Highest pay/demand engineers?

[kaz1]

I'm gonna change during late round enrolments or something (another 6 hours of my life wasted (I need to go shopping in the city so it won't be a complete waste)).

Since you haven't done any uni yet, I don't think you have to go through UAC.

[Carrotsticks]

another 6 hours of my life wasted

Better 6 hours of your life wasted, than a whole degree.

[Riproot]

Since you haven't done any uni yet, I don't think you have to go through UAC.

Yeah, also because my double degree is only classed as Eng/MedSci under UAC, no actual stream.

[nunaneomuyeppeo]

especially smart as all streams of engineering (except biomedical, aerospace etcetc) have extremely high pay and job prospects

but to humour you
- mining (branch of civil)
- geotechnical
- civil in mining applications
- chemical
- all of them

really? Even electrical engineering... are you sure?

[paraplegicmeilz]

yes and yes i am sure

[D94]

You're always going to need engineers - it's just how well you go in uni and how well you market yourself when it comes to finding jobs.

[cheezcake]

really? Even electrical engineering... are you sure?

M8 why the fuck would electrical have bad job prospects?

[Lolsmith]

You're always going to need engineers - it's just how well you go in uni and how well you market yourself when it comes to finding jobs.

no lol

[paraplegicmeilz]

*always going to need civil engineers is what he meant

[D94]

no lol

yes lol...obviously speaking about the mainstream engineering streams there. Anything fixed needs civil, which the materials used requires chemical, anything that moves needs mechanical, to automate that mechanics you need electrical and software, and the rest fits in here and there.

[Lolsmith]

I didn't have any qualms with the need for engineers

I think he's deluded if he thinks marks and having a nice resume are going to get him as far as knowing and being friends with people in the industry

[D94]

I didn't have any qualms with the need for engineers

I think he's deluded if he thinks marks and having a nice resume are going to get him as far as knowing and being friends with people in the industry

I think he's deluded if he thinks passes are going to get him a decent graduate job and that making no effort to market yourself (which was actually your point as well about connections, so you're sort of agreeing with me lol) is going to get you any where. No one said anything about a nice resume... When you attempt network yourself and subsequently finding a job, you are marketing your name to those authoritative in the industry - unless you're now saying marketing isn't important lol

[paraplegicmeilz]

i knew what ya meant kid

dw about the software dummy they rarely interact with human persons

[mirakon]

in australia, anything to do with the mining industry is the best option as our manufacturing industry isn't too great

[nunaneomuyeppeo]

M8 why the fuck would electrical have bad job prospects?

sry m8 i meant bad job prospects in Australia

[Herbert Braun]

you guys are all idiots

why choose your profession based on pay? What is wrong with you. Engineering is Engineering. If you're good at it, you'll get a job. 10k difference a year won't make you smile more if you're going to a job 40 hours a week doing something you hate. You will end up bitter by age 30.

[reddie]

sry m8 i meant bad job prospects in Australia

WTF. where are you getting this from? Electrical engineers are in demand all over australia. the only branch of engineering that has limited job prospects in australia is aeronautical/aerospace. other than that, any semi-decent engineering student will find a job with ease.

[velox]

At the moment it's mechanical and construction/Junior Project management. I work in WA and there are quite a few contractor grads on 170k+. They work long hours 70+ a week, but rake in the cash. Mining is still up there. Rio mining engineering grads had a 150k package this year in iron ore.