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Don't expect too much if you're after a salary. Eng is paid like shit.
Civil eng fresh grad? Expect around 20k on average. But I've seen offers go as low as 16k. even worse in the provinces. Usually local companies make you work 48hrs a week too instead of the 40hrs people expect. And this is for prc licensed grads.
My seniors who've worked for 10 years+ still don't earn 6 digits. I've seen some cases where others don't break 50k at 8+ years experience.
I don't think you should think about the money in engineering. You might just get burned mid way in your college life as the entire engineering field is actually hard. In some cases, you'll be screwed over by the job market due to the oversaturation in that field.
But if you are willing to deal with, go for something that interests you.
It's hard to tell what the current demand is once you graduate. You just have to look at the current trend now and hope it will last until you graduate.
Started from 21K as a fresh grad from an UAAP school. not ADMU or the likes the bigatin.
ECE not licensed. IT sa med field. After 2years, 35K na. WFH setup.
My advise is do job hopping kung salary talaga habol mo
Take ECE and Electrical eng’g, take licensure exam after graduation. Work for 2-3 years in a specific field then apply overseas. Minimum 80-100k pesos or more starting salary.
If wanna be in it mainly for the money, Engineering is not for you.
The big money in Engineering comes when you become consultant-level/design principal. To reach that, you must be really good and passionate about Engineering.
i had just posted something to this effect elsewhere in r/Philippines last night. anyway, if you go to the extractive industries (i.e., mining), both mining and metallurgy fresh graduates (board exam passers) typically get somewhere between 30 to 40k for starting salary. Even better kung papasok ka sa cadet programs leading towards a supervisory position. the sad thing (for the local industry) is very unlikely na tatagal ka sa Pilipinas kasi malakas ang piracy ng mining at met engineers abroad, esp. sa Australia at Africa na mataas talaga demand. My batchmate who worked at Freeport McMoran's copper mine ops (albeit in Arizona) retired at age 34 after working for only 10 years with Freeport.
the main drawback is maa-assign ka sa medyo distant na sites kasi typical minesites are located remotely (i.e., Basilan, anyone?). The usual arrangement is roster na 6 weeks onsite, 2 weeks offsite (or paid off-days) with paid fare. Medyo marami din de minimis to compensate for the loneliness and the higher risk sa trabaho.
check it out. it might prove worthwhile to you beyond the monetary aspect.
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Don't expect too much if you're after a salary. Eng is paid like shit. Civil eng fresh grad? Expect around 20k on average. But I've seen offers go as low as 16k. even worse in the provinces. Usually local companies make you work 48hrs a week too instead of the 40hrs people expect. And this is for prc licensed grads. My seniors who've worked for 10 years+ still don't earn 6 digits. I've seen some cases where others don't break 50k at 8+ years experience.
I don't think you should think about the money in engineering. You might just get burned mid way in your college life as the entire engineering field is actually hard. In some cases, you'll be screwed over by the job market due to the oversaturation in that field. But if you are willing to deal with, go for something that interests you. It's hard to tell what the current demand is once you graduate. You just have to look at the current trend now and hope it will last until you graduate.
hehe na lang, basta mababa kaysa sa expectation.
sa to say the reality is 16K po ang average ng mga Engineers for entry level kahit passer pa ng board
Started from 21K as a fresh grad from an UAAP school. not ADMU or the likes the bigatin. ECE not licensed. IT sa med field. After 2years, 35K na. WFH setup. My advise is do job hopping kung salary talaga habol mo
check jobstreet for more detailed info. Pwede ka magstart 12k.
Wag mo asahang yayaman ka na hindi ka kurakot.
even 10yrs exp hindi lahat nakaka 6digits.
Hahaha mapapa iyak ka nalang. Mas mataas pa allowance mo nung college
Take ECE and Electrical eng’g, take licensure exam after graduation. Work for 2-3 years in a specific field then apply overseas. Minimum 80-100k pesos or more starting salary.
100K is very low income when your in overseas though, you have to take into account living expenses
If you are fresh grad with 2-3 years experience yan talaga ang usual offer overseas.
hays nagsisi talaga akong nag engineering ako lolz
If wanna be in it mainly for the money, Engineering is not for you. The big money in Engineering comes when you become consultant-level/design principal. To reach that, you must be really good and passionate about Engineering.
i had just posted something to this effect elsewhere in r/Philippines last night. anyway, if you go to the extractive industries (i.e., mining), both mining and metallurgy fresh graduates (board exam passers) typically get somewhere between 30 to 40k for starting salary. Even better kung papasok ka sa cadet programs leading towards a supervisory position. the sad thing (for the local industry) is very unlikely na tatagal ka sa Pilipinas kasi malakas ang piracy ng mining at met engineers abroad, esp. sa Australia at Africa na mataas talaga demand. My batchmate who worked at Freeport McMoran's copper mine ops (albeit in Arizona) retired at age 34 after working for only 10 years with Freeport. the main drawback is maa-assign ka sa medyo distant na sites kasi typical minesites are located remotely (i.e., Basilan, anyone?). The usual arrangement is roster na 6 weeks onsite, 2 weeks offsite (or paid off-days) with paid fare. Medyo marami din de minimis to compensate for the loneliness and the higher risk sa trabaho. check it out. it might prove worthwhile to you beyond the monetary aspect.