How much do engineers earn?

Quite an irrelevant question coming from a medic, you might say, but I am interested in how much you guys earn.
Would an engineer earn more or less than a Dr or a lawyer?
What are the hours like - the two above are quite intensive - is engineering the same?
What sort of sectors are the most popular - railways or road etc. ?

I am talking about graduates here, not so-called engineers who are really repair men.

Thanks.

I would say we'd end up earning less in general than Dr's or Lawyers. Though many Engineers end up in management where they can rake it in. Add to this the fact that many don't even end up in Engineering and enter other fields (like finance etc). From what I've noticed so far at Uni it does seem that the Medic people at least have just a little more weight on their shoulders! After graduation I'm looking to earn something in the low £20k band, though that'll rise as I get chartered etc, skies the limit on that path.

Experience is the main factor (and companies are ready to pay for it)

A chartered Chemical Engineer earns £54,000 on average.

Right so you graduate and within a month of doing so you earn 54k, my hairy arse.

LOL. Do people have to do a MEng to become a chartered engineer?

It is the usual route yes.

so how would a BEng go about becoming one?

can you briefly tell me the route from obtaining a MEng (or BEng) to becoming a full CEng

MEng and at least 4-5 years of professional training is the minimum for CEng.

also

BEng + MSc and at least 4-5 years of professional training is the minimum for CEng.

thanks.

MSc in the same subject at the same uni?

Broadly similar subject but not necessarily at the same university.

MEng and at least 4-5 years of professional training is the minimum for CEng.

also

BEng + MSc and at least 4-5 years of professional training is the minimum for CEng.

Edit... My arse is in fact not that hairy.

Right so you graduate and within a month of doing so you earn 54k, my hairy arse.

WTF is your problem? I said a "chartered Chemical Engineer earns £54,000 on average." Did you even notice the word chartered? Do you even know what that means?

I don't know what uni you went to but if you don't know what a chartered engineer is they can't have had very good careers eduaction, i learn about all this when i was at school, an engineer earns virtually nothing compaired to other graduates unless they gain chartered engineer status. But really if you have done an MEng you have to do virtually nothing to become a chartered engineer, work for a year basically.

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