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@@s_y_305 I wouldn't recommend a single thing, but definitely look into what you'd like to do post graduation. For example I'm very interested in mechanical-systems, so I'm heavily focused in FEA, Simulation modeling, and dynamic systems research.
@@dragoonMSfan Damn I didn't know that. I thought you needed to have marine engineering degree to open restaurants. I was confused my whole life. Thanks
Me an aerospace Engineer:"Man Petroleum is really fucked up, don't they know about global warming" Also me:"Gosh if only we had more WARS, then I'd be makin the big bucks"
I worked in the defense industry doing aerospace/electrical engineering. The wars were actually bad for us. A lot of defense money gets redirected to companies making bullets and body armor. Advanced research and development on satelites took a hit. I left aerospace/defense to work in the commercial industry about 6 years ago, since all the R&D we had been doing on things like phased arrays were starting to make their way to 5G and other non-military applications. The pay went up considerably in the commercial world.
@@foscorsohil8940 You'll be successful at what you are passionate so I disagree with Asian parents but the values of hard work, discipline and emotional control that my Indian dad taught me are hella useful regardless of what you do.
I based it on stats. I am not being biased. Can you give me a good argument on this why you think it should be higher on the ranks? I would appreciate your insight on this. Cheers!
I was biomed but work in the machine manufacturing industry in a business role... so only lightly salted at that because he was spot on with his explanation lol
The thing about biomed, it's very extreme. You need to be insanly talented in order to succeed, at least a PhD, and even post PhD. This field requires so much knowledge and depth to it also because the field is kinda new it's not has cash money because there are simply less innovations, once the big DNA boom explodes we will see so much startups arrising, people will engineering genetics, build wetfare computers and more, the field is interesting but it need building and more discoveries to really kick off.
Industrial engineering student here. I think one of the biggest benefits that I think people overlook is how well ISE degrees translate to working in business roles. If you combine with a business minor you can easily get into a strategy or consulting role but get payed more because you’re technically an engineer. You can basically sell yourself as someone who understands business but is a beast at optimizing things.
preach brother ,we industrial engineers need to work together because we can work as data scientists and business and management so we can earn more than 120k$ this thinking needs to stop
Abdelouahed HAITOUF I think that it’s underrated because a lot of people do ISE because they can’t get into their first choice program. The high level industrial engineers kill it!
im a ie and cs double and i find it really hard to find internships as an ie. don't get me wrong i love the ie courses but at least here in the bay area cs jobs seem a lot more interesting
As Electrical Engineer, I recently snagged an Electrical Controls Engineering job at Bosch. The school part is insane and probably the hardest thing I've done in my life. But the reward is definitely worth it, if you're considering engineering as a profession, do it. Don't lie to yourself though and think it will be easy, it's not. But I believe it's one of the most satisfying professions.
It depends what kind of computer engineering degree you received and from where. In most Canadian Universities, Computer Nanoscale System Design Engineering would likely be the most versatile ECE degree available next to Electrical Engineering. Although both are equally as versatile as the other, they do not fully overlap. Computer Nanoscale System Design engineers will have broader software knowledge while Electrical Engineers will have broader power systems and electrical systems knowledge. Conversely, Computer Software Engineers are likely the most technically restricted in terms of their transferable skills. But, I would definitely agree, ECE is a super versatile and promising stream of engineering.
@@axmoylotl get a lot of work orders in hospital, the more you get work orders under your name, the more you gain. Depends on what kind of engineer you are in the BME company, if you're the customer service engineer, you'll be working on field (traveling to rhe Hospital if you're a vendor) and do troubleshoot, maintenance, and installation)of medical devices such as x-ray , but if you're a design engineer, you'll be designing a new med device or software (of course designer salary is higher).
I definitely see BME skyrocketing in the future. At the college I'm currently attending, a graduate from last year was hired straight out of school with a $150k+ salary.
Hemil Shah My prof in Engineering ethics said that BME has a promising future because technologies like 3D printing opens up new possibilities. In my newsletters/emails from eng department, there are start-ups that are looking to hire BMEs. As people have said, the success of these start-ups aren’t really certain but it still exhibits the possibility of a great future. I know someone who got hired through these means. If you’re really interested in it, I don’t think you should worry that much about the job outlook for BME. Any degree in engineering is looked on quite well by employers. For example, my prof also said engineering graduates have been accepted to med schools because of their skill sets. Not related but I think it’s a fun story lol So, I think an engineering degree, no matter which one, is pretty flexible
@@ShaneHummus the video is fantastic, and I was not hurt in any way😂. I believe you didn't include mechatronic engineering which is a degree that is becoming more popular here in the UK
micheal Alderstien Biomedical Engineering also may be a whole different story in the UK. These stats were all American statistics, as I’m sure the majority of his audience are American. It’s possible in the UK it could be a lot higher
@@ShaneHummus The Ocean engineering majors at my undergrad had the easiest time finding a job and made the most money, one thing you left out is that there are 11,000 jobs for a handful of people studying that field
@@ShaneHummus It think it would interesting if you touch in deep on the topics like AI on manufacturing processes (or any process). The fourth industrial revolution (AKA Industry 4.0)is just beginning, and it has been fusing topics like Programming and process management to create machine learning in all kind of processes. This event has been pushing programmers to work with industrial engineers. It would interesting if in the near future, would industrial engineers end up having professional preparation on everything related to big data-AI-ML, or programmers will end up having knowledge on process management and supply chain?
@@CarlosFlores-ty7dy automating reporting (grabbing data from standalone software/platforms into any MS Office format to minimize man Power hours on reporting), data visualization of several process (yields, efficiency, cycle times, down times, defects). Automation of data gathering to analyze complex interactions (perform simulations like Monte Carlos, apply prediction algorithms in real time for predictive maintenance)
@@ShaneHummus You got it man! The engineering tier list was definitely something that spiked my interest. In terms of chemical engineering, you're totally right about reduced job opportunities.. many of my friends are still having issues finding jobs 6 months after graduating, but we are much more versatile than petroleum engineers, so we can work in several different industries (i.e. pulp & paper, pharmaceuticals, oil & gas, R&D, etc.). Probably the only thing I would disagree with is putting aerospace in the same "A" category, since the jobs are so limited. But overall, great video man! You clearly did your research.
When evaluating BME, you have to remember that many graduates follow the medical school path and become high paying doctors, especially with the recent explosion in the field of regenerative medicine.
Just a thought, but doesnt usually CompEng majors are those who didnt go to CS? I mean, thats what happened in my country. It's CS, then IS/CompEng, last would be IT
There is a secret, hidden, engineering field that I'm studying called "traffic engineering". Not very well known. We usually are put together with Civilengineers but we work on the same problems but from two different perspectives. The things what we so is that we study transportation, logistics and normal traffic and we try to come op with solutions, like "there is way too much traffic in this city" "Do we need a roundabout here?" "Does this city need a trainstation, bikelines, metro?". We study air, sea and land traffic, but mostly land traffic. Pros - Good salary overall (lower end of engineering tho). - Lot of flexibility and you can influence the world we live in really heavily, so if you wanna see more green policies, this is a good field for that. - You can work in any, literally any city. In private companies you might to have to work in a bigger city tho. - By far EASIEST, and I mean it, education ever. You don't need physics, math, chemistry, you just need to know some of it, like on a high school level, but your knowledge in this field should be more spread out. So like you need to know human behavior, politics, human health, law, construction, math, chemistry, physics, presentation skills. So you need to know a lot of different topics but not a HUGE amount of one topic, if you don't want to specialize I mean. Cons. - not a lot of schools. So you need to move somewhere far to study this, depends where you live. - not a lot of companies to work in. You kinda stuck with the same ones, or then you will work in a typical city/county. But your work may range a lot, from traffic to protecting nature to designing public transportation. In companies too your work may vary a lot from making bridges to designing railways to lifting the air quality in a city. - pay on the lower end of engineering, overall good tho. This might also be a really good field first to enter and then specialize to something else that pays better. I'm happy to answer any questions about my engineering field!
@@ShaneHummus Pleased to see an actual youtuber replying to me! I study in Häme University of Applied Sciences, HAMK, in Finland. But I know there are schools that teach traffic engineering around the world, but they are mostly scares. My University is the only univercity that teaches Traffic engineering in the whole nation (population 5,5 mil.). I think the low end income in USA was 55k, median 70k and high end 100k a year. Also another con I forgot to mention that this field is really stressfull, a lot of projects, only you to do em mostly, no one to help and if you make mistakes, it's going to cause casualties in the worst chase scenario. Breda university in The Netherlands is also a school were you can study this field for example and they have their courses in english too. I'm hopefully going to study my next year there in exhange if this pandemic eases a little. Also you can work in huge projects like in the government, like UKs government as they are planning to make a bridge to north Ireland and how is that going to affect the sea traffic on the area. Or if you want to play with the bigger boys you can work with the EU to do traffic policies that have huge effects around EU. So basically you can desings McDonald's drivetroughs and parking lots to a whole nations traffic policies.
@@cityuser I highly reccomend, try to look up schools near by you where you can get a diploma into traffic engineering. It might be called by different names in different areas tho. But while you try to seek your future career, take this into consideration, with it's pros and cons!
Dhshs Dhshssj best of luck to you and make sure to choose wisely.. Not just for the monetary reward, also find something you know you can be good at and something sustainable in the long run. Cheers! =)
U should definitely not listen to this guy. U should choose your engineering major based off of what interests u. NOT THE MONEY OR JOB OPPORTUNITIES. U will be an engineer, u will get money and u will get job offers
@@falling_vega1257 I agree with Bob. This list is awesome, well put together and more helpful to people deciding than a lot of other similar resources. However, just because the similar resources grade at F and this grades at C- doesn't mean you should use this. Check out MajorPrep. He has a ton of great in-depth videos about different stem majors (mainly engineering). He covers basically any type of engineering you'd be interested in. That's a strong resource for making a decision like which engineering you want to go into.
I'm a mechanical engineer and I definitely agree with some of this; our pay is a bit lower and we are definitely the jack of all trades. However, when compared my mechanical engineering friends to chemical I don't see how this is correct. Most of my chemical engineering friends are at a loss for jobs. Also, a major point left out is the fact mechanical engineers receive many raises throughout a lifetime. Software engineers, computer engineers and even electrical engineers are let go quickly when a new lad comes into the picture. Us mechanical engineers last longer at a given corporation and are rarely let go on the other hand. Currently im making well over 100k after 6 years. Regards, Robby
Roobyy hey brother! Thanks a lot for sharing your insight. That is a good comparison, so in your opinion, what tier would you put Mech Eng? I love reading sensible comments like the one you made. Helps me update what I know. Cheers! =)
@@ShaneHummus Loved the video still regardless Shane! Good stuff. I think It's in a similar position to electrical engineering so i'd definitely throw it an A tier!
I completely agree, I also think that it's the kind of field that may never die, you know? It evolves, of course and you can see that through automation and many other applications but I don't think I know of any manufacturing industry where you'll be completely functional without a mechanical engineer around. I don't know maybe I'm a proud jerk but again, mechanical engineers may evolve but never become useless...
