Why are chemical engineers so well-paid?

NACE Research: Top-Paid Majors For 2007-08 Graduates


In spite of recent news about an economic slowdown, the Winter 2008 Salary Survey provides an early indication that the positive hiring projections employers offered in the Job Outlook 2008 report will indeed be characteristic of the job market for 2008 graduates. The Winter issue is the first salary report for the Class of 2008


Following are the top-paid majors for 2007-08 graduates, according to NACE's Winter 2008 Salary Survey:


Curriculum Average Salary Offer





Chemical Engineering $63,749





Computer Science $58,377





Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering $58,249





Electrical/Electronics %26amp; Communications Engineering $56,512





Mechanical Engineering $56,429





Finance $48,795





Accounting $47,413





Logistics/Materials Management $45,577





Business Administration/Management $43,823

Why are chemical engineers so well-paid?
Economics 101 - Supply and Demand!
Reply:I think it's because chemical engineering majors usually go into very high-tech, difficult jobs (it's literally rocket science!). And so their employers have to pay them well because the jobs require a lot of both knowledge and effort.
Reply:My dad got his Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering and his Master's in Computer Science :]]





My mom's a software engineer and my aunt is an accountant......





This is an interesting piece of information. xD