what kind of engineers?

Question

what is the highest paying engineer jov(on average) and also what kind of engineers are there? could you list them from descending order and there average income from highest paid to lowest...

Answer 1

Petroleum Engineers are listed as being the highest paid in the engineering field. They also have the highest starting salary right out of school.
I would also encourage you to do what you enjoy. Money is great, but as an engineer that won't generally be a problem. Go for something that makes you want to go to class, that you want to get up in the morning and do. You might change your mind, but you should be doing what you want to be doing.
Two relevant links below. One outlines engineering salaries.

Answer 2

The main types of engineers are Electrical, Mechanical, and Civil. They are paid from highest to lowest in that order. The average for EE is about 75k, ME is about 71k and CE is about 60k. The main reason civil is less is because civil engineers are needed in all areas, rural and urban, where as electrical and mechanical are mostly only employed in urban areas where the industry is. The civil engineers that have jobs in rural areas get paid less because the cost of living is less then in an urban area.

There are other types of engineers, but they are more of an offshoot of the three main ones. For example, Aerospace engineers are very similar to mechanical.

Answer 3

The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) surveys occupational salaries in the US. The following table shows US employment and median annual US salary by engineering specialty:

Petroleum Engineers (14,860) $97,350
Nuclear Engineers (14,290) $90,690
Computer Hardware Engineers (78,580) $87,170
Aerospace Engineers (81,100) $85,450
Systems Software Engineers (320,720) $84,310
Electronics Engineers (130,050) $79,990
Applications Software Engineers (455,980) $79,540
Chemical Engineers (27,550) $79,230
Electrical Engineers (144,920) $76,060
Biomedical Engineers (11,660) $75,380
Mining and Geological Engineers (5,680) $75,070
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects (6,550) $74,320
Materials Engineers (20,950) $71,390
Environmental Engineers (50,140) $70,720
Mechanical Engineers (220,750) $70,000
Civil Engineers (229,700) $69,480
Industrial Engineers (191,640) $68,500
Health and Safety Engineers (25,330) $67,240
Agricultural Engineers (3,170) $66,370

Answer 4

don't make a decision based on money.
decide which branch of engineering you understand, enjoy, have a passion for etc.
it is better to be happy and relatively poor than rich and desperately unhappy.
the above should apply to many decisions in your life not just career choice.

Answer 5

It is very hard to post all that info here because salaries vary depending on degree type.

This page has everything you are looking for:

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm

Answer 6

try checking out www.iet.org - they have a great careers section that explains it all.

Answer 7

This all depends on where you live and work and what type of engineering position you are qualified for. In cities where there are industrial plants and constant construction, industrial engineers, environmental engineers, architectural engineers, and especially safety engineers have very competitive positions where the jobs are quite high paying. In the suburbs now as well, these types of careers can be quite intense to get.

There are all sorts of engineers, for instance; (architectural, marine, naval, ocean-engineering, pharmacuetical, pharmacological, software, safety, fire, automotive, industrial, computer, civil, mechanical, electrical, electronics). These are just a few, usually when you gain a position in one of these fields, you can eventually become something much more specialized. Like I stated above, it all depends on where you live and where you work, as well as your actual job ranking. if you are seeking to become an industrial engineer right out of college with your license, and you wish to get a job in a power plant under the nuclear sector, then you will have stiff competition among you. Given the fact that you recently exited college and just obtained your engineering license, you are going to be among the thousand others who just graduated as well compared to those who've already been in the field for years.

It doesn't matter what type of engineering you want to do, you have to still take the standard college courses, then you can specialize. Most of the time too if you are seeking higher jobs, then it is best to go for a Master's or Ph.D degree in your profession, therefore you will have a better chance at getting what you want and you will be chosen far greater out of many other applicants.

After you graduate, you have to take your state's licensing exam to practice as an engineer. Most entry-level engineers make about the same roughly that is in lower pay, not all the exact same as far as thirty or forty thousand dollars. Below is a general list of what engineers were making when I recently graduated my naval architecture program just last month. (I remind you however, it could have even recently changed since then).

Civil Engineers: (entry level: $27,850 to $37,800. advanced: $57,500 to $250,000).
Electrical Engineers: (entry level: $30,000 to $40,000. advanced: $65,000 to $150,000).
Mechanical Engineers: (entry level: $27,100 to $$40,000. advanced: $45,000 to $90,000).
Electronics Engineers: (entry level: $50,000 to $65,000. advanced: $110,000 to $200,000).
Pharmaceutical Engineers: (entry level: $34,000 to $45,000. advanced: $65,700 to $165,500).
Pharmacological Engineers: (entry level: $35,500 to $45,000. advanced: $53,000 to $90,600).
Software Engineers: (entry level: $30,000 to $40,000. advanced: $69,000 to $120,000+).
Marine Engineers: (entry level: $25,000 to $47,000. advanced: $45,000 to $175,000).
Naval Engineers: (entry level: $30,000 to $45,000. advanced: $56,000 to $150,000+).
Ocean-Engineering: (entry level: $40,000. advanced: $50,000 to $200,000+).
Safety Engineers: (entry level: $37,000 to $47,000. advanced: $62,100 to $250,000).
Architectural Engineers: (entry level: $30,000 to $50,000. advanced: $50,000 to $200,000+).
Fire Engineers: (entry level: $34,210 to $40,100. advanced: $50,000 to $100,000+).
Automotive Engineers: (entry level: $34,750 to $60,000. advanced: $65,600 to $300,000+).
Industrial Engineers: (entry level: $35,500 to $45,270. advanced: $54,000 to $100,000+).

There are many other engineers that are unmentioned here. Just look up these types of engineers on a search engine and it will likely take you to other links.

Somtimes, these positions even lead to other types of jobs.
Best of luck in your search.