I’m currently a civil student but what’s seriously missing this is that a civil is only a civil after 4 years of school. Most of us go on to get a masters which would label us in different fields ex. Structural eng, transportation eng, construction management, geotechnical eng, environmental eng, material eng, and there’s more. So civil is too broad to be looked at directly because it’s not exactly where most of us end up as
@@ShaneHummus You could do a video specifically for the dual/double degrees related to civil. It is a quite broad as per the above comment. I myself have Civil BEng and Msc Entrepreneurship at an ivy league. Currently product manager
I completely agree. I just got my masters in computer engineering and you’re right. They’re is a lot of flexibility since we learn about both the hardware and software components of a computer. Great and informative video btw 👍🏼
First of all, don't listen to this guy. He obviously has placed his opinion based on stats, not reality. I have a masters degree in BME and I can tell you that BME is one of the newest types of engineering, which is constantly evolving because of advancing medical science and research. Sure, mechanical engineers can partially work in the BME field, but they need to receive proper knowledge and training and they don't have the full rights to actually do the full work of what a BME engineer does.
Electrical engineers learn a lot about software as well, we share many classes with computer engineers. We just focus on a different level of abstraction
@@user-qy6tu9ip9v programming is great stuff. Focus on understanding the concepts. It won't always be better. It can be tough when there is no example of something you need to programme. I got a degree in computer systems engineering, work as a power engineer.
For those here watching this video to determine your engineering path of study -- don't panic if the one you thought you wanted to pursue was not "s tier". Many engineering skills cross over into other industries, civil and industrial engineers can be found working in the petroleum industry, many mechanical engineers work in aerospace industry, and many many electrical engineers work in the computer engineering/ computer science industry. Your work and research experience will determine your industry more than your course of study and degree. Doing internships and research for your university while pursuing your engineering degree is the best thing you to land your "dream job".
Shane Hummus - The Success GPS its too hard to rank them lol. I have a friend in every branch. It depends on what you want such as high pay or high employment. Mechanical and Civil can find jobs so easily but of course they don’t make as much as Aero or Chemical.
BIG BEN BENZ because the video is misleading you can’t just rank engineering branches like that. That would be like if I made a tier list of sports, it’s litterly purely subjective.
King M you can and it wouldn’t be subjective cause he is going off general facts. Just because you and some people you know have had different experiences does not reflect the majority. Also you could rank sports based on how much money the generate. How many tickets they sell. Number if viewers etc. those are all factual ways to rank sports. And the same logic can be applied to engineering. He isn’t ranking his favorite engineering types. He is ranking the based on facts what is the “best”
While a mechanical engineers don’t necessarily get the best starting pay, the fact that it’s one of the biggest branches in engineering makes it relatively easy to take up other engineering jobs that aren’t necessarily related to mechanical engineering. I’d say it’s one of the safest options in terms of finding jobs post graduation.
The problem w this video is that if you’re looking for which engineering degree will get you the highest paying job with minimal competition, having that minset going into engineering will make you want to die with every class throughout all of college.
@@fivetwice5538 First, start getting familiar with coding syntax like Java, Python and C or whatever your college teaches first. Then look into data structures, how data is laid out in memory, data structures like Linked List, Binary trees, arrays, etc. Lastly, circuit basics like V=IR, equations for circuit elements like resistors, capacitors, and inductors and Kirchoff's Voltage and Current Laws. That should be a good start! Computer engineering is about software programming and electrical engineering. Balance those 2 and see what you like more but a good Computer engineer will be well versed in both.
Lol it’s one of my potential dream jobs then he puts my other potential dream job at S tier, computer engineering and a connection to aerospace engineering at A tier
I work as a Field Engineer and it's really a great career. I travel everywhere and don't have to sit at an office all day. I work from home and schedule my own jobs plus my company gives me everything I need to perform my job. Like a car, cell phone, laptop, and credit card. In my case, you need an Electrical Engineering degree and pay starts at around $100K/yr.
Senior in mechanical engineering and still don't know what I'm doing or to be exact what the hell am I learning. I do know coding, analysis, drilling, computer aided, etc..... " Mechanical engineer we learn everything (Basic materials of every engineer major) but when it get to the job site we know nothing" LMAO
Going into my junior year of high school, thank you for helping differentiate between all the different kinds of engineering! Makes decisions a whole lot clearer!
Man I was doubting to choose Software engineering as my first undergraduate degree but you somehow motivated me even more by labelling it as S tier, thanks!
Fr im bouta start my degree on that and nobody in this comment section talking about it lmao. I wanna do it cuz I find building shit and it's foundations interesting
As an EE I’m glad we we are rated so highly, we can really go into both the hardware and software. But, a lot of EEs end up in management positions and there are no where near enough of us.
I used to be an engineer and wouldn’t rank engineering in S tier, when you’re talking about making a consistent living. I was a Chem E, did that for 7 yrs (petroleum eng) until like most other engineering jobs, it dried up, no work to be had anywhere SO, I went back to school for nursing which actually payed better right out of college as an entry level position, than engineering did and the pay raises came a lot faster. I’ve never been without a job since and I am constantly getting calls from corporate recruiters for other positions. Lastly there are so many careers in nursing that pay much better than an engineer, such as a nurse anesthetist, nurse midwife or Nurse Practitioner, even a CCRN, esp now since covid spiked the demand for medical professionals.
Great video! I'm a Mechanical Engineer and I absolutely love it. But it is true, the degree is extremely difficult compared to other undergrad AND graduate degrees. But if you can get through E-School do remember, Mechanical Engineers have multiple tracks and programming is one, overall it's a very diverse field.
As a computer engineering major, PREACH Baby ez S-Tier!!! The thing about computer engineering is that I've seen plenty of people going into the industry anywhere from low level power distribution to a software engineering. Personally my interest are within computer architecture and Embedded systems, but I have to agree this has to be the most flexible engineering major right now. Also as a note a lot to most school even group EE and Comp E together and some school just offer a degree in ECE instead of separating them.
Victor Le that is a good input. Thanks for leaving a sensible comment worth reading. Anyway, can you share your thoughts on the ranks? How would you rank them in your opinion?
@@ShaneHummus Honestly I thought you did a fairly good job, but in my opinion Mechanical is A tier and Chemical is B tier. Even though within the industry mechanical engineering is harder to grow from a technical standpoint, job placement and diversity of different industries is definitely a plus. For chemical, I'm less familiar with the major, but I have heard that the job placement and shear amount of students in the major are less than mechanical. I believe they do have better technical growth when in industry though, but I'm really uncertain. Also I believe that Aerospace engineering is really big toss up because depending on the background of the university that is being attended, and the large salary range, it could really be anywhere from S tier to C tier. I'd say its a B+, but that really could be said for every major so who knows. (NOTE : Limited knowledge of majors outside of ECE and CS)
Civil engineering is too broad to really put it into one category. It’s like putting aerospace into mechanical. If you want to take a look at each category of engineering, either do the entire major as 1 or do every category
Given the fact that an immense number of megaprojects are being planned all over the world, Civil Engineering is definitely underrated on this list. Skanska and Aecom are booming their entrepeneur hold into these projects. There's a huge potential for this both in terms of salary and occupation in the job market.
I'm on my first semester of computer engineering and you saying about CE college being like hell is making me feel pretty anxious and tired already ×_× mostly worried about barely having any free time when I take 16 credits per semester - or worse, burning out and failing a class and losing the scholarship that covers almost half my tuition.
Most Computer Engineering students go into software cause there's not enough hardware jobs. Electrical engineering is the same. In my opinion a degree in EE, Math, or Stats with an MBA will outearn all of these. EE AND CE have the most overlap but I know more managers with EE degrees than CE.
@@YassidMartinez double major may be too much on your workload. I would just do CE only. You should not get an MBA until you have several years of work experience and if you apply for scholarships you may get a free mba or employer may pay for it. If you're at a state school you'll outearn finance majors if your at an Ivy do finance, but only if you enjoy it at least a little.
I agree with you, but you also have to take into account that most engineering managers will be 30+ y/o. Seeing that CE is a comparatively new major birthed out of necessity due to the knowledge gap between CS and EE, you should likely expect to see more CE managers in the coming years. Back in the day, all computer and electronics “nerds” were EE or CS, with the actual engineers rising to the management positions.
my friends’ dad is a bio engineer and he makes BANKKKK like way more than you said and given his advice on being a female in the field, he said that it’s gonna be really worthwhile and you can also go to medical school for a different job! ((:
Great list! I think it's very fair to put Industrial, Mech and Civil engineering grouped up together since they have the highest versatility and job security While it is paid less than some riskier engineering majors (e.g. Aerospace, Petroleum) which is more, as you said, hit or miss. These engineering bachelors can pursue more variety of specialization in master degree for specific niche. (I had several advanced civil engineering courses, workshops and guest lectures about rock tunneling (geological engineering), disaster management (for earthquakes and flood since my country is prone to these natural disasters) and even sustainable energy development just to name a few) Overall, I believe that this list is fair and well thought-out, but I'd put Industrial, Mech and Civil to A tier switching the Petroleum and Aerospace just for the sake of their versatility and job opportunities. I'm currently a final-year civil engineering student having his degree delayed because of this pandemic lockdown haha
Andres Mora It wasn’t too bad for me because I had a great program and devoted professors. It was fun and challenging, and required a lot of studying! If you are good at math and physics, then that’s plus!
I’m currently a year and a half from graduating in civil, I chose it because I really do prefer hands-on projects! I babysit for several civil engineers too, and they all say it’s rewarding. Location/schedule flexible, room for growth, and not as competitive as other engineering fields. Some of them have either designed, built, and/or renovated their own homes and it’s pretty neat. The pay isn’t all that bad, either. I personally aim to live a comfortable life with meaning, not a life of luxury. So as someone who yearns for a simple life where I have the flexibility of taking up personal projects and hobbies, a civil engineering salary would suffice.
Your assessment of mechanical engineer is pretty solid (me being a mechanical engineer in ireland). The pay is slightly lower than a few engineer roles but there is flexibility to move into other areas...I'm currently working in sustainability engineering. Its a sweet deal because demand on both petroleum engineering and sustainability engineering can depend on gov policy and social norms (reactions to climate change)...with mechanical engineering there is lot of security and possibility to move around without worrying about norms
I studied biomed and then immediately became a software engineer at a consulting firm after graduation. If you’re engineering I think it really only takes about 6 - 12 months of shotgunning your self with tech/CS knowledge to transition into this field. Look at it this way, if you can do partial differential equations to model the human body, or if you’re doing Fourier transforms to view signal behavior. Then you sure as hell can spend a few months learning how python uses SQL to fetch from a data base when given a request. Take advantage of your math knowledge to also learn AIML. There are people out there learning CS with no degree and becoming devs. If you’re a Mech engineer or civil whats stopping you from making this transition as well? The only difference is you have a bachelors degree in engineering to back up your work ethic and logical understanding. Don’t be silly and go where the supply is. Traditional engineers aren’t making the big bucks anymore, get into tech. And if you don’t like working in tech you could always transition to a traditional engineering career, as long as you don’t mind the pay cut.
As someone who is in the process of deciding, this video is exactly what I needed Hey can you do a business administration degree tier list? When are you making the video on business majors??? A lot of people people here wanted that
You may want to consider the difficultly if the degree too, if you don’t want a really challenging degree probably avoid electronic & electrical engineering or nuclear engineering, there extremely abstract and heavily maths based
Personally I’d put Mechanical Engineering in A tier. Aerospace is actually pretty specific, meaning it’s the only industry you’re mostly stuck in. I have both Mechanical and Aerospace engineering degrees. I got an Aerospace degree first before eventually getting a mechanical. I was an aerospace engineer, but a mechanical engineering degree is what got me the job as an aerospace engineer. Mechanical Engineering can get you in mostly anything, a buddy of mine got into pharmaceutical with a mechanical engineering degree. Both of us making 120k right out of university. Edit: The reason I know mechanical degree got me the job because I purposefully left out my Aerospace degree in my application.
