{"id":9979,"date":"2015-05-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.processindustryforum.com\/uncategorised\/why-theres-never-been-a-better-time-to-become-an-engineer"},"modified":"2015-05-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-05-07T23:00:00","slug":"why-theres-never-been-a-better-time-to-become-an-engineer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.processindustryforum.com\/career-progression\/why-theres-never-been-a-better-time-to-become-an-engineer","title":{"rendered":"Why there’s never been a better time to become an engineer"},"content":{"rendered":"
As new research reveals that a fifth of the world’s billionaires studied engineering<\/a>, and that some of the biggest multinational companies are tempting America’s brightest graduates, there’s never been a better time to become an engineer.<\/p>\n Good news for any prospective engineers<\/a>, your chosen career path is one that’s paved with gold if recent research is to believe. Because engineering is the most common degree among the world’s top earners \u2013 and we’re talking billionaires here!<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n New research, reported by the Daily Mail<\/a>, has shown that more than a fifth of the 100 richest people studied engineering. That amounts to twice as many than the next most lucrative choice, which is business, and makes engineering graduates the richest among their wealthy peers.<\/p>\n Among the world’s super-rich graduates, engineers amass an average wealth of \u00a317.3billion. That compares favourably with the \u00a316.1billion for those without a degree and \u00a315.1billion for finance graduates.<\/p>\n If British students weren’t already swayed by those impressive figures then findings from the education charity, Sutton Trust, might just seal the deal. Because they claim that engineers can earn as much as 55 per cent \u2013 a whopping \u00a38,000 \u2013 more than design and creative arts graduates within six months of leaving university.<\/p>\n This all bodes\u00a0well for the Government’s drive to fill the skills gap by attracting more talented young people to take up STEM subjects<\/a> and ultimately pursue a career in engineering.<\/p>\nThe best engineering employers<\/h2>\n