 - 12 years There is a deep feeling of public benefit and accomplishment at least it is more evident than I've seen in many regular private firms I've also talked to a person applying for our town manger that was a civil engineer I talked to him and told him since being in EE school I've gotten more interested in the actual occupation of civil engineering from the experiences I've had He said it doesn't pay well
Comment from : Douglas Engle

Do not become an engineer Very difficult field and low pay It really sucks
Comment from : TroyD 9888

I am biased as an elect4ical engineer but I think you have tremendous job security Name on engineering project thay requires zero power infrastructure, it's nearly impossible This means there is a large pool of projects for ee's to work on
Comment from : AK North

this ranking is not same for all countries here in my country civil engineering is #1
Comment from : Itachi horaa

sir what about mechatronics Engineering
Comment from : Achievers Skies

Computer Science shouldn't be viewed as an Engineering sub area Engineering requires a very strong physics background regardless it's Mechanical, Aerospace, or Chemical while CS is primarily numbers, logics, data structures, and coding with various syntax Nowadays, Engineers have to be trained in programming So they all have some coding basics and experiences when they graduate The other way isn't true for CS graduates who may have no clue of Aerospace or Chemical engineering
Comment from : PC

Electical is unemployment engineeringpays well too but for every hardware engineer there are like 5 software engineers!
Comment from : ken juan

The salary range for software engineers is off base for those coming from the higher rated schools such as CMU, and Georgia Tech just as an example The starting salary for new graduates exceeds the overall salaries you stated for that field, and even more so when they get sign on bonuses and other benefits that add to there overall compensation You can verify that from those schools I believe CMU stated the lowest starting Software engineer at around 140k It may be lower this year due to tech layoffs from some major companies in California Point is, it pays to get into one of those high end schools if you can, and for the correct discipline
Comment from : NldJL

Actually I really want to see more colleges offering a 4 Year Mechatronics Engineering Degree, the combination of Software, Mechanical, and Electrical Its the holy grail for Robotics and Automation/Autonomy Some universities have picked up on it, Most haven't and are sticking to the core Engineering degrees listed in the video
Comment from : Matt R

Retired Radar engineer here never unemployed and head hunted serveral timesbrbrBest place to train is probably the Royal Air Force or the USAF you can take your skills almost anywhere in the world Any city with an airport needs a resident radar engineer Work in Bermuda, sure you can
Comment from : Ian McGarrigle

Boy, did I ever screw up I spent my final 25 years of employment as a software engineer and the most I ever made was $65,000, working 12 hour days
Comment from : imacmill

Chemical engineers don’t do petroleum engineering That is a joke
Comment from : Tedu Badu

Computer engineer here, how bout you guys ?
Comment from : Mateo Garcia

I graduated 42 years ago in civil engineering erring I would say the last 20 has been multi d and mostly project management
Comment from : Terry O

Really good video
Comment from : John Giles

Not only does computer engineer/science get paid well, it is more likely to be teleworkingbrWhich is nice in itself, but also facilitates overemploymentbronly thing better than a 150k job is 2 150K jobs
Comment from : D G

What isn't considered is pivoting from the engineering degree to other fields For example, I have a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering I pivoted to program management in the life sciences I make overn $200k not including bonus and consulting work, as well as my side hustle
Comment from : Paul Marganski

I'm thinking of looking into engineering, and i came across this video I'm wondering if your book might be a good resource for me or not I'm 43yo, graduated HS in '98, and have worked mostly retail and food service, but need out of that as I'm just not a people person I worry that engineering will be too much as I'm not good at multitasking, and can't take notes to save my life I just can't listen and write at the same time I've always been good with my hand and figuring things out, but i need a more indoor type job as my knees are shot I still want to work with my hand and work with machines and equipment, but I'm just not sure where to start I can't afford to not work full time I know I'm rambling, but I'm curious what you think
Comment from : David Pulliam

AI will change everything as it improves The entire landscape of engineering might get hit in the next 5 years First AI will act as a helper, it is already being used as that for thousands of engineers It will take over SIMPLE content creation, writers, and artest SOON if it has not already is some companies Next it will hit legal and teaching Fast forward 20 years and AI will be doing most engineering and other highly skilled desk jobs, and we humans might be the helpers to AII have no idea how that will look, but things are about to change and change quickly
Comment from : john N

This is surprising I would have thought the salaries would be higher A trades person with nothing more than a high school education and on the job training can make a lot more Of course you have to go into business on your own at some point as opposed to working for some company
Comment from : sunny benton

You don’t need a degree to be a real estate investor, and you’ll make way more than what you can possibly earn with any degree!!!
Comment from : HEXAGON MAGNETICS

The Economics degree is the most lucrative
Comment from : Buster Crabbe

Thank you! I am a teacher in TX in a large engineering community; I will be using your channel in my classes Any hope that you would consider visiting a classroom remotely? I also would love to see a video on your take about how AI is going to change the disciplines featured in this video and impact the careers of those pursuing them!
Comment from : David White