Highest Paying Majors 5 years After Graduation

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our DC is considered “underemployed” in law enforcement because the position doesn’t require a degree to start. Five years after earning their B.S. they earn a $102k salary and $40k+ in overtime. They get a raise every year, and sometimes two raises.

That’s better than earnings of Chemical Engineering majors at 35-45 year olds, the #1 major, BTW. Our child could retire with a full pension at 46. LOL.

Our child will make sergeant soon. That comes with a nice raise. By 35 they’ll be a lieutenant. That’s a big salary bump. That’s when 1.5x overtime rates really start to pay out.

Ok and our plumber makes 190k.
I make 240k as a part-time physician in a group practice, working 32 hrs a week, no overtime needed and time to spare for spouse/family(three 10-11 hr days). I am the very lowest paid of all of my med school friends because i chose part time, would not have it any other way. They are raking in 400-600k.
Spouse makes 260k as a FT engineer and sibling makes way more than 300k, he won't say, as an engineer with a PhD.
Our neighbor makes 700k as a lawyer, spouse stays home, and they are continuously complaining they not rich enough to afford private college yet we sent two.

There are lots of high paying jobs everywhere. The goal is to do what you enjoy and hope you are good at managing money because many are not.

What did all ofthese advanced degrees cost? That’s the opportunity cost. The discussion is about undergraduate majors that pay the most.

You also need to factor in the pension and early retirement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our DC is considered “underemployed” in law enforcement because the position doesn’t require a degree to start. Five years after earning their B.S. they earn a $102k salary and $40k+ in overtime. They get a raise every year, and sometimes two raises.

That’s better than earnings of Chemical Engineering majors at 35-45 year olds, the #1 major, BTW. Our child could retire with a full pension at 46. LOL.

Our child will make sergeant soon. That comes with a nice raise. By 35 they’ll be a lieutenant. That’s a big salary bump. That’s when 1.5x overtime rates really start to pay out.

BS

https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/chemical-engineers.htm
https://www.mtu.edu/engineering/about/salary/

I thought engineers are good at math?

From your link:

The overall median annual wage for chemical engineers is $121,860, which is less than that of our twenty something LEO child.

Then there’s this gem:

Most chemical engineers work full time, and some work more than 40 hours per week. They may have to work additional hours to meet production targets or to troubleshoot problems with manufacturing processes.

Extra hours for salaried employees are a great time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our DC is considered “underemployed” in law enforcement because the position doesn’t require a degree to start. Five years after earning their B.S. they earn a $102k salary and $40k+ in overtime. They get a raise every year, and sometimes two raises.

That’s better than earnings of Chemical Engineering majors at 35-45 year olds, the #1 major, BTW. Our child could retire with a full pension at 46. LOL.

Our child will make sergeant soon. That comes with a nice raise. By 35 they’ll be a lieutenant. That’s a big salary bump. That’s when 1.5x overtime rates really start to pay out.

DC doesn’t want a job where they might get shot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our DC is considered “underemployed” in law enforcement because the position doesn’t require a degree to start. Five years after earning their B.S. they earn a $102k salary and $40k+ in overtime. They get a raise every year, and sometimes two raises.

That’s better than earnings of Chemical Engineering majors at 35-45 year olds, the #1 major, BTW. Our child could retire with a full pension at 46. LOL.

Our child will make sergeant soon. That comes with a nice raise. By 35 they’ll be a lieutenant. That’s a big salary bump. That’s when 1.5x overtime rates really start to pay out.

Ok and our plumber makes 190k.
I make 240k as a part-time physician in a group practice, working 32 hrs a week, no overtime needed and time to spare for spouse/family(three 10-11 hr days). I am the very lowest paid of all of my med school friends because i chose part time, would not have it any other way. They are raking in 400-600k.
Spouse makes 260k as a FT engineer and sibling makes way more than 300k, he won't say, as an engineer with a PhD.
Our neighbor makes 700k as a lawyer, spouse stays home, and they are continuously complaining they not rich enough to afford private college yet we sent two.