Another thing to let interested students know; You don't have to go to your top engineering school in your state if you don't get in or can't afford it. Even a local school with a ABET accredited engineering program can be very good. These schools talk with local companies/engineers on what they want in their graduates and help tailor their curriculum to what local companies need in fresh engineer grads. For me this resulted in getting introduced to software and tools that engineers actually use on a day to day basis. A local schools theory/courses/professors may not be as rigorous or well known but there is still a lot of very practical information to be learned from them. Try to suck all the information you can from a professor, work with them, go to office hours, show them you want to go above and beyond their course and really learn what they have to offer. Don't get frustrated and quit if you don't get into that top school you really wanted, keep at it and you'll succeed.
One of the reasons I chose computer engineering. These days, almost every kind of company needs someone with such a skillset. I just happened to be lucky enough to have an aptitude for it 😅
I’m in my junior year in college. From my experience this list is fairly accurate. I think you hyped up petroleum engineering it’s competitive. I also think your over ranked computer engineering but other than that the list was pretty good.
From what I’ve heard, a lot of computer engineering students are going into positions that most software and electrical engineers are going into as well. Their skillset isn’t very unique compared to some other engineers and that doesn’t make them stand out as valuable. Not that it’s not a good major, it’s still fantastic. I also may be biased because my school is a great engineering school but the computer engineering program doesn’t live up to the rest.
One thing to consider with petroleum engineering is the insanely low oil and gas prices currently. Can cause a lot of companies to lay off employees and makes it a lot harder to break into the field.
When you talk about job availability, you also need to take into account the number of people actually in the field. The number of jobs for chemical engineers is actually great when comparing to the number of chemical engineers. The overall unemployment for chemical engineers is only 2.8%, which is pretty low compared to most areas. The issue does tend to be that chemical engineering jobs are often concentrated in certain areas, often not where one would necessarily want to live. If you'd be happy to live in Houston though, be a chemical engineer. A lot of jobs there and they're some of the highest paying in the field.
TBH money should be the last thing you consider when deciding a engineering degree. They are all high pay. Your life style at 90k will not be that different than someone with 110k. Engineering undergrads seem to forget engineering means dedication to solving the issues within your field. The only way to really advance in the field is to be really really good at it. If you don't give a shit and only do what you're told you'll be quantifying data and doing data reports your entire career and will only get required raises/promotion. Pick the field where you want to make a difference. If you only care about money you're in the wrong field.
Jacob Clement with how expensive getting a degree is in the U.S, money will definitely be one of the deciding factors. But I respect what you said here. Cheers!
Bro Plz tell me a bit about it. I really like civil but Im not sure if it’s actually good. I think there would be no girls in the class which is kinda shitty
I think the advice you need is this; class is one aspect of college, there are plenty of women in higher education, worrying about women being in your classes when deciding a major is not a good start to any college career.
From my experience the electronic/computer engineering department are stricter and more uptight than the rest of the disciplines. I dunno if it is like that elsewhere as well
Hi! What about a video about particular personal traits , skills preferences ext, for different engineering majors ? Or , since computer science is really "trendy" now, you could make a tier list for computing majors ( computer science, IT, software engineering ext ) Also love what you do, I'm a senior in high school and really helps to decide, well, it helped me for sure Keep up with the good stuff
Civil engineer student here, while I can’t speak for other degrees one issue with your pay calculation for CE is that most community colleges offer associates within the field and tends to lower the general average. For those that also get their professional licenses the average increases significantly as you can sign off now on high use public structures, while the oversight of projects can lead to strong communication and management skill development (plus the huge size and demand of the field) that translates to a high possibility of top tier corporate positions.
22:06 As a junior mechanical engineering major and based on what I've seen from my computer science friends, I would definitely say comp sci is harder than what I'm doing lol (although I'm probably biased). It takes a particular type of person to enjoy and be good at comp sci, but I guess you could say that about most engineering majors
Andrew Su I think it just goes to show that the hardest type of engineering is the one you like the least. I would hate doing Computer Engineering. Is harder than what I’ll be doing with Chemical Engineering? To me, Yes. But I’m sure other engineers look at Chemical Engineering, and they might struggle because of all the chemistry.
Current 4th year Computer Engineering undergrad student here. Here's my advice for high school students applying to college. Engineering is hard, no matter which one you pick. You're not gonna be able to go to parties on weekdays like your friends in business school. You'll often spend your weekends doing homework or working on a project. It's not all bad though!! Somewhere along the way, you'll actually start to understand what you're learning and begin to have a passion for it. You'll still have plenty of time for a social life, don't worry. Also, if you love programming and messing with wires, chips, resistors etc. doesn't sound fun to you, strongly consider doing Computer Science instead.
Yo dawg. I'm entering college this fall to be a biomedical engineer and you're scaring me man. I'll have 2 years of extra time, because of my dual credit and AP classes, so I'm wondering if any of you guys have tips to expand my skillset to not be F tier garbage
Biomed can be heavy on stats and that is super useful and powerful in this data driven age. Also no offence to the maker of this vid, but his info and ranking criteria are way off. Biomed will be and remain in huge demand (corona and an ageing population anyone?) and the problems are very interesting and diverse.
I’m a sophomore BME student at a school with a strong engineering program, and BME is seen as having many avenues to go down, from prosthetics to bioinformatics to pharmacology (my interest). It’s true that often companies would rather just hire a chemical engineer rather than a BME with a chem focus or something like that, but BME teaches you a very wide variety of skill sets that make you valuable in many careers. And good luck!
Sorry this is very long, I hope its helpful. I got my bachelors and masters in bioengineering. I cant speak for all universities, but at mine bioengineering students were considered Jacks of all trades. This was due to the fact that we took 2 years of general education science classes before we even began our engineering courses. A lot of math, physics, organic chemistry, biochemistry, biology, etc. And when we got to our actual engineering classes, they were highly interdisciplinary. Our courses essentially took from all of the other engineering majors and applied them to biological problems. In some lab courses we had to build basic electrical circuits to set up an ultrasound transducers or EKGs (the things that read electrical cardiac signals). In some classes we would write basic code or use 3d modeling software to evaluate some problem given to us for a project. We would study material engineering principles to evaluate good candidates for materials in implantable devices. We studied some chemical engineering strategies to learn how protein therapies are made on industrial scales. In some labs we did stuff with molecular cloning. And so on. Again, this was bioengineering, not biomedical engineering. There may be some important differences in the curriculum of the two majors, or they could be exactly the same, I'm not really sure. But the guy in the video is definitely right when he says other engineering majors can swoop in and take bioengineering jobs. Jobs specific to our majors also seem to be highly concentrated in certain areas of the country (California, Washington, etc.), which is unfortunate if you dont live in one of those areas. If you decide to stick with biomedical engineering, the best advice I can give you is to get as much practical experience during undergrad as you can. Research assistant positions are great if you wanna do grad school. If not, do internships. Get as much internship experience as you possibly can. Everyone I know who did internships had jobs lined up before they graduated. I also knew a guy who was just a plain biology major but got an internship at a medical device company and ended up getting hired for a bioengineering position there. At the end of the day, i think the experience you can offer a company is equally important, if not more important, than the title on your degree. And to be totally clear, I've only been out of school for less than a year. I'm working at a startup and so I dont have much experience working with actually established companies. So take everything I say with a grain of salt. Hope this was helpful to someone.
Also be decent at writing. Theres a whole lot of writing in engineering (reports and such), and I was shocked to see how many native English speakers had trouble writing proper sentences, even in grad school. So knowing to write properly is also a great plus.
For the cs people, I posted this on another comment: Every school has different cs programs, and they can be so general that it is misleading. I’m an electrical engineer and my husband is a “computer scientist.” In his program there is three types of cs major: csi, is, cs. Cis is computer information systems, IS is information systems, and of course cs. For the cs degree, not the other two, my husband has had to take all the calculus and physics that I had to take, and a few electives that we’re mandatory for me. What people don’t understand is that cs is an umbrella term, and software engineering is something that can be done in the realm of cs. That being said, he is essentially a software engineer, and while there is no pe exam for cs or software engineering, there is one for computer engineering, that I feel with husband’s curriculum would be more than capable of passing. There should be a software engineering pe exam, I’m not sure if it’s because the major is “too new” or it is not known how to quantify an exam that would be adequate, but software engineers are real engineers. The prerequisite courses are the same as any other engineering major. Furthermore, I have many engineer friends in different engineering disciplines, and cs course work is just as grueling, if not more difficult than that of other engineering upper division coursework. I feel like this list doesn’t accurately depict how engineers stack in terms of difficulty and how diverse the job market can be for each. For instance, with my degree I can go into mechanical, it would be more difficult for a mechanical engineer to go into my field.
Hey there! How are you? Thanks a lot for sharing your insight and knowledge about these engineering degrees. Any school you could recommend for those engineering fields?
It’s not so much a school I would recommend, it’s to look closely at the curriculum. If someone wants to go into engineering, they should make sure their school is ABET accredited to that in the future they can get their license, if getting their license is not a goal than it it doesn’t matter; but it’s better to go to an accredited school and have the option than to not. If the curriculum seems too easy, or you’re not taking any calculus or calculus based physics that should be a big indicator that your major is being diluted. Any time of engineering is going to have these courses as a minimum pre-requisite. If you have any questions feel free to reach out, I like your videos, especially how they help students see a real world aspect.
Let me tell you the hidden secret boss of engineering degrees: Materials Science and Engineering (sometimes called Metallurgy) It is a hybrid of electrical, chemical, and mechanical engineering, but unlike these, there is going to be very strong demand for MSEs going forward.
why suffer more learning all that crap just specialize in one and then grab more skills ALL ENGINEERS know that college is basically old fashioned and lacks prinarily in real world experience. Honestly it would be a bit more beneficial to garner specialized skills after or during your college career.
Me in Computer Eng class: “Ok! I built it!! My professor: “Great. Now make it do something” Me uploading the tiniest bits of code at a time. Breaking and fixing as I go: “🥴🥴💻🔧🔨💻🔋⚙️🔩”
Too true. I double majored in EE and CompE and I swear I didn't go to a party that wasn't a homework party until senior year and even then I should have been studying 😅.
Working Chemical Engineer here. This is a great assessment! As a ChemE, you make more money than any other BS degree, but may have to live in the middle of nowhere. You will likely have to follow the job. The only decent city with really great ChemE job prospects would be Huston TX. Also, petroleum engineers are all chemical engineers and mechanical engineers. Rarely is there a degree in petroleum engineering and if there is one at your school, I would not recommend. Don't pigeon hole yourself in anything specific in the BS. Stick with broad/ general BS degrees and you can get specific later. I'm talking MechE, EE/CE, Civil, and ChemE. Don't waste time with specialized BS degrees like biomedical, environmental, or aerospace. You will be too limited in the job market.
You are confusing degrees with fields, and giving the degrees a value based on the field. But this is a mistake, given that in engineering your work landscape is not limited to job positions with the same name as your degree, but rather on shared knowledge base. It doesn't make sense to put MechE in B while AeroE and PetroleumE are in A, considering the vast majority of the aerospace industry is covered by mechanical engineers (AeroE is a subfield of MechE) and the petro industry takes in mechanical engineers as well (Petroleum Engineering is 40% Mining and 60% Mechanical Engineering). I'd argue that, although MechE is too vast to put it in a definite place on the list, it certainly shouldn't be underneath its subfields. Similarly, it doesn't make sense to put EE in A and CompE in S, considering an EE can do everything a CompE does but not the other way around (again, CompE is a subfield of EE).
