Highest Paying Engineering Career Tier List (Engineering Jobs Ranked)

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we are gonna be ranking different engineering related careers from S tier

which is the best to F tier, which is the worst. If you like videos like this

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So that being said, let's jump right into it with one of the most highly requested uh engineering degrees and engineering careers which is mechatronics

engineering. So in this video, I am gonna be focusing on pay because pretty much everything else when it comes to careers is really subjective

I will talk about a few other things but I'm gonna keep it relatively brief because I wanna keep this video short

Unfortunately, you can't really explain stuff in detail and also have a short video

But with that being said, mechatronics engineers make around 90,000 $1000 a year

That's pretty good, but it's actually on the lower side for engineering related careers

Now it does make sense. Mechatronics engineering is a relatively new career

It does have a pretty promising future though, I would say this is kind of a dark horse candidate five or 10 years down the

line. This one might make it into S tier. But for this video, I'm gonna have to put it into B tier

Next one on the list is going to be aerospace engineering and this one has enough people in it that it actually made it onto

BLS, the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And according to BLS, they make about $122,000 a year and it's growing at 8% which is as fast

as average. Now, the numbers between glass door and BLS can vary by sometimes 5 to 10,000 or so

but they're usually relatively close, but it is very clear that aerospace engineers make amazing money

This one is gonna go into S tier. Next one on the list is going to be mechanical engineers

Now, the good thing about mechanical engineering is it's very flexible. So if you get the mechanical engineering degree

there's a lot of different career paths you can go into. But if you choose to be a mechanical engineer

you can expect to make around $95,000 a year and it's growing at 7% which is as fast as average

Now compared to all other careers. This is amazing. But when you're talking about engineering careers

this is actually just, you know, pretty good. And so for that reason, this one is going to go into B TIER

Now, one thing I mentioned is how if you get a mechanical engineering degree

there's a ton of different career paths you can go down. And one of them that's actually relatively common that a lot of people don't

know about is finance. So many finance companies have a strategy for hiring where they just basically try to get the smartest possible people regardless

of what their major is. And then they teach them the finance side of things

So a lot of the time they'll hire physics, math and engineering majors

And there's many different finance jobs that you can go for. But it's well known that the finance industry has a ton of money

especially if you're kind of like an a type really driven personality

Finance might actually be the number one industry when it comes to making a very

very good salary. So that being said, finance definitely makes it into s tier

There's a ton of different career paths you can go down, uh which we don't have time to cover in this video

And there's especially a lot of opportunity if you go into what's known as Fintech

which is basically finance, mixed with technology, there's a lot of really promising start ups in fintech

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Next on the list, we have technology careers and it is very common for people who graduate with engineering degrees to go into technology

very, very common. And technically, you know, software engineer is a type of engineer as well

even though in some countries, you know, software engineering and computer science are essentially the same degree in the US

they are actually different. And there's also a lot of blurred lines between being a software developer and a software engineer

But there is a ton of opportunity in technology. A lot of people become software developers

software engineers, they go into data science, etcetera. There is a ton of different options out there for you

And so technology related careers again, don't have time to go over all of them

but they are gonna go into S tier. Now, another really interesting thing about engineering degrees is it's actually the most common type of degree

for people who go on to be become either CEO S or successful founders of start ups

And that totally makes sense because engineering is basically practical problem solving and that's what entrepreneurship is as well

So it is very common for people to go into engineering and then become entrepreneurs later on down the line

And what you can make here ranges widely all the way from like 70,000 a year to $100 billion a year if you're Elon Musk

So yeah, this one definitely is gonna go into S tier, although it's not everybody's cup of tea

Next one on the list is going to be a special one. It's technically software related

but I wanted to include it on this list because I really like it. And that is security engineer and this is basically exactly what

it sounds like. They try to keep systems safe. They also monitor systems for threats

they test them for bugs, et cetera. And according to Glassdoor, security engineers make about 100 and $13,000 a year

So yeah, this one definitely is gonna go into S tier. Another possible career path would be engineering manager

Now, I've talked about this before on the channel, but engineering may majors who decide to go into an engineering related career actually make more

money than any other type of major over a lifetime over the last 40 years

about $3.5 million on average. And it's pretty good, no matter where you go

Even if you go into an art related career, you can still expect to make about $3 million over a lifetime

which is pretty good. But the career path that makes the most over a lifetime if you get an engineering degree is going into management

at $4.1 million on average. So becoming a manager is a really good option

This one is also gonna go into S tier. Next on the list is going to be a marine engineer and they'll work on anything

that's engineering related that has to do with the water. So according to BLS

marine engineers make about $93,000 a year and there's about 9800 jobs and it's growing at 4% which is slower than average

Now, the fact that 93,000 a year is on the lower side and then on top of that, it's growing slower than average makes me

have to put this one in a lower tier. Now, again, this is really good compared to all different careers out there

But for engineering careers, this one is gonna go into C tier

Next on the list is going to be chemical engineering and they use chemistry to create products and solve problems

And you find a lot of chemical engineers in industries like fuel, food

drugs and chemicals. Now, according to BLS, chemical engineers make about 100 and $5000 a year

There's 26,000 jobs available and it's growing at 9% which is as fast as average

So overall pretty good numbers here doesn't pop off the charts. So I'm gonna put this one into a tier

Next on the list is going to be civil engineering and you would go into the career of civil engineer

So civil engineers help to design the infrastructure of cities. And if you've ever been in a city that has really bad infrastructure like cities

where you know, at certain times of the day, it has ridiculous amounts of traffic

You will know why civil engineering is important. The designs help to make your city both efficient but also safe