There are lots of high paying jobs everywhere. The goal is to do what you enjoy and hope you are good at managing money because many are not.

What did all ofthese advanced degrees cost? That’s the opportunity cost. The discussion is about undergraduate majors that pay the most.

You also need to factor in the pension and early retirement.

phD degrees are free tuition and they pay you, these days 55k which is better compared to COL than our day.
Med school is easy to pay off with the big salary (170k total in loans for 3 yrs, 26yrs ago, got merit for one year, T5 med). I was making 160k as a part time physician at age 35, 18 yrs ago, and I have a great pension.
lawyer is retiring soon, before 55. I think his parents paid not sure. He works from home a lot since 2020.
Sibling could retire any time he wants he merely enjoys working and has a pension.

Good for your son but his salary for the overtime hours and lifestyle strain sounds pretty rough compared to those with the higher degrees

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our DC is considered “underemployed” in law enforcement because the position doesn’t require a degree to start. Five years after earning their B.S. they earn a $102k salary and $40k+ in overtime. They get a raise every year, and sometimes two raises.

That’s better than earnings of Chemical Engineering majors at 35-45 year olds, the #1 major, BTW. Our child could retire with a full pension at 46. LOL.

Our child will make sergeant soon. That comes with a nice raise. By 35 they’ll be a lieutenant. That’s a big salary bump. That’s when 1.5x overtime rates really start to pay out.

BS

https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/chemical-engineers.htm
https://www.mtu.edu/engineering/about/salary/

I thought engineers are good at math?

From your link:

The overall median annual wage for chemical engineers is $121,860, which is less than that of our twenty something LEO child.

Then there’s this gem:

Most chemical engineers work full time, and some work more than 40 hours per week. They may have to work additional hours to meet production targets or to troubleshoot problems with manufacturing processes.

Extra hours for salaried employees are a great time.

They are bonused for the additional projects and hours depending on the company structure and the engineer's degree and rank in the lab.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our DC is considered “underemployed” in law enforcement because the position doesn’t require a degree to start. Five years after earning their B.S. they earn a $102k salary and $40k+ in overtime. They get a raise every year, and sometimes two raises.

That’s better than earnings of Chemical Engineering majors at 35-45 year olds, the #1 major, BTW. Our child could retire with a full pension at 46. LOL.

Our child will make sergeant soon. That comes with a nice raise. By 35 they’ll be a lieutenant. That’s a big salary bump. That’s when 1.5x overtime rates really start to pay out.

DC doesn’t want a job where they might get shot.

Is there a profession where someone hasn’t been shot, stabbed or violently attacked at work? At least our child has a bulletproof vest, several guns, training, and armed backup.

You’re more likely to get seriously injured on the way to and from work than a police officer is to get shot on the job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our DC is considered “underemployed” in law enforcement because the position doesn’t require a degree to start. Five years after earning their B.S. they earn a $102k salary and $40k+ in overtime. They get a raise every year, and sometimes two raises.

That’s better than earnings of Chemical Engineering majors at 35-45 year olds, the #1 major, BTW. Our child could retire with a full pension at 46. LOL.

Our child will make sergeant soon. That comes with a nice raise. By 35 they’ll be a lieutenant. That’s a big salary bump. That’s when 1.5x overtime rates really start to pay out.

BS

https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/chemical-engineers.htm
https://www.mtu.edu/engineering/about/salary/

I thought engineers are good at math?

From your link:

The overall median annual wage for chemical engineers is $121,860, which is less than that of our twenty something LEO child.

Then there’s this gem:

Most chemical engineers work full time, and some work more than 40 hours per week. They may have to work additional hours to meet production targets or to troubleshoot problems with manufacturing processes.

Extra hours for salaried employees are a great time.

Newsflash. Chemical Engineers go into many fields that don't involve actually being Chemical Engineers. Top Engineering schools producing Chemical Engineers have graduates go into Top Consulting, Analytics/Quant and a lot of other fields where they make a lot of $$$ my friend even though chemical engineers make very good money . Nice try though butt your premise is laughable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:silly piece. The answer is humanities into law school = $235K BigLaw Starting Salary. And if you clerked for SCOTUS, you get a signing bonus of $500,000.

