The Blue Board

What major are you now?

usually a program people switch out of, not into. Enviromental or Industrial are trending fields if you're interested.

I'm an international business major right now at a small college. I started out at Alabama but had to transfer back home after my first year. I am in my fourth semester and have been very undecided about what I want to do. I always liked math and science in high school and did well in all the AP classes I took,but I CLEPed them all and have been taking mostly gen rec and some introductory business courses so far.

That sounds like where its at.

Nobody really wants to be an engineer--unless you're a structural engineer or someone working in the insurance field where you aren't stuck in a cubicle all day.

I did Ocean Engineering and work in the Oil and Gas Industry. I basically work as a mechanical engineer. Oil and Gas will probably pay more than a lot of other engineering jobs but I think it typically has a little higher stress (I think cause I haven't worked in other fields). Emergencies will pop up and you have to come up with solutions that will work the first time, no prototyping. For instance during the BP oil spill I was working 90+ hrs per week. The most frustrating thing is when you work overtime you don't get paid cause you'll be on salary. Now I get paid by the hour to avoid those circumstances. I know Petroleum Engineers make the most money out of all the different types (average around $115k). I enjoy what I do. Engineering from my experience is more practical rather than analytical but that will depend on what you are doing. As a whole it is a great job and always in demand. Companies are almost always looking for more engineers.

I've been in the Technical/Engineering Staffing business for three years...So I can offer some advice. Chemical and Mechanical Engineers are always a high demand from our clients. Followed by Electrical, I&C, and Structural. Unless you really have a passion for Civil or Construction Engineering I wouldn't go that route. I know several Civil grads who can't find work. The market could change by the time you get out of school though...

Good luck with whatever you decide, but if you can handle all the math and science courses Engineering is a great career choice.

Thanks for all the advice guys. I really appreciate it.

Eh Engineering is overrated. Switching professions is bad news. I'd recommend leveling another character up and start that one as an engineer. I'm nearly maxed level in engineering, myself (level 500 to be exact). You won't make much gold off of anything it can produce. Though companion pets sell fairly well and I have made a killing with the "Lifelike Mechanical Toad" thus far. You'll be hard pressed to find the pattern though and it will cost you a good deal of gold when you do find it on the auction house. Further, you'll need to farm materials for several days or have a bit of gold capital to "powerlevel" engineering as it is one of the more expensive professions to level up. I have two engineers actually. One went with the Gnomish Engineering specialty and the other went with the Goblin Engineering specialty. I think at the end of the day, a jewelcrafter or herbalist will run circles around you in profitability though.

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Hey wait a minute... this isn't a thread on the Engineering profession in World of Warcraft...

/silently backs out of the thread... like a sir... with mad ninja skills.

Even worse eff geotechnical engineering. Don't do it

I'm studying civil engineering and geotechnical is my area of focus. I'm curious as to why you don't like it.

There is no money there right now. Sorry

I would say Mechanical or Civil. Those two are easily transitioned to other engineering fields. If you are looking to make $$$$, then you should look into Petrol or Ceramic. If you don't want to take math past calculus, I would suggest Construction Management. I'm making 85K with my CSM degree 1 year after I graduated.