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flemmyd
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Sorry if this topic name is a bit vague.
Anyway, my question is what kind of careers can one go into, where the trajectory still lies on the science side? I noticed most of my relatives who studied engineering have moved over to the business side (more powerpoints/emails). Or rather, a path where there is a high ceiling even for those of us who want to stay on the science side.
Another issue is my preference is for working with my hands. I don't mind coding, but I'd rather play with the soldering iron and endmill than playing with a compiler.
I noticed two-fish has mentioned his career in finance being like a permanent graduate student, but all the fields I've seen have been more software/coding; not as hands-y as I'd like. I've seen a few science jobs that pay 6 figs (fluid modeling and DSP), but again, these are more computational than hands-y.
Anyway, my question is what kind of careers can one go into, where the trajectory still lies on the science side? I noticed most of my relatives who studied engineering have moved over to the business side (more powerpoints/emails). Or rather, a path where there is a high ceiling even for those of us who want to stay on the science side.
Another issue is my preference is for working with my hands. I don't mind coding, but I'd rather play with the soldering iron and endmill than playing with a compiler.
I noticed two-fish has mentioned his career in finance being like a permanent graduate student, but all the fields I've seen have been more software/coding; not as hands-y as I'd like. I've seen a few science jobs that pay 6 figs (fluid modeling and DSP), but again, these are more computational than hands-y.