@@dhruvmk3055 It's pretty common for people (even STEM students) to think that any degree/field with the word 'Computer' is related to Computer Science.
@@e.moonbound2420 Bueno, en primer lugar, no hace falta seguir ingeniería (que dura 6 a 8 años de estudio o más) para irte. Con agarrar una habilidad en demanda como programación (que con cursos o una tecnicatura estás listo para trabajar y juntar experiencia) te podés ir a donde quieras y cobrar bien. No sé, todo depende de tu realidad, tus prioridades, tus metas, etc. Si tu meta es irte y estás seguro, chusmeate a qué país te gustaría ir y mirá la demanda que hay allá (ejemplo: si quisieras irte a Francia, vas al Pôle emploi y buscás ofertas laborales del trabajo/carrera que te interesa). Si estás seguro que querés seguir una ingeniería, yo te diría que elijas una que te guste o te interese (si no se te va a ser imposible la carrera). Seguido, investigá cómo es trabajar en diversas industrias y roles. Tal vez te gustan los circuitos, pero te parece aburrido el trabajo de un ingeniero electrónico haciendo portones automáticos o tal vez te interesa la termomecánica pero no te gusta el laburo de un ingeniero mecánico diseñando aires acondicionados industriales. Tené en cuenta además que incluso una cierta ingeniería tiene diferentes tipos de trabajo ya que existen muchas industrias y muchos roles en las cadenas productivas. Como regla de oro, las "ingenierías madre" (civil, mecánica, eléctrica, electrónica, química) son las más versátiles ya que te podés meter en industrias especializadas (un poco de eso escribí en el primer comentario). Si llegaste hasta acá es porque realmente estás interesado, así que por último te recomiendo hacer una investigación a fondo de lo que sea que elijas. Cualquier otra duda escribime por acá y te contesto cuando lo vea. Saludos.
A lot of electrical engineers also write software. They (along with computer engineers) are the preferred hires for embedded software which is the highest paid of the software field. (I got an electrical engineering degree and am writing embedded software and getting paid closer to your quote for petroleum engineers than what you quoted for electrical engineers).
Not in aerospace, but its not only spacecraft and stuff. It's just everything that has to do with (particle?) flow, so even traffic is technically aerospace. With that said, you were still pretty right about it
I'm a mechanical engineering graduate doing civil engineering work in a marine engineering company. Alot of these types of degrees can apply to other degrees jobs.
No kidding, i failed aerospace first year because i wasnt prepared enough to start. The year after that i started mechanical engineering and we got like 95% the same subjects as aerospace. Just the focus on aerospace wasnt there anymore.
Maybe it's just the University that I go to but biomedical engineers can go into medicine or electrical or physics with little extra training. The job itself is very niche but its a multidisciplinary skill and so transitioning is very easy. We even do transport Phenomena which is a chemical engineering course.
It's a little weird to judge these by total number of jobs and not take into account the population of those in that area. Like, yeah, there's a TON of mechanical engineering jobs compared to chemical engineering, but there's also a TON more people studying mechanical engineering than chemical engineering. That's like saying the job of a CEO sucks because there aren't that many CEO jobs.
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dated a girl going into aerospace engineering who said she hoped there would be a war because then she'd make more money. it didn't work out
*laughs in upcoming space exploration*
There's more to it than that
@@ShaneHummus I'm sure it is, but the sentiment was kind of gross and we broke up for unrelated reasons lol
@@etherealsalad2698 nice! you shoudl of told her i hope you go to war and see what its like.
That's a very messed up way to see a career. ...
I was always scared to major in computer science cause I thought some dude in India would do my job for $0.10/hr
😂
Have you found it easy to find a job?
Lmao
As an Indian Cs engineer... I would . 👀
Hahahahahahaahahahahahahah
Redstone engineer : SSS tier
Thanks for sharing your input
Mine craft or the missiles
@@wilurbean Yes
Facts
did you go mechanical or aerospace?
As a mechanical engineer I agree with this. Most other engineering majors have a better starting pay. Luckily we can steal their jobs
Thanks for sharing that Jesus
I am currently studying mechanical engineering, any tips on what skills I should develop before graduating?
@@ShaneHummus lmao bruh said thanks for sharing jesus lol
Jesus Capuzzi Mechie Gang 💪🏻
@@s_y_305 I wouldn't recommend a single thing, but definitely look into what you'd like to do post graduation. For example I'm very interested in mechanical-systems, so I'm heavily focused in FEA, Simulation modeling, and dynamic systems research.
My uncle is a *Marine engineer* and he opened a restaurant. So it is FLEXIBLE.
Great. How is it working out for him?
Every other engineer type Can do that aswell so dont Count that as flexible
@@dragoonMSfan Damn I didn't know that. I thought you needed to have marine engineering degree to open restaurants. I was confused my whole life. Thanks
June O dude That’s a wierd way of saying i was wrong for stating something completely unrelated to engineering
@@dragoonMSfan ik
Me an aerospace Engineer:"Man Petroleum is really fucked up, don't they know about global warming"
Also me:"Gosh if only we had more WARS, then I'd be makin the big bucks"
Deep Space exploration bro
Yeah space exploration, maybe even oceanic stuff XD
I worked in the defense industry doing aerospace/electrical engineering. The wars were actually bad for us. A lot of defense money gets redirected to companies making bullets and body armor. Advanced research and development on satelites took a hit. I left aerospace/defense to work in the commercial industry about 6 years ago, since all the R&D we had been doing on things like phased arrays were starting to make their way to 5G and other non-military applications. The pay went up considerably in the commercial world.
You must be really happy now... 😂😂
Your becoming more and more of an Asian dad.
Is that a good thing? lol
@@foscorsohil8940 You'll be successful at what you are passionate so I disagree with Asian parents but the values of hard work, discipline and emotional control that my Indian dad taught me are hella useful regardless of what you do.
@@samirrewari6104 Not necesarily. One must think of the demands of the market unless they are just looking for personal fullfillment.
@@ShaneHummus Yes. it's called good parenting.
Issac Moreno That is true but if you are hate your jobs and are bad at it then you will be unsuccessful.
Imagine being biomed and getting outranked by marine and petroleum. *this post was made by computer gang*
I based it on stats. I am not being biased. Can you give me a good argument on this why you think it should be higher on the ranks? I would appreciate your insight on this. Cheers!
I was biomed but work in the machine manufacturing industry in a business role... so only lightly salted at that because he was spot on with his explanation lol
Computer engineering gang lets go!
The thing about biomed, it's very extreme. You need to be insanly talented in order to succeed, at least a PhD, and even post PhD.
This field requires so much knowledge and depth to it also because the field is kinda new it's not has cash money because there are simply less innovations, once the big DNA boom explodes we will see so much startups arrising, people will engineering genetics, build wetfare computers and more, the field is interesting but it need building and more discoveries to really kick off.
@@MrHavy09 great response man! Im a BioMed Engineering student too, and couldn't have worded it better myself.
Industrial engineering student here. I think one of the biggest benefits that I think people overlook is how well ISE degrees translate to working in business roles. If you combine with a business minor you can easily get into a strategy or consulting role but get payed more because you’re technically an engineer. You can basically sell yourself as someone who understands business but is a beast at optimizing things.
Isaac Altman I like what you said here brother. Good point! Gives a lot of leverage for our engineers. Thanks for your insightful comment. Cheers!
preach brother ,we industrial engineers need to work together because we can work as data scientists and business and management so we can earn more than 120k$ this thinking needs to stop
Abdelouahed HAITOUF I think that it’s underrated because a lot of people do ISE because they can’t get into their first choice program. The high level industrial engineers kill it!
Fax
im a ie and cs double and i find it really hard to find internships as an ie. don't get me wrong i love the ie courses but at least here in the bay area cs jobs seem a lot more interesting
As Electrical Engineer, I recently snagged an Electrical Controls Engineering job at Bosch. The school part is insane and probably the hardest thing I've done in my life. But the reward is definitely worth it, if you're considering engineering as a profession, do it. Don't lie to yourself though and think it will be easy, it's not. But I believe it's one of the most satisfying professions.
That's a fair comment about Engineering. Agreed! Cheers!
I want to major in electrical engineering. Any tips ?
@@cesarq7714
1. Be good at math.
2. Don't give up.
3. Don't even think about having a social life until you're done with school.
4. ???
5. Profit
Nightfall Camaro did you do coding? If so what programming language did you used? And Is python a good language for EE?
@@cesarq7714 I learned C and Assembly. If you prefer the software side of things, it never hurts to know more languages.
From what I've seen, computer engineering allows you to work in software, hardware, electrical, systems, etc. The options are so nice
OREGON2O1O thanks for your comment. What are your thoughts on the rankings?
It depends what kind of computer engineering degree you received and from where. In most Canadian Universities, Computer Nanoscale System Design Engineering would likely be the most versatile ECE degree available next to Electrical Engineering. Although both are equally as versatile as the other, they do not fully overlap. Computer Nanoscale System Design engineers will have broader software knowledge while Electrical Engineers will have broader power systems and electrical systems knowledge. Conversely, Computer Software Engineers are likely the most technically restricted in terms of their transferable skills. But, I would definitely agree, ECE is a super versatile and promising stream of engineering.
I think it depends on the university thi
Art majors watching this video like: "number 9 on the list is one of the worst with a median of 87,000" they be like " y'all are getting paid?"
🤣🤣🤣🤣
*gender studies majors left the chat*
Biomedical engineer here. 15 years in industry. Started around 60k, currently making 115k. There's still hope!
what exactly do you do for that pay?
@@axmoylotl creates Rats with human ears on its back
@zerocool
@@Shadow77999 Okay, now im interested.
@@axmoylotl get a lot of work orders in hospital, the more you get work orders under your name, the more you gain.
Depends on what kind of engineer you are in the BME company, if you're the customer service engineer, you'll be working on field (traveling to rhe Hospital if you're a vendor) and do troubleshoot, maintenance, and installation)of medical devices such as x-ray , but if you're a design engineer, you'll be designing a new med device or software (of course designer salary is higher).
I definitely see BME skyrocketing in the future. At the college I'm currently attending, a graduate from last year was hired straight out of school with a $150k+ salary.
Preston Boling.. thanks for sharing that info. Cheers!
Have you heard of multiple instances where this happened? And where did that graduate go on to work?
I'm interested in BME and just curious
@@hemilshah7032 same
Hemil Shah My prof in Engineering ethics said that BME has a promising future because technologies like 3D printing opens up new possibilities. In my newsletters/emails from eng department, there are start-ups that are looking to hire BMEs. As people have said, the success of these start-ups aren’t really certain but it still exhibits the possibility of a great future. I know someone who got hired through these means. If you’re really interested in it, I don’t think you should worry that much about the job outlook for BME. Any degree in engineering is looked on quite well by employers. For example, my prof also said engineering graduates have been accepted to med schools because of their skill sets. Not related but I think it’s a fun story lol So, I think an engineering degree, no matter which one, is pretty flexible
@@jasminejoyjuliano5275 thank you for the insight!
When you do biomedical engineering and watch this video to boost your ego😭
Thanks for watching. I dont mean to make you feel that way. Just trying to be informative. Any thoughts on the video?
