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On Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:42:23 -0500, Wayne.B
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On Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:34:27 -0500, wrote:

We simply can't get American kids to take these courses.

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Unfortunately there is a lot of truth to that. Part of the problem
however is with our media and popular culture which frequently
portrays technical jobs as being "uncool", along with the people who
work in those areas. There are exceptions of course but I also think
it's true that engineers are not as well rewarded as some our other
professionals and business managers.

That is pretty much true if you are working for a big corporation.
Places like Apple and HP know they can hire an Asian immigrant who
will work harder and take less pay than the average American.
Unfortunately the alternative is simply off shoring the job.
If you are Dilbert in a cube, that cube can as easily be in Mumbai.

The best chance to make a lot of money in engineering is to be a PE. A
PE with a stamp can make a quarter million a year and it is all up
from there depending on how good a business person you are.

Most rewarding, unfortunately, is being a money mover. They produce
nothing and make the most.

Part of that equation is that you have to really have two jobs. One is
engineering, the other is running a heavily regulated and paperwork
insane business.