So civil engineers can expect to make about $88,000 a year. There's 309,000 jobs which is really good and it's growing at 8% which is

as fast as average. So the pay here is quite a bit lower than a lot of the other engineering related careers on the list

However, there is a lot of jobs so it kind of balances itself out

It's one of the lowest paying but there's a lot of jobs. So this one I would put maybe into high C tier

low B tier. Mm Just on this list, I'm gonna have to put this one into C tier

Uh I'll go ahead and be nice and put it into B tier. Next one on the list is go going to be electrical engineering

I think this one kind of goes without saying what electrical engineers do. And according to BLS

electrical and electronics engineers make about 100 and $1000 a year, there's 313,000 jobs available

which is phenomenal and it's growing at 7% which is as fast as average. So the combination of pretty good pay

it's over six figures. And then on top of that, there's a lot of jobs available and this is one of the most flexible uh

engineering related skill sets. This one is definitely going into s tier

Next on the list is going to be a production manager type role and it's basically somebody who does a little bit of logistics and

they also make sure the facility that they're working in is efficient, but it's also safe

So industrial production managers, you do see quite a bit of engineers going into this role and they make about 100 and $3000 a year

There's 100 and 89,000 jobs available. So, you know, pretty good and it's also growing at 5% which is a little slower than average

So overall I'll put this one into a tier. Next on the list is going to be a petroleum engineer and I think it's pretty

obvious and self explanatory what they do. This is actually the highest paying degree period

Let's not argue about it. Let's go study it. Right. So, if you get a petroleum engineering degree

it's the highest paying one. And if you go into petroleum engineering

you can expect to make about 100 and $30,000 per year. There's 28,000 jobs available and it's growing at 8% which is as fast as

average. So, not a whole lot of jobs available. The natural gas industry also fluctuates quite a bit depending on

you know, all type of different geopolitical factors. So it's not always the most stable industry for you to go into

But with that being said, this is the highest paying degree period, uh very high paying career as well

So I'm gonna have to put this one into s tier. Next one on the list is a really cool one and that is sales

engineer. Sales engineers do all kinds of different things. But one of the main things is they help to advise their clients about what parts

they're going to need in order to keep their operations running. And as a sales engineer

you can expect to make about 100 and $3000. On average, there's 63,000 jobs available and it's growing at 8% which is as fast as

average. A very closely related one that you see on Glassdoor is field sales engineer and they make about 100 and $7000 on average

So, yeah, this is a pretty good one. I'm pretty bullish on this one in the future as well

I could see this one being even higher, but for now I'll go ahead and put it into a tier

Next one on the list is going to be biomed engineer. And this is one that I personally think is really cool because it combines

kind of an engineering skill set with a medical skill set. And I do see this one being good possibly in the future depending on

a bunch of things that are totally outside of our control or prediction

But unfortunately, this one only pays about $80,000 a year according to Glassdoor

which is one of the lowest on the list. And because of that, I actually have to put this one into F tier

But, but like I said, this one could be good in the future. There's a lot of really cool stuff going on when it comes

to biomedical science and biomedical engineering. Next one on the list is going to be nuclear engineer

Now this is a type of engineer that works with everything related to nuclear power and anything that's related to the energy industry is dependent

on a bunch of factors that are completely outside of our control

And in many cases, they are artificial. So it could be that 50 years from now

nuclear engineers are the best energy related engineer or it could be that for some reason

you know, politicians ban nuclear engineering and, you know, you don't have any jobs

I personally think that nuclear engineering is awesome and I think that 100 years from now it's probably gonna be the number one way that

we get energy. But I can't say the same thing for five or 10 years from now

But with that being said, according to BLS, they make about 100 and $20,000 a year

17,000 jobs available. And unfortunately, the job outlook is pretty bad at negative 8% over the next 10 years

So when it comes to how much they make, and I am weighing that heavier in this list because this is like the highest paying

engineering career tier list. Uh This is like almost s tier, but because of the fact that it's

you know, declining at negative 8% I'm gonna go ahead and put this one into a tier

Next one on the list is going to be environmental engineer and this is a type of engineer that works on all things related to

the environment and sustainability. Now, this is one where I could see it doing very

very well in the future. I'm pretty bullish on this one. It's kind of one of my dark horse candidates and one of the main

reasons for that, besides the fact that it's, you know, probably a pretty good idea for us to not destroy the planet

but one of the other main reasons for that is because of the fact that many countries are incentivizing businesses to be more ecofriendly

And in my opinion, that is very smart. So sustainability is an industry that is really going to be booming

in my opinion over the next 10 to 20 years. But with that being said right now

and environmental engineers make about $85,000 a year, which is good but not really that great for engineering related careers

So this one is gonna go into D tier. Next one on the list is going to be industrial engineer

It's another one I'm very excited about because you combine kind of like a operations management

logistics type skill set with an engineering skill set. And according to BLS

they make about $95,000 a year, there is a whopping 292,000 jobs available and it's growing at 14% which is faster than average

And on top of that, the industrial engineering related skill set does translate very easily into other types of careers related to business and technology

So it's also a very flexible career as well. So for all those reasons, even though the career itself is a little bit low

the other things boost it up to a tier status. All right. So it was hard to rank any of these badly because engineering related

careers are just really good. So honestly, when it comes to engineering related careers

I kind of just tell people to go for the one they're most passionate about

Because past a certain level, when it comes to how much money you make, you're not gonna care all that much about money

Right below that level, you definitely care about money. But once you get past that level, it's not nearly as important and lifestyle passion and

all those other things on mass hierarchy of needs become more important to you

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