Highest Level for an Engineer? (1 Viewer)

[Preditor.89.N7G]

As a graduate engineer, i would probably expect about $45,000 when i graduate. I would like to know the highest level that engineer can rise up to, (project manager, etc) and also would like to know if you can rise to this peak doing the normal civil engineering degree instead of the project management degree at unsw or usyd.

Thanks

 

[ioniser]

plain civil engineering is the best gives you more variety when you graduate, as for the project management specializations they don't mean anything as you have no experience in the industry let alone managing people.Most engineers stay as engineers unitll they become fully qualified engineers which is a 5 yr period ,usually after that they all branch out mainly into management ,into finance management ......... and further down into executives.


It doesn't matter what kind of engineering degree you do as long as you do it well is all that matters

 

[S1M0]

300,000 grand.

That is, if you manage to develop a revelutionary product, merge with a million dollar firm, and become CEO.

That's the highest you can go, but its unlikely.

 

[ianc]

I think senior project managers can make over $200k per year. Just have a look through the jobs section of the newspaper and it should give you a feel for the sort of salaries that engineers make.

 

[aodmjgnwpekignw]

my uncle just signed a 2 mil contract for 5 years managing the construction of some oil retrieving thing in malaysia for shell.....i think that includes like the costs associated with moving and stuff though....

 

[KD]

I know many multi-millionaire Civil Engineers. If you end up owning a company or being a principal then there is no limit to your salary.

Latest grad salaries 45-55K and continue to rise due to demand.

Project management is covered in Civl Engineering. You are also likely to do further postgrad studies later in your career if you go into management.

 

[Preditor.89.N7G]

Thanks you all....I was a little more concerned with the actual job oppurtunities you could rise up too, not so much the money you get (although you can post if you want to)..anyone elses input would be great.

 

[jest]

how long would it take to reach the highest level for an engineer?

 

[fush]

we had a guest engineer speaker at usyd that said he got paid 300$ an hour each call. Now lets say he went to at least 4-5 sites or more a day. Now thats good pay, he was Director for the firm.

 

[drewbrow1]

If you stick at it, then in 20 years you'll be responsible for a team of anywhere between five and a thousand, depending what you specialise in. eg in water engineering you'll probably work in small teams, construction engineering = big sites & lots of people. The actual job title isn't all that important - it's the level of responsibility. You will be in charge of things that cost a lot of money

Construction management strands in uni are a bit of a joke - you aren't going to walk right out of uni into a management job.

 

[Preditor.89.N7G]

Construction management strands in uni are a bit of a joke - you aren't going to walk right out of uni into a management job.

lol yea i thought so too, but where would they head into in regrads to jobs straight out of uni? would they make more then engineers?

 

[Preditor.89.N7G]

nah their more likely to be builders or project managers


construction engineers are exactly the same as them but are more likely to go higher places with their experience than construction management as they are bound to one sector.

If housing sector crashes then so does their jobs pretty much however engineers can move to finance sector in case the worst scenario occurs or move over seas. construction management ppl are on the doll if thats the case lol

lmao, yea my mates were like "engineering is a waste of time, might as well do construction management and do more easier work and make more money too" and thinking that there all gonna be project managers as soon as they graduate lol.

 

[S1M0]

lmao, yea my mates were like "engineering is a waste of time, might as well do construction management and do more easier work and make more money too" and thinking that there all gonna be project managers as soon as they graduate lol.

You'll probably have a higher chance of getting that job than them, because an engineer can solve problems better than some one who does "construction management". Its the engineers who often get the top jobs, like CEO for example, because they can innovate, and they can solve problems. Thats their main points.

 

[ianc]

the bottom line is, follow your interests/talents, and you will succeed.

average salaries or generalisations about various careers will not guarantee anything.

 

[cagil20]

It takes about 8 years to get to the highest level of Engineering degree which is a PhD. I myself completed my Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree at Victoria University and then my PhD. I am now a full time Lecturer at the School of Electrical Engineering, Victoria University. And I earn about $65,000 in the first year of my employment.

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[asadullah]

hey, what would be the sources that say more engineers become CEOs than any other professional? Thanks
asadullah

 

[Captain Gh3y]

It takes about 8 years to get to the highest level of Engineering degree which is a PhD. I myself completed my Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree at Victoria University and then my PhD. I am now a full time Lecturer at the School of Electrical Engineering, Victoria University. And I earn about $65,000 in the first year of my employment.

How much could that go up to for a lecturer?

 

[Azamakumar]

How much could that go up to for a lecturer?

More than it would for a teacher?


zing

 

[shannonm]

How much could that go up to for a lecturer?

At unsw an (associate) lecturer is low 50k's to 70k
And increases as you progress to full professor which is around 130k

Obviously you don't take this path if you're in it for the money as a PhD in engineering (especially in an elec/microelec/semiconductor field) would get you considerably more in industry (CTO, etc..)

 

[Captain Gh3y]

More than it would for a teacher?


zing

Evidently not rly