Civil Engineering...worth the struggle?
My question to you is....what's it worth. I'm currently making 90k a year, which is great don't get me wrong, but I just know people who have accomplished a lot less and make quite a bit more. For example, I know someone (same age about 30) with no degree and works as a recruiter and makes 100k+ and works normal 40 hour weeks. Another friend (same age about 30) I know makes 120k+ with a business degree and slaves pretty good but doesn't need a license to perform his work or even an MBA. So what drives people to stay in Civil Engineering at this point? Why take huge liability / risk with signing plans to just get paid less than jobs that require no degree? I like work as a Civil Engineer mostly because I'm good at it, but the pay just doesn't make sense to other industry standards.