Should I become a chemical engineer or an electrical engineer?

Fsswim1
Fri, 08 May 2015 21:33:06 +0000

I asked my Chemistry Prof. about this. She’s a ChemE with a Phd. She said CheEs have to compete with Chem majors for entry lvl jobs. Mind you ChemEs will have an advantage over Chem majors most of the time. But sometimes companies just want cheap labor. I’m not sure how you’d get around this. The concensus is that you might have to go for a MS to be more competitive. Or maybe take a lower salary as an entry lvl and move your way up. ( If companies have a choice between a chem major and a ChemE major for the same salary, most of the time i’m thinking they’ll go for the ChemE)