IT, Spring 2024
Assignments Assistant @ UCF Housing
$32k/year
\*Sidenote, I'm pursuing grad school starting in fall which is why I'm in a role that doesn't match well with my degree. Ideally after I get my masters I'll be doing more data analysis/database management stuff.
There are endless numbers of businesses where the owner makes that much.
Could be financial services, real estate, construction, consulting, waste management, literally almost anything.
The hard part isnāt the idea, the hard part is getting people to keep giving you money.
First industry job/internship i was the only it person at this small business in Oviedo (found on indeed). 10-12/hr Then via the the career centerās information sessions i got another internship at a defense contractor at research parkway doing intranet web design and sharepoint migrations (19/hr). From there my post graduation job (also received from a information session facilitated by the career center) was in a rotational program for a big bank (50k + 5k signon). After my year of rotations I left general IT operations to do professional services consulting for a fintech company (62-77k + 8% bonus) basically help/lead implementation projects/follow on projects for the customers. After 5 years there I joined a payments startup where I own the presales to post sales technical relationship. I demo our product, work with the devs to implement it on the client side and then act as a TAM post go live. I also help some dev tasks as well as we are a small start up like building to rest apis to third parties. Im decently good in python which our application is written in.
For my role technical skills are important but since ive been client facing most of my career being able to speak to customers/lead them is huge as well.
I work in the electronics industry where customer facing EEs are essential and yet so hard to find. And thus pays very well. We used to laugh that we needed to focus on the bottom third of the graduating class. Smart enough to get the degrees but too many keggers to excel at schoolš
Would you recommend getting a bachelors in psych or social work? (I am scared to get a bachelorās in psych due to the job prospects after I graduate but I know I will pursue a masters after)
You should definitely do a bachelors in social work. If you do that, you will be eligible to get your masters in social work in just one year instead of two, which saves you lots of money!
Yes, youād be surprised how many people go the MSW route with a certain undergrad. One of my good classmates had her undergrad in like wildlife and wanted to be a vet social work :)
Hey could I ask about your job?
What is it that you focus on majority of the time?
Did you go through an internship?
Was there an apprenticeship of some kind?
Are there other areas in civil engineering you looked into outside of power distribution that you could talk about?
Graduated 2019 industrial engineering - first job started 2 weeks after graduating 55k, by 2021 72k, moved out of state end of 2021 for around 85k, my current base is ~108k. Just got my masters (MSSE) in spring of this year, hoping for a bump on the next raise or might job hop again.
Mechanical Engineering & May 2024
Field Service Engineer I
$81k with sign on bonus
Just got this offer today actually ĀØĢ®. Debating on negotiating since I had almost 2 years of internship experience, but pretty content with the