| Compensation for engineers comes
at many levels. Like most professionals, engineers have the respect
and positive regard of most of the community. More that some
professions, more often engineers may feel good about their work
because its focus is on the positive, the solving of problems,
and the creativity and the management of production and construction
that makes the world better. Most engineers are provided the fringe
benefits of medical plans, retirement plans, etc. Monetary
compensation will vary from job, to field, to location, to risk. The
lifetime earnings of a BA degree graduate are double the earnings of
a high school only graduate. |