@@ShaneHummus the video is fantastic, and I was not hurt in any way😂. I believe you didn't include mechatronic engineering which is a degree that is becoming more popular here in the UK
micheal Alderstien Biomedical Engineering also may be a whole different story in the UK. These stats were all American statistics, as I’m sure the majority of his audience are American. It’s possible in the UK it could be a lot higher
@@levibeam100 it is 😂👌
@@ShaneHummus The Ocean engineering majors at my undergrad had the easiest time finding a job and made the most money, one thing you left out is that there are 11,000 jobs for a handful of people studying that field
Tip for all industrial engineers out there: be an expert on statistics, problem solving, optimization and Python. You would thank me later🤠
Thanks for that tip. Our viewers would appreciate that. Anything you would like to suggest for a future video topic? Cheers!
@@ShaneHummus It think it would interesting if you touch in deep on the topics like AI on manufacturing processes (or any process). The fourth industrial revolution (AKA Industry 4.0)is just beginning, and it has been fusing topics like Programming and process management to create machine learning in all kind of processes.
This event has been pushing programmers to work with industrial engineers. It would interesting if in the near future, would industrial engineers end up having professional preparation on everything related to big data-AI-ML, or programmers will end up having knowledge on process management and supply chain?
Darn, well Im on time but darn.
Anyway, time to study those topics and literally print them on my brain.
Hey Alan, what are some practical applications an ISE could use knowing how to use python? Thanks!
@@CarlosFlores-ty7dy automating reporting (grabbing data from standalone software/platforms into any MS Office format to minimize man Power hours on reporting), data visualization of several process (yields, efficiency, cycle times, down times, defects). Automation of data gathering to analyze complex interactions (perform simulations like Monte Carlos, apply prediction algorithms in real time for predictive maintenance)
I’m a chemical engineering graduate and wish I chose software engineering simply because of the locations we have to work 😂
Im going to college for chemical engineering do you have any tips for me and my career choice
Hey Nick! Thanks for being here bro. haha Thanks for your comment. Any thoughts on the video? I would appreciate your inputs bro. Cheers! =)
@@ShaneHummus You got it man! The engineering tier list was definitely something that spiked my interest. In terms of chemical engineering, you're totally right about reduced job opportunities.. many of my friends are still having issues finding jobs 6 months after graduating, but we are much more versatile than petroleum engineers, so we can work in several different industries (i.e. pulp & paper, pharmaceuticals, oil & gas, R&D, etc.). Probably the only thing I would disagree with is putting aerospace in the same "A" category, since the jobs are so limited. But overall, great video man! You clearly did your research.
Investing Engineered what’s the difficulties in terms of locations, would you say, with chem eng
TomStep it’s always outside of the city and in some rural area. You’ll be working in a plant environment for the first 5-10 years of your life.
When evaluating BME, you have to remember that many graduates follow the medical school path and become high paying doctors, especially with the recent explosion in the field of regenerative medicine.
Cooper Basshamb thanks for sharing your insight. Any thoughts on the video? Cheers!
As a computer engineering undergrad, this tier list gives me hope
Good luck Brian
me too lmao. i came to this video because my parents told me i would end up fixing computers for a living.
@@ms.3124 like that even sounds bad in the first place
Just a thought, but doesnt usually CompEng majors are those who didnt go to CS? I mean, thats what happened in my country. It's CS, then IS/CompEng, last would be IT
@@nahrafe computer engineering > computer science
There is a secret, hidden, engineering field that I'm studying called "traffic engineering".
Not very well known. We usually are put together with Civilengineers but we work on the same problems but from two different perspectives. The things what we so is that we study transportation, logistics and normal traffic and we try to come op with solutions, like "there is way too much traffic in this city" "Do we need a roundabout here?" "Does this city need a trainstation, bikelines, metro?". We study air, sea and land traffic, but mostly land traffic.
Pros
- Good salary overall (lower end of engineering tho).
- Lot of flexibility and you can influence the world we live in really heavily, so if you wanna see more green policies, this is a good field for that.
- You can work in any, literally any city. In private companies you might to have to work in a bigger city tho.
- By far EASIEST, and I mean it, education ever. You don't need physics, math, chemistry, you just need to know some of it, like on a high school level, but your knowledge in this field should be more spread out. So like you need to know human behavior, politics, human health, law, construction, math, chemistry, physics, presentation skills. So you need to know a lot of different topics but not a HUGE amount of one topic, if you don't want to specialize I mean.
Cons.
- not a lot of schools. So you need to move somewhere far to study this, depends where you live.
- not a lot of companies to work in. You kinda stuck with the same ones, or then you will work in a typical city/county. But your work may range a lot, from traffic to protecting nature to designing public transportation. In companies too your work may vary a lot from making bridges to designing railways to lifting the air quality in a city.
- pay on the lower end of engineering, overall good tho. This might also be a really good field first to enter and then specialize to something else that pays better.
I'm happy to answer any questions about my engineering field!
Wow! Thanks a lot for sharing that my friend. Really worth a read. Where did you study traffic engineering by the way?
@@ShaneHummus Pleased to see an actual youtuber replying to me! I study in Häme University of Applied Sciences, HAMK, in Finland. But I know there are schools that teach traffic engineering around the world, but they are mostly scares. My University is the only univercity that teaches Traffic engineering in the whole nation (population 5,5 mil.).
I think the low end income in USA was 55k, median 70k and high end 100k a year. Also another con I forgot to mention that this field is really stressfull, a lot of projects, only you to do em mostly, no one to help and if you make mistakes, it's going to cause casualties in the worst chase scenario.
Breda university in The Netherlands is also a school were you can study this field for example and they have their courses in english too. I'm hopefully going to study my next year there in exhange if this pandemic eases a little.
Also you can work in huge projects like in the government, like UKs government as they are planning to make a bridge to north Ireland and how is that going to affect the sea traffic on the area. Or if you want to play with the bigger boys you can work with the EU to do traffic policies that have huge effects around EU.
So basically you can desings McDonald's drivetroughs and parking lots to a whole nations traffic policies.
This sounds... pretty great. In high school right now and not sure what I want to do. Thanks for letting me know that this is a thing!
@@cityuser I highly reccomend, try to look up schools near by you where you can get a diploma into traffic engineering. It might be called by different names in different areas tho. But while you try to seek your future career, take this into consideration, with it's pros and cons!
@@nikosuokko8370 Damn this is the perfect fit for my love of engineering and politics. Thank you so much
As someone who is in the process of deciding, this video is exactly what I needed
Dhshs Dhshssj best of luck to you and make sure to choose wisely.. Not just for the monetary reward, also find something you know you can be good at and something sustainable in the long run. Cheers! =)
U should definitely not listen to this guy. U should choose your engineering major based off of what interests u. NOT THE MONEY OR JOB OPPORTUNITIES. U will be an engineer, u will get money and u will get job offers
Thanks, that’s good advice!
I’m also doing my own research but it’s nice to have a video which just lays them all out in front of me
@@falling_vega1257 I agree with Bob. This list is awesome, well put together and more helpful to people deciding than a lot of other similar resources. However, just because the similar resources grade at F and this grades at C- doesn't mean you should use this.
Check out MajorPrep. He has a ton of great in-depth videos about different stem majors (mainly engineering). He covers basically any type of engineering you'd be interested in. That's a strong resource for making a decision like which engineering you want to go into.
@@sidneyboakye4662 you are right but the guy changed his youtube name to zach star
Do a STEM tier list next!
Hey Tyler Lee. Thanks for your suggestion. I will consider that =)
Please include Kinesiology
Shane Hummus - The Success GPS Please also include Atmospheric Science (Meteorology/Climate science).
Absolutely!!!!🤓
Science is automatically S tier
I'm a mechanical engineer and I definitely agree with some of this; our pay is a bit lower and we are definitely the jack of all trades. However, when compared my mechanical engineering friends to chemical I don't see how this is correct. Most of my chemical engineering friends are at a loss for jobs. Also, a major point left out is the fact mechanical engineers receive many raises throughout a lifetime. Software engineers, computer engineers and even electrical engineers are let go quickly when a new lad comes into the picture. Us mechanical engineers last longer at a given corporation and are rarely let go on the other hand. Currently im making well over 100k after 6 years.
Regards,
Robby
True .... currently doing 2nd year mechanical engineering I needed the motivation thank you 👌🏾💯
Roobyy hey brother! Thanks a lot for sharing your insight. That is a good comparison, so in your opinion, what tier would you put Mech Eng? I love reading sensible comments like the one you made. Helps me update what I know. Cheers! =)
@@ShaneHummus Loved the video still regardless Shane! Good stuff. I think It's in a similar position to electrical engineering so i'd definitely throw it an A tier!
I completely agree, I also think that it's the kind of field that may never die, you know? It evolves, of course and you can see that through automation and many other applications but I don't think I know of any manufacturing industry where you'll be completely functional without a mechanical engineer around.
I don't know maybe I'm a proud jerk but again, mechanical engineers may evolve but never become useless...
@Kevin Donnelly If I may ask, where are you attending?
I’m currently a civil student but what’s seriously missing this is that a civil is only a civil after 4 years of school. Most of us go on to get a masters which would label us in different fields ex. Structural eng, transportation eng, construction management, geotechnical eng, environmental eng, material eng, and there’s more. So civil is too broad to be looked at directly because it’s not exactly where most of us end up as
Good point. Thanks for sharing what you know. Do you have some tips you could share for the viewers? Cheers!
@@ShaneHummus You could do a video specifically for the dual/double degrees related to civil. It is a quite broad as per the above comment.
I myself have Civil BEng and Msc Entrepreneurship at an ivy league. Currently product manager
I completely agree. I just got my masters in computer engineering and you’re right. They’re is a lot of flexibility since we learn about both the hardware and software components of a computer. Great and informative video btw 👍🏼
Thanks a lot for watching. Cheers!
I have a question: as a computer engineer does can work like software engineer??
Pursuing a bachelors in BME 😭. Really just betting that these startup biotech companies do well.
Please do this for the business majors
elaine cristina working on it.. Stay tuned.. Any guess which ones are S tier? =)
Shane Hummus - The Success GPS S tier would have to be economics or applied economic management?
This guy's stats are wrong lol. Covid changed it a lot as well, BME shot up
@@calebv59 It was always up anyway
First of all, don't listen to this guy. He obviously has placed his opinion based on stats, not reality. I have a masters degree in BME and I can tell you that BME is one of the newest types of engineering, which is constantly evolving because of advancing medical science and research. Sure, mechanical engineers can partially work in the BME field, but they need to receive proper knowledge and training and they don't have the full rights to actually do the full work of what a BME engineer does.
Electrical engineers learn a lot about software as well, we share many classes with computer engineers. We just focus on a different level of abstraction
If i go into Computer engineering my degree will say BS in electrical engineering, is there any alternative?
Exactly I had more freedom to take software classes. I have understanding of circuitry and coding
@@xxdavexx23 I'm a beginner in coding and to be honest? I find it boring. Does it get better?
I work as a electrical, power engineer.
I develop software as a hobby.
@@user-qy6tu9ip9v programming is great stuff.
Focus on understanding the concepts.
It won't always be better.
It can be tough when there is no example of something you need to programme.
I got a degree in computer systems engineering, work as a power engineer.
Me: Bioengineer
“I’m in danger”
What are your plans with it?
@@ShaneHummus Well I was MechE before, but once I entertained the thought of Med/ Dent school I switched to BioE. It was kinda intuitive.
I will love to see your opinion on your career after the covid outbreak
@@danielhedu Elaborate
Ezesiri can u guys make good bionic arms ?