So humanities for maybe a couple hundred students in the country.

That's likely better than all of the 'Quant' nonsense that we see on this site. The vast majority of quant jobs go to Phds yet we never cease to hear about which schools are placing better for quant, effectively just nonsensical blithering.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our DC is considered “underemployed” in law enforcement because the position doesn’t require a degree to start. Five years after earning their B.S. they earn a $102k salary and $40k+ in overtime. They get a raise every year, and sometimes two raises.

That’s better than earnings of Chemical Engineering majors at 35-45 year olds, the #1 major, BTW. Our child could retire with a full pension at 46. LOL.

Our child will make sergeant soon. That comes with a nice raise. By 35 they’ll be a lieutenant. That’s a big salary bump. That’s when 1.5x overtime rates really start to pay out.

BS

https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/chemical-engineers.htm
https://www.mtu.edu/engineering/about/salary/

I thought engineers are good at math?

From your link:

The overall median annual wage for chemical engineers is $121,860, which is less than that of our twenty something LEO child.

Then there’s this gem:

Most chemical engineers work full time, and some work more than 40 hours per week. They may have to work additional hours to meet production targets or to troubleshoot problems with manufacturing processes.

Extra hours for salaried employees are a great time.

Newsflash. Chemical Engineers go into many fields that don't involve actually being Chemical Engineers. Top Engineering schools producing Chemical Engineers have graduates go into Top Consulting, Analytics/Quant and a lot of other fields where they make a lot of $$$ my friend even though chemical engineers make very good money . Nice try though butt your premise is laughable.

Then why isn’t the median salary for Chem E majors higher? Riddle me that.

[Anonymous]

undergraduate degrees are not really going to set you up.

Most will need at least an MBA or Law School to get much above 200K

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our DC is considered “underemployed” in law enforcement because the position doesn’t require a degree to start. Five years after earning their B.S. they earn a $102k salary and $40k+ in overtime. They get a raise every year, and sometimes two raises.

That’s better than earnings of Chemical Engineering majors at 35-45 year olds, the #1 major, BTW. Our child could retire with a full pension at 46. LOL.

Our child will make sergeant soon. That comes with a nice raise. By 35 they’ll be a lieutenant. That’s a big salary bump. That’s when 1.5x overtime rates really start to pay out.

BS

https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/chemical-engineers.htm
https://www.mtu.edu/engineering/about/salary/

I thought engineers are good at math?

From your link:

The overall median annual wage for chemical engineers is $121,860, which is less than that of our twenty something LEO child.

Then there’s this gem:

Most chemical engineers work full time, and some work more than 40 hours per week. They may have to work additional hours to meet production targets or to troubleshoot problems with manufacturing processes.

Extra hours for salaried employees are a great time.

Newsflash. Chemical Engineers go into many fields that don't involve actually being Chemical Engineers. Top Engineering schools producing Chemical Engineers have graduates go into Top Consulting, Analytics/Quant and a lot of other fields where they make a lot of $$$ my friend even though chemical engineers make very good money . Nice try though butt your premise is laughable.

Then why isn’t the median salary for Chem E majors higher? Riddle me that.

Dude...cool your kid is a cop. But please stop this nonsense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our DC is considered “underemployed” in law enforcement because the position doesn’t require a degree to start. Five years after earning their B.S. they earn a $102k salary and $40k+ in overtime. They get a raise every year, and sometimes two raises.

That’s better than earnings of Chemical Engineering majors at 35-45 year olds, the #1 major, BTW. Our child could retire with a full pension at 46. LOL.

Our child will make sergeant soon. That comes with a nice raise. By 35 they’ll be a lieutenant. That’s a big salary bump. That’s when 1.5x overtime rates really start to pay out.

BS

https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/chemical-engineers.htm
https://www.mtu.edu/engineering/about/salary/

I thought engineers are good at math?

