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<p>The thing is structural engineers are not limited to working on buildings, which architects are. There are highways, tunnels, bridges, any other public works project, etc. If security is your highest concern, then work for a department of buildings somewhere. They can always use more manpower. If money is your highest concern, then work for a contractor or construction manager. We tend to pay the best, and there are people with architecture backgrounds and people with engineering backgrounds too. On the other hand, it is very very different from working for an A/E.</p>