For those here watching this video to determine your engineering path of study -- don't panic if the one you thought you wanted to pursue was not "s tier". Many engineering skills cross over into other industries, civil and industrial engineers can be found working in the petroleum industry, many mechanical engineers work in aerospace industry, and many many electrical engineers work in the computer engineering/ computer science industry. Your work and research experience will determine your industry more than your course of study and degree. Doing internships and research for your university while pursuing your engineering degree is the best thing you to land your "dream job".
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this
This feels waaaay too subjective. Aerospace is really hard to get a well paying job and often work as mechanical for example.
King M this is my opinion and I based it on what I found on my research. Feel free to share your thoughts. How would you rank them? in your opinion..
Shane Hummus - The Success GPS its too hard to rank them lol. I have a friend in every branch. It depends on what you want such as high pay or high employment. Mechanical and Civil can find jobs so easily but of course they don’t make as much as Aero or Chemical.
King M if you yourself can’t rank them and you have no suggestions to better the video then why are you complaining?
BIG BEN BENZ because the video is misleading you can’t just rank engineering branches like that. That would be like if I made a tier list of sports, it’s litterly purely subjective.
King M you can and it wouldn’t be subjective cause he is going off general facts. Just because you and some people you know have had different experiences does not reflect the majority. Also you could rank sports based on how much money the generate. How many tickets they sell. Number if viewers etc. those are all factual ways to rank sports. And the same logic can be applied to engineering. He isn’t ranking his favorite engineering types. He is ranking the based on facts what is the “best”
Before Video: “Oh boy, this is cool! I wonder where BioE is gonna be”
After Video: “Oh no.”
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Hahahah same. I was wondering where Mechatronics Engineering would be
Isaac Mendez Probably in S, A, or B tier since it’s a combination of Mechanical, Electrical, and Computer Engineering. But I could be wrong.
Bioengineering is the most useful one. Its future is bright. If you think of it, then go for it!
While a mechanical engineers don’t necessarily get the best starting pay, the fact that it’s one of the biggest branches in engineering makes it relatively easy to take up other engineering jobs that aren’t necessarily related to mechanical engineering. I’d say it’s one of the safest options in terms of finding jobs post graduation.
This ability should grant it A tier imo.
The pay and job stability isn’t that great!
I am a biomedical engineer starting my first job at 80K, I must be a failure according to this tier list.
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Starting your first job at 80k as a graduate? Sounds like bullshit
@@hellothere8812 😂
@@hellothere8812 not necessarily bullshit.. i made that as a mechanical engineer out of college
The problem w this video is that if you’re looking for which engineering degree will get you the highest paying job with minimal competition, having that minset going into engineering will make you want to die with every class throughout all of college.
When my major is an S-tier, but my brain is an Z-tier. :-(
haha
Your brain maybe Z tier but mine is less than that. It is sqrt(-A). It’s imaginary
That moment when your major got in S tier 😎
TonyDaExpert because it's awesome.. What year are you in now? Cheers to you!
LOL same here
🙌🏻 whoopwhoop same 😎
How should I prepare myself to get into computer engineering. I’ve been looking into it as I’m about to start college within the next year.
@@fivetwice5538 First, start getting familiar with coding syntax like Java, Python and C or whatever your college teaches first. Then look into data structures, how data is laid out in memory, data structures like Linked List, Binary trees, arrays, etc. Lastly, circuit basics like V=IR, equations for circuit elements like resistors, capacitors, and inductors and Kirchoff's Voltage and Current Laws. That should be a good start! Computer engineering is about software programming and electrical engineering. Balance those 2 and see what you like more but a good Computer engineer will be well versed in both.
That moment when your dream job gets an F tier ;(
Oooh.. sorry.. But you know what, it's still an engineering degree. A lot of opportunities and a lot of things could happen. Plan it out. Good luck!
I feel u bud
Shit imma still go for it cause I know that this is the job I want in life
Lol it’s one of my potential dream jobs then he puts my other potential dream job at S tier, computer engineering and a connection to aerospace engineering at A tier
In 10 years, it will be S tier in not only engineering but also in general. I am 70% sure.
I work as a Field Engineer and it's really a great career. I travel everywhere and don't have to sit at an office all day. I work from home and schedule my own jobs plus my company gives me everything I need to perform my job. Like a car, cell phone, laptop, and credit card. In my case, you need an Electrical Engineering degree and pay starts at around $100K/yr.
Jorge Nickell sounds like an awesome life for someone who loves to be on the go. Thanks for your input. Where did you earn your degree by the way?
Per diem is a way of life.
Jorge Nickell what do you do as a field engineer
same here, but I work as a civil engineer
@@louiversal_ where do you live and how much do you get?
I was just passing and wanted to check the comments and saw this guy replying to everyone that's really cool man. Keep the passion
Thanks Fuzzy
@@ShaneHummus i dont see what i was looking for, what do you think of nuclear engineering?
Senior in mechanical engineering and still don't know what I'm doing or to be exact what the hell am I learning. I do know coding, analysis, drilling, computer aided, etc..... " Mechanical engineer we learn everything (Basic materials of every engineer major) but when it get to the job site we know nothing" LMAO
Going into my junior year of high school, thank you for helping differentiate between all the different kinds of engineering! Makes decisions a whole lot clearer!
Man I was doubting to choose Software engineering as my first undergraduate degree but you somehow motivated me even more by labelling it as S tier, thanks!
Glad to hear it!
Computer engineering is not software engineering, they are very much different.
Where's my civil engineers at?
Thanks for watching
Fr im bouta start my degree on that and nobody in this comment section talking about it lmao. I wanna do it cuz I find building shit and it's foundations interesting
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Dennis P
Yuhhhhhhh same here
Here
As an EE I’m glad we we are rated so highly, we can really go into both the hardware and software. But, a lot of EEs end up in management positions and there are no where near enough of us.
Thanks for your input. You guys play a big role in every industry you are in. You deserve your spot. Please share some tips for the viewers. Cheers!
I'm studying to be an EE and damn is it hard haha
I used to be an engineer and wouldn’t rank engineering in S tier, when you’re talking about making a consistent living. I was a Chem E, did that for 7 yrs (petroleum eng) until like most other engineering jobs, it dried up, no work to be had anywhere SO, I went back to school for nursing which actually payed better right out of college as an entry level position, than engineering did and the pay raises came a lot faster. I’ve never been without a job since and I am constantly getting calls from corporate recruiters for other positions. Lastly there are so many careers in nursing that pay much better than an engineer, such as a nurse anesthetist, nurse midwife or Nurse Practitioner, even a CCRN, esp now since covid spiked the demand for medical professionals.
@@derekrequiem4359 yeah you’re good as long as you can avoid code browns lol!
Great video! I'm a Mechanical Engineer and I absolutely love it. But it is true, the degree is extremely difficult compared to other undergrad AND graduate degrees. But if you can get through E-School do remember, Mechanical Engineers have multiple tracks and programming is one, overall it's a very diverse field.
Thanks for sharing!
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Aerospace Engineers when a war breaks out:Vibin'
Is an Aerospace Engineering Degree Worth It?
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As a computer engineering major, PREACH Baby ez S-Tier!!! The thing about computer engineering is that I've seen plenty of people going into the industry anywhere from low level power distribution to a software engineering. Personally my interest are within computer architecture and Embedded systems, but I have to agree this has to be the most flexible engineering major right now. Also as a note a lot to most school even group EE and Comp E together and some school just offer a degree in ECE instead of separating them.
Victor Le that is a good input. Thanks for leaving a sensible comment worth reading. Anyway, can you share your thoughts on the ranks? How would you rank them in your opinion?
@@ShaneHummus Honestly I thought you did a fairly good job, but in my opinion Mechanical is A tier and Chemical is B tier. Even though within the industry mechanical engineering is harder to grow from a technical standpoint, job placement and diversity of different industries is definitely a plus. For chemical, I'm less familiar with the major, but I have heard that the job placement and shear amount of students in the major are less than mechanical. I believe they do have better technical growth when in industry though, but I'm really uncertain. Also I believe that Aerospace engineering is really big toss up because depending on the background of the university that is being attended, and the large salary range, it could really be anywhere from S tier to C tier. I'd say its a B+, but that really could be said for every major so who knows. (NOTE : Limited knowledge of majors outside of ECE and CS)
Civil engineering is too broad to really put it into one category. It’s like putting aerospace into mechanical. If you want to take a look at each category of engineering, either do the entire major as 1 or do every category
Like what? Never heard of it till now. 🙃
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Ah fck I fell for it xD
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@@bilalrahim2076 LMAAOOO thats a rip
@fake garlic Its a joke?
Given the fact that an immense number of megaprojects are being planned all over the world, Civil Engineering is definitely underrated on this list. Skanska and Aecom are booming their entrepeneur hold into these projects. There's a huge potential for this both in terms of salary and occupation in the job market.
That is a good point Navid Karim. Thanks for sharing your insight. Cheers!
I'm on my first semester of computer engineering and you saying about CE college being like hell is making me feel pretty anxious and tired already ×_× mostly worried about barely having any free time when I take 16 credits per semester - or worse, burning out and failing a class and losing the scholarship that covers almost half my tuition.
You got this.. Good luck!
Most Computer Engineering students go into software cause there's not enough hardware jobs. Electrical engineering is the same. In my opinion a degree in EE, Math, or Stats with an MBA will outearn all of these. EE AND CE have the most overlap but I know more managers with EE degrees than CE.
That is actually a good point Rezalion, that would make a good shift though. Thanks for sharing your insight.
Rezalion how do you feel about a finance and ce double major? I really want don’t want to go to grad school and rack up more debt.
@@YassidMartinez double major may be too much on your workload. I would just do CE only. You should not get an MBA until you have several years of work experience and if you apply for scholarships you may get a free mba or employer may pay for it. If you're at a state school you'll outearn finance majors if your at an Ivy do finance, but only if you enjoy it at least a little.
More managers having EE degrees does not mean EE is better. There is just a larger sample size of people with EE degrees compared to CE
I agree with you, but you also have to take into account that most engineering managers will be 30+ y/o. Seeing that CE is a comparatively new major birthed out of necessity due to the knowledge gap between CS and EE, you should likely expect to see more CE managers in the coming years. Back in the day, all computer and electronics “nerds” were EE or CS, with the actual engineers rising to the management positions.
my friends’ dad is a bio engineer and he makes BANKKKK like way more than you said and given his advice on being a female in the field, he said that it’s gonna be really worthwhile and you can also go to medical school for a different job! ((:
he talk about the average bio engineer not one person
that's like say lottery is good because one of 100 million people make money
Great list!
I think it's very fair to put Industrial, Mech and Civil engineering grouped up together since they have the highest versatility and job security
While it is paid less than some riskier engineering majors (e.g. Aerospace, Petroleum) which is more, as you said, hit or miss. These engineering bachelors can pursue more variety of specialization in master degree for specific niche. (I had several advanced civil engineering courses, workshops and guest lectures about rock tunneling (geological engineering), disaster management (for earthquakes and flood since my country is prone to these natural disasters) and even sustainable energy development just to name a few)
Overall, I believe that this list is fair and well thought-out, but I'd put Industrial, Mech and Civil to A tier switching the Petroleum and Aerospace just for the sake of their versatility and job opportunities.
I'm currently a final-year civil engineering student having his degree delayed because of this pandemic lockdown haha
Thanks for sharing your thoughts Jody
I'm intrigued you put comp eng on S! Thank for sticking out for us comp guys lol!
No worries! haha.. What about the rest? Any thoughts? Cheers!
I just graduated with an electrical engineering degree & this helped me gain confidence with my job search! Thank you!
Glad I could help!
Would you say it was hard to get your EE degree?
Andres Mora It wasn’t too bad for me because I had a great program and devoted professors. It was fun and challenging, and required a lot of studying! If you are good at math and physics, then that’s plus!
Celine Jeanne thx
@@celinejeanne4601 I’m ok at math and never took physics would you recommend the field if I have interest and want to pursue a good career?
I’m currently a year and a half from graduating in civil, I chose it because I really do prefer hands-on projects! I babysit for several civil engineers too, and they all say it’s rewarding. Location/schedule flexible, room for growth, and not as competitive as other engineering fields.
Some of them have either designed, built, and/or renovated their own homes and it’s pretty neat.
The pay isn’t all that bad, either. I personally aim to live a comfortable life with meaning, not a life of luxury. So as someone who yearns for a simple life where I have the flexibility of taking up personal projects and hobbies, a civil engineering salary would suffice.
Thanks for sharing that Cristina
Your assessment of mechanical engineer is pretty solid (me being a mechanical engineer in ireland). The pay is slightly lower than a few engineer roles but there is flexibility to move into other areas...I'm currently working in sustainability engineering. Its a sweet deal because demand on both petroleum engineering and sustainability engineering can depend on gov policy and social norms (reactions to climate change)...with mechanical engineering there is lot of security and possibility to move around without worrying about norms
I studied biomed and then immediately became a software engineer at a consulting firm after graduation. If you’re engineering I think it really only takes about 6 - 12 months of shotgunning your self with tech/CS knowledge to transition into this field.
Look at it this way, if you can do partial differential equations to model the human body, or if you’re doing Fourier transforms to view signal behavior. Then you sure as hell can spend a few months learning how python uses SQL to fetch from a data base when given a request.
Take advantage of your math knowledge to also learn AIML. There are people out there learning CS with no degree and becoming devs. If you’re a Mech engineer or civil whats stopping you from making this transition as well? The only difference is you have a bachelors degree in engineering to back up your work ethic and logical understanding. Don’t be silly and go where the supply is. Traditional engineers aren’t making the big bucks anymore, get into tech.
And if you don’t like working in tech you could always transition to a traditional engineering career, as long as you don’t mind the pay cut.
Finishing up last year of my civil engineering degree and I absolutely love it. Would highly recommend :)
Alex Rodriguez awesome! Let me extend my advanced greeting. congratulations brother! =)
Not gonna lie, im an Aerospace Engineer and i absolutely hate the statics (civil engineering) related topics :D lol. I'm a mechanics kinda guy.
Good to hear! I’m about to start mine :)
I LOVE Civil! So much we can do, literally anywhere
RedDragon929rr how much do you make per year!?!? and are raises good!?
As someone who is in the process of deciding, this video is exactly what I needed
Hey can you do a business administration degree tier list?
When are you making the video on business majors??? A lot of people people here wanted that
Dohes Rtfyg glad to help.. Thanks for your suggestion. I get tons of request to do business majors video.. working on it. Stay tuned =)
You may want to consider the difficultly if the degree too, if you don’t want a really challenging degree probably avoid electronic & electrical engineering or nuclear engineering, there extremely abstract and heavily maths based
@@justgame5508 How about software engineering?
@@user-qy6tu9ip9v Software engineering would probably be a good choice
@@justgame5508 Not hard?
Please do a business tier list, although I'm already a upperclassmen man business major, I would love to see your opinion!
Spitfuls thanks for your suggestion. You are the Nth person to comment this. haha The demand is clear, wait for that video, stay tuned brother! =)
Personally I’d put Mechanical Engineering in A tier.
Aerospace is actually pretty specific, meaning it’s the only industry you’re mostly stuck in.
I have both Mechanical and Aerospace engineering degrees. I got an Aerospace degree first before eventually getting a mechanical.
I was an aerospace engineer, but a mechanical engineering degree is what got me the job as an aerospace engineer.
Mechanical Engineering can get you in mostly anything, a buddy of mine got into pharmaceutical with a mechanical engineering degree. Both of us making 120k right out of university.
Edit: The reason I know mechanical degree got me the job because I purposefully left out my Aerospace degree in my application.
Great feedback for the viewers, thank you!
Another thing to let interested students know;
You don't have to go to your top engineering school in your state if you don't get in or can't afford it. Even a local school with a ABET accredited engineering program can be very good. These schools talk with local companies/engineers on what they want in their graduates and help tailor their curriculum to what local companies need in fresh engineer grads.
For me this resulted in getting introduced to software and tools that engineers actually use on a day to day basis. A local schools theory/courses/professors may not be as rigorous or well known but there is still a lot of very practical information to be learned from them. Try to suck all the information you can from a professor, work with them, go to office hours, show them you want to go above and beyond their course and really learn what they have to offer.
Don't get frustrated and quit if you don't get into that top school you really wanted, keep at it and you'll succeed.
Thanks a lot for sharing that. Very useful tips. Any suggestions for a future video? Cheers!
I'm mechanical engineer, and frankly one thing mechanical engineer find very frustrating is that there are very few women at workplace.
hahahaha one big sausage festival
Tell me about your job by the way.. lol Cheers!
Gay ppl 💅😍
One of the reasons I chose computer engineering. These days, almost every kind of company needs someone with such a skillset. I just happened to be lucky enough to have an aptitude for it 😅
That's your gift. Good to hear it's going well for you. Do you want to share your secret? Please give some tips. Cheers!
Seems like companies just want engineers in general, esp mechie and computer
I’m in my junior year in college. From my experience this list is fairly accurate. I think you hyped up petroleum engineering it’s competitive. I also think your over ranked computer engineering but other than that the list was pretty good.
Thanks for your feedback. Can you give rationale why you think Comp Eng doesnt deserve it's rank? I would really appreciate your insight. Cheers!
From what I’ve heard, a lot of computer engineering students are going into positions that most software and electrical engineers are going into as well. Their skillset isn’t very unique compared to some other engineers and that doesn’t make them stand out as valuable. Not that it’s not a good major, it’s still fantastic. I also may be biased because my school is a great engineering school but the computer engineering program doesn’t live up to the rest.
Computer science may not be lucrative in the future: Salaries becomes low when you can be replaced easily. So many people are going into this major.
Awww i wanted to major in it for developing A.I but i need the money and now I'm sad and unsure
You can say this for pretty much any major/any career. The truth is CS is positioned to be one of the best, but nobody really knows the future
@@ShaneHummus thanks you gave me hope ❤️
Petroleum Engineering student here! I agree with your assessment of these engineering fields. Great video! Gig 'Em!
Hey, thanks!
One thing to consider with petroleum engineering is the insanely low oil and gas prices currently. Can cause a lot of companies to lay off employees and makes it a lot harder to break into the field.
Lucas Hunter hmm that is a good point. Thanks for sharing your insight. I hope this won't be the case though. Has it happened before?
Problem solved buddy
Great video with lots of details. I am going for Computer Engineering and after watching this video it gives me comfort to continue this path.Thx man
You can do it! Good luck
When you talk about job availability, you also need to take into account the number of people actually in the field. The number of jobs for chemical engineers is actually great when comparing to the number of chemical engineers. The overall unemployment for chemical engineers is only 2.8%, which is pretty low compared to most areas. The issue does tend to be that chemical engineering jobs are often concentrated in certain areas, often not where one would necessarily want to live. If you'd be happy to live in Houston though, be a chemical engineer. A lot of jobs there and they're some of the highest paying in the field.
Noted Aaron
TBH money should be the last thing you consider when deciding a engineering degree. They are all high pay. Your life style at 90k will not be that different than someone with 110k. Engineering undergrads seem to forget engineering means dedication to solving the issues within your field. The only way to really advance in the field is to be really really good at it. If you don't give a shit and only do what you're told you'll be quantifying data and doing data reports your entire career and will only get required raises/promotion. Pick the field where you want to make a difference. If you only care about money you're in the wrong field.
Jacob Clement with how expensive getting a degree is in the U.S, money will definitely be one of the deciding factors. But I respect what you said here. Cheers!
You should do the Best Colleges Tier List or Best Colleges for Engineers Tier List! Great video by the way :) I’m interested in Aerospace Engineering!
Thanks for the idea!
Shane Hummus - The Success GPS No problem! Thanks for the video!!
I wish I would’ve seen this video before I went to college am currently studying civil engineering. Glad I took this major.
Awesome! Good luck on your chosen path.. Which uni btw?
Bro Plz tell me a bit about it. I really like civil but Im not sure if it’s actually good. I think there would be no girls in the class which is kinda shitty
I think the advice you need is this; class is one aspect of college, there are plenty of women in higher education, worrying about women being in your classes when deciding a major is not a good start to any college career.
Computer Engineering Grad (2019) here! You're right. It is extremely flexible and I highly recommend.
Luke Grantham great! Thanks for being here my friend. Cheers!
From my experience the electronic/computer engineering department are stricter and more uptight than the rest of the disciplines. I dunno if it is like that elsewhere as well
Hi!
What about a video about particular personal traits , skills preferences ext, for different engineering majors ?
Or , since computer science is really "trendy" now, you could make a tier list for computing majors ( computer science, IT, software engineering ext )
Also love what you do, I'm a senior in high school and really helps to decide, well, it helped me for sure
Keep up with the good stuff
Thanks for the suggestion Dan. I will consider that for my next content. Stay tuned
@@ShaneHummus 😊 I will stay tuned then
Civil engineer student here, while I can’t speak for other degrees one issue with your pay calculation for CE is that most community colleges offer associates within the field and tends to lower the general average. For those that also get their professional licenses the average increases significantly as you can sign off now on high use public structures, while the oversight of projects can lead to strong communication and management skill development (plus the huge size and demand of the field) that translates to a high possibility of top tier corporate positions.
22:06 As a junior mechanical engineering major and based on what I've seen from my computer science friends, I would definitely say comp sci is harder than what I'm doing lol (although I'm probably biased). It takes a particular type of person to enjoy and be good at comp sci, but I guess you could say that about most engineering majors
True! Comp sci could be difficult for some.. But it's worth all the hard work.. Other fields could be as hard too.. Cheers!
Andrew Su I think it just goes to show that the hardest type of engineering is the one you like the least. I would hate doing Computer Engineering. Is harder than what I’ll be doing with Chemical Engineering? To me, Yes. But I’m sure other engineers look at Chemical Engineering, and they might struggle because of all the chemistry.
as a biomedical engineering student, this hurt my soul
Thank you for researching on this!! :D
You got it! Can you share your thoughts on the video?
Current 4th year Computer Engineering undergrad student here. Here's my advice for high school students applying to college. Engineering is hard, no matter which one you pick. You're not gonna be able to go to parties on weekdays like your friends in business school. You'll often spend your weekends doing homework or working on a project. It's not all bad though!! Somewhere along the way, you'll actually start to understand what you're learning and begin to have a passion for it. You'll still have plenty of time for a social life, don't worry. Also, if you love programming and messing with wires, chips, resistors etc. doesn't sound fun to you, strongly consider doing Computer Science instead.
That's a good input Jeffrey. Thanks for sharing that
Yo dawg. I'm entering college this fall to be a biomedical engineer and you're scaring me man. I'll have 2 years of extra time, because of my dual credit and AP classes, so I'm wondering if any of you guys have tips to expand my skillset to not be F tier garbage
Plan it out well.. I am just here as a mere reminder. Still all up to you. This is just my opinion based on what I found on my research. Good luck
Biomed can be heavy on stats and that is super useful and powerful in this data driven age.
