Should I become a chemical engineer or an electrical engineer?

Kriegsieger
Wed, 06 May 2015 23:30:40 +0000

Ever since I heard a chemical engineer talk at my school when I was a freshman, and getting A’s in both semesters while a sophmore as well as enjoying the class, I have wanted to be a chemical engineer. But I have also heard that chemical engineering is a relatively small field and that the job growth for that field is really small. I also have heard that many chemical engineers end up working in the oil industry and I want to avoid that. I would be fine working in about any other field that chemical engineers would be employed in such as food, drugs, etc. I also really enjoy the honors physics class that I am in. I enjoyed the unit that we had on circuits and that has also sparked an interest in electrical engineering. But, I still would love to be a chemical engineer. Is the information that I got wrong? Are there actually a lot of positions available for chemical engineers? Are most chemical engineers not employed by the oil industry? I already know that I want to go into some field of engineering because I have strong grades in math, science, and the engineering classes we have at my high school(I am even going to be taking AP Calculus AB in my senior year). I want to know what engineering I should major in when I go to college in two years. That way I can know whether to take AP Chem or AP Physics. Thank you for responding to my question.