If you know the answer, please, let me know. I am curious in majoring in Chemical engineering and I need to know how much I would be making.
2007-02-12 17:30:21 · 6 answers · asked by myquietangel 4 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
This is not an easy question to answer. Tell you why. Read on....
How much? That depends. Just a raw BS degree won't get you too far. Also that depends on what you can do. How valuable you are to the company etcetera.
If you are a BS, new grad, expect to earn about $35 K. MS = $45 Ph.D in an R&D can hope to earn about $55-60; Add an MBA with any of the above, you will earn an additional $10 to $15; additional years of experience will earn more but what you did in your previous job and what the last employers thought of your work will earn additional $$s. How you fit in the current requirement is #1 in their offer of money.
The speed with which you rise in the ranks, (hence your income) is directly proportional to your educational qualifications and MEANINGFUL experience.
With oil companies, the benefits are good. Therefore, money alone is not always that important. The future will look bright. You will have excellent oppt'ys if you ever leave Chevron. Stock options are good.
So many factors are involved. The HR manager when interviewing you has an invisible sign that says "....so, what are you bringing to the table.......?" Try and answer that by putting their hat on.
2007-02-12 17:56:01 · answer #1 · answered by Nightrider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't suggest going into engineering just for the money. If you have a masters in engineering then you're not going to have to worry about making money. But it's always better to have a job you love. Just find a field you enjoy working in and it will be worth more to you than than you would get from trying to make the most money.
but if you're just curious as to what chemical engineers make than you can expect to start making 50,000 to 70,000 anything more would be rather rare for a starting salary.
2007-02-12 17:47:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am not positive about Chevron but I myself am getting into the business side of the environmental industry and I know there is a lot of money to be made. Beyond oil there is a growing industry to environmental services because of the increasingly strict laws on businesses who create waste.
2007-02-12 18:04:40 · answer #3 · answered by nickhawkins21 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
depends on what level you reach. bs, ms ,phd. it could be from 35 -200 k depending on their need and your education AND experience. a bs with no indusrtrial experience will earn less then a nbs with five years in the plant environment where profit motivates the company to make things happen fast, rather than slow. example, using heat and pressure to drive the manufacture of a ketone in a wet environment.
2007-02-12 17:37:33 · answer #4 · answered by de bossy one 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the worldwide of exploration/drilling is populated frequently via geologists, mathematicians and physicists. some managers could be petroleum engineers yet there is little for a chemical engineer to do.
2016-11-03 07:43:43 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure. Have you checked salary.com ?
2007-02-12 17:45:49 · answer #6 · answered by Frankie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