Also no offence to the maker of this vid, but his info and ranking criteria are way off. Biomed will be and remain in huge demand (corona and an ageing population anyone?) and the problems are very interesting and diverse.
I’m a sophomore BME student at a school with a strong engineering program, and BME is seen as having many avenues to go down, from prosthetics to bioinformatics to pharmacology (my interest). It’s true that often companies would rather just hire a chemical engineer rather than a BME with a chem focus or something like that, but BME teaches you a very wide variety of skill sets that make you valuable in many careers. And good luck!
Sorry this is very long, I hope its helpful. I got my bachelors and masters in bioengineering. I cant speak for all universities, but at mine bioengineering students were considered Jacks of all trades. This was due to the fact that we took 2 years of general education science classes before we even began our engineering courses. A lot of math, physics, organic chemistry, biochemistry, biology, etc. And when we got to our actual engineering classes, they were highly interdisciplinary. Our courses essentially took from all of the other engineering majors and applied them to biological problems. In some lab courses we had to build basic electrical circuits to set up an ultrasound transducers or EKGs (the things that read electrical cardiac signals). In some classes we would write basic code or use 3d modeling software to evaluate some problem given to us for a project. We would study material engineering principles to evaluate good candidates for materials in implantable devices. We studied some chemical engineering strategies to learn how protein therapies are made on industrial scales. In some labs we did stuff with molecular cloning. And so on. Again, this was bioengineering, not biomedical engineering. There may be some important differences in the curriculum of the two majors, or they could be exactly the same, I'm not really sure. But the guy in the video is definitely right when he says other engineering majors can swoop in and take bioengineering jobs. Jobs specific to our majors also seem to be highly concentrated in certain areas of the country (California, Washington, etc.), which is unfortunate if you dont live in one of those areas. If you decide to stick with biomedical engineering, the best advice I can give you is to get as much practical experience during undergrad as you can. Research assistant positions are great if you wanna do grad school. If not, do internships. Get as much internship experience as you possibly can. Everyone I know who did internships had jobs lined up before they graduated. I also knew a guy who was just a plain biology major but got an internship at a medical device company and ended up getting hired for a bioengineering position there. At the end of the day, i think the experience you can offer a company is equally important, if not more important, than the title on your degree. And to be totally clear, I've only been out of school for less than a year. I'm working at a startup and so I dont have much experience working with actually established companies. So take everything I say with a grain of salt. Hope this was helpful to someone.
Also be decent at writing. Theres a whole lot of writing in engineering (reports and such), and I was shocked to see how many native English speakers had trouble writing proper sentences, even in grad school. So knowing to write properly is also a great plus.
For the cs people, I posted this on another comment: Every school has different cs programs, and they can be so general that it is misleading. I’m an electrical engineer and my husband is a “computer scientist.” In his program there is three types of cs major: csi, is, cs. Cis is computer information systems, IS is information systems, and of course cs. For the cs degree, not the other two, my husband has had to take all the calculus and physics that I had to take, and a few electives that we’re mandatory for me. What people don’t understand is that cs is an umbrella term, and software engineering is something that can be done in the realm of cs. That being said, he is essentially a software engineer, and while there is no pe exam for cs or software engineering, there is one for computer engineering, that I feel with husband’s curriculum would be more than capable of passing. There should be a software engineering pe exam, I’m not sure if it’s because the major is “too new” or it is not known how to quantify an exam that would be adequate, but software engineers are real engineers. The prerequisite courses are the same as any other engineering major. Furthermore, I have many engineer friends in different engineering disciplines, and cs course work is just as grueling, if not more difficult than that of other engineering upper division coursework. I feel like this list doesn’t accurately depict how engineers stack in terms of difficulty and how diverse the job market can be for each. For instance, with my degree I can go into mechanical, it would be more difficult for a mechanical engineer to go into my field.
Hey there! How are you? Thanks a lot for sharing your insight and knowledge about these engineering degrees. Any school you could recommend for those engineering fields?
It’s not so much a school I would recommend, it’s to look closely at the curriculum. If someone wants to go into engineering, they should make sure their school is ABET accredited to that in the future they can get their license, if getting their license is not a goal than it it doesn’t matter; but it’s better to go to an accredited school and have the option than to not. If the curriculum seems too easy, or you’re not taking any calculus or calculus based physics that should be a big indicator that your major is being diluted. Any time of engineering is going to have these courses as a minimum pre-requisite. If you have any questions feel free to reach out, I like your videos, especially how they help students see a real world aspect.
Let me tell you the hidden secret boss of engineering degrees:
Materials Science and Engineering (sometimes called Metallurgy)
It is a hybrid of electrical, chemical, and mechanical engineering, but unlike these, there is going to be very strong demand for MSEs going forward.
why suffer more learning all that crap just specialize in one and then grab more skills ALL ENGINEERS know that college is basically old fashioned and lacks prinarily in real world experience. Honestly it would be a bit more beneficial to garner specialized skills after or during your college career.
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Thanks for sharing
Me in Computer Eng class: “Ok! I built it!!
My professor: “Great. Now make it do something”
Me uploading the tiniest bits of code at a time. Breaking and fixing as I go: “🥴🥴💻🔧🔨💻🔋⚙️🔩”
Haha it's tough, but all worth it. cheers to you =)
I'm a software engineering student that started with computer engineering (Interrupts kicked my ass), I appreciate that
Too true. I double majored in EE and CompE and I swear I didn't go to a party that wasn't a homework party until senior year and even then I should have been studying 😅.
You can do it!!! Its hard work and dedication. Don't let anyone tell you that you are stupid and can't do it.
-The Electrical Engineer
I'm an EE student. Its so f*cking hard lol.
I have a test tommorow. RiscV is the devil!
Nice Tier List! Keep up good videos
Electrical engineering growth: 2% thats quite good
Mechanical engineering growth: 2% thats concerning
consistency I see not.
Working Chemical Engineer here. This is a great assessment! As a ChemE, you make more money than any other BS degree, but may have to live in the middle of nowhere. You will likely have to follow the job. The only decent city with really great ChemE job prospects would be Huston TX. Also, petroleum engineers are all chemical engineers and mechanical engineers. Rarely is there a degree in petroleum engineering and if there is one at your school, I would not recommend. Don't pigeon hole yourself in anything specific in the BS. Stick with broad/ general BS degrees and you can get specific later. I'm talking MechE, EE/CE, Civil, and ChemE. Don't waste time with specialized BS degrees like biomedical, environmental, or aerospace. You will be too limited in the job market.
Agreed!
Thank you 🙏🏻
Awesome video! Glad to see EE in the A tier! 👍
Glad you liked it too. Any thoughts?
You are confusing degrees with fields, and giving the degrees a value based on the field. But this is a mistake, given that in engineering your work landscape is not limited to job positions with the same name as your degree, but rather on shared knowledge base.
It doesn't make sense to put MechE in B while AeroE and PetroleumE are in A, considering the vast majority of the aerospace industry is covered by mechanical engineers (AeroE is a subfield of MechE) and the petro industry takes in mechanical engineers as well (Petroleum Engineering is 40% Mining and 60% Mechanical Engineering). I'd argue that, although MechE is too vast to put it in a definite place on the list, it certainly shouldn't be underneath its subfields.
Similarly, it doesn't make sense to put EE in A and CompE in S, considering an EE can do everything a CompE does but not the other way around (again, CompE is a subfield of EE).
Yeah I agree. CS is definitely an S tier, but CE just isn't as useful, so I'm guessing he confused the two
¿Cuál ingeniería me ayudaría más a escapar de Argentina?
@@dhruvmk3055 It's pretty common for people (even STEM students) to think that any degree/field with the word 'Computer' is related to Computer Science.
@@e.moonbound2420 Bueno, en primer lugar, no hace falta seguir ingeniería (que dura 6 a 8 años de estudio o más) para irte. Con agarrar una habilidad en demanda como programación (que con cursos o una tecnicatura estás listo para trabajar y juntar experiencia) te podés ir a donde quieras y cobrar bien. No sé, todo depende de tu realidad, tus prioridades, tus metas, etc.
Si tu meta es irte y estás seguro, chusmeate a qué país te gustaría ir y mirá la demanda que hay allá (ejemplo: si quisieras irte a Francia, vas al Pôle emploi y buscás ofertas laborales del trabajo/carrera que te interesa).
Si estás seguro que querés seguir una ingeniería, yo te diría que elijas una que te guste o te interese (si no se te va a ser imposible la carrera). Seguido, investigá cómo es trabajar en diversas industrias y roles. Tal vez te gustan los circuitos, pero te parece aburrido el trabajo de un ingeniero electrónico haciendo portones automáticos o tal vez te interesa la termomecánica pero no te gusta el laburo de un ingeniero mecánico diseñando aires acondicionados industriales. Tené en cuenta además que incluso una cierta ingeniería tiene diferentes tipos de trabajo ya que existen muchas industrias y muchos roles en las cadenas productivas.
Como regla de oro, las "ingenierías madre" (civil, mecánica, eléctrica, electrónica, química) son las más versátiles ya que te podés meter en industrias especializadas (un poco de eso escribí en el primer comentario).
Si llegaste hasta acá es porque realmente estás interesado, así que por último te recomiendo hacer una investigación a fondo de lo que sea que elijas. Cualquier otra duda escribime por acá y te contesto cuando lo vea. Saludos.
@@martialartist6165 realmente iba a estudiar medicina pero siempre viene bien saber sobre otras carreras, gracias.
A lot of electrical engineers also write software. They (along with computer engineers) are the preferred hires for embedded software which is the highest paid of the software field. (I got an electrical engineering degree and am writing embedded software and getting paid closer to your quote for petroleum engineers than what you quoted for electrical engineers).
Wow that is great Anthony. Good to hear things are going very well for you. Please share some tips if you may. Cheers!
Not in aerospace, but its not only spacecraft and stuff. It's just everything that has to do with (particle?) flow, so even traffic is technically aerospace. With that said, you were still pretty right about it
Thanks!
Aerospace engineering should be S tier since you get your degree for free and get a guaranteed job if you're able to get into the Air Force Academy
Nice input Daniel! True.. there are lots of benefits when you join the academy. Cheers!
@@ShaneHummus besides all the benefits listed above you also get veteran status which means cheaper housing loans
Could be very useful in the next few years
I'm a mechanical engineering graduate doing civil engineering work in a marine engineering company. Alot of these types of degrees can apply to other degrees jobs.
Puckett73092 Right.. thanks for your input.. Which uni did you graduate engineering from?
No kidding, i failed aerospace first year because i wasnt prepared enough to start.
The year after that i started mechanical engineering and we got like 95% the same subjects as aerospace. Just the focus on aerospace wasnt there anymore.
Maybe it's just the University that I go to but biomedical engineers can go into medicine or electrical or physics with little extra training. The job itself is very niche but its a multidisciplinary skill and so transitioning is very easy. We even do transport Phenomena which is a chemical engineering course.
It's a little weird to judge these by total number of jobs and not take into account the population of those in that area. Like, yeah, there's a TON of mechanical engineering jobs compared to chemical engineering, but there's also a TON more people studying mechanical engineering than chemical engineering. That's like saying the job of a CEO sucks because there aren't that many CEO jobs.
Thanks for watching. I respect your opinion on this