From your link:

The overall median annual wage for chemical engineers is $121,860, which is less than that of our twenty something LEO child.

Then there’s this gem:

Most chemical engineers work full time, and some work more than 40 hours per week. They may have to work additional hours to meet production targets or to troubleshoot problems with manufacturing processes.

Extra hours for salaried employees are a great time.

Newsflash. Chemical Engineers go into many fields that don't involve actually being Chemical Engineers. Top Engineering schools producing Chemical Engineers have graduates go into Top Consulting, Analytics/Quant and a lot of other fields where they make a lot of $$$ my friend even though chemical engineers make very good money . Nice try though butt your premise is laughable.

Then why isn’t the median salary for Chem E majors higher? Riddle me that.

Because they are not working as chemical engineers but they have chemical engineering degrees working high level corporate jobs not related. So not included.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:undergraduate degrees are not really going to set you up.

Most will need at least an MBA or Law School to get much above 200K

or medical school, or PhD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our DC is considered “underemployed” in law enforcement because the position doesn’t require a degree to start. Five years after earning their B.S. they earn a $102k salary and $40k+ in overtime. They get a raise every year, and sometimes two raises.

That’s better than earnings of Chemical Engineering majors at 35-45 year olds, the #1 major, BTW. Our child could retire with a full pension at 46. LOL.

Our child will make sergeant soon. That comes with a nice raise. By 35 they’ll be a lieutenant. That’s a big salary bump. That’s when 1.5x overtime rates really start to pay out.

BS

https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/chemical-engineers.htm
https://www.mtu.edu/engineering/about/salary/

I thought engineers are good at math?

From your link:

The overall median annual wage for chemical engineers is $121,860, which is less than that of our twenty something LEO child.

Then there’s this gem:

Most chemical engineers work full time, and some work more than 40 hours per week. They may have to work additional hours to meet production targets or to troubleshoot problems with manufacturing processes.

Extra hours for salaried employees are a great time.

Newsflash. Chemical Engineers go into many fields that don't involve actually being Chemical Engineers. Top Engineering schools producing Chemical Engineers have graduates go into Top Consulting, Analytics/Quant and a lot of other fields where they make a lot of $$$ my friend even though chemical engineers make very good money . Nice try though butt your premise is laughable.

Then why isn’t the median salary for Chem E majors higher? Riddle me that.

Dude...cool your kid is a cop. But please stop this nonsense.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our DC is considered “underemployed” in law enforcement because the position doesn’t require a degree to start. Five years after earning their B.S. they earn a $102k salary and $40k+ in overtime. They get a raise every year, and sometimes two raises.

That’s better than earnings of Chemical Engineering majors at 35-45 year olds, the #1 major, BTW. Our child could retire with a full pension at 46. LOL.

Our child will make sergeant soon. That comes with a nice raise. By 35 they’ll be a lieutenant. That’s a big salary bump. That’s when 1.5x overtime rates really start to pay out.

BS

https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/chemical-engineers.htm
https://www.mtu.edu/engineering/about/salary/

I thought engineers are good at math?

From your link:

The overall median annual wage for chemical engineers is $121,860, which is less than that of our twenty something LEO child.

Then there’s this gem:

Most chemical engineers work full time, and some work more than 40 hours per week. They may have to work additional hours to meet production targets or to troubleshoot problems with manufacturing processes.

Extra hours for salaried employees are a great time.

Newsflash. Chemical Engineers go into many fields that don't involve actually being Chemical Engineers. Top Engineering schools producing Chemical Engineers have graduates go into Top Consulting, Analytics/Quant and a lot of other fields where they make a lot of $$$ my friend even though chemical engineers make very good money . Nice try though butt your premise is laughable.

Then why isn’t the median salary for Chem E majors higher? Riddle me that.

Because they are not working as chemical engineers but they have chemical engineering degrees working high level corporate jobs not related. So not included.

Now do the school median salary reporting that tracks degree earners, not occupation.

Parents here love to point to the 1% of 1% unicorns as some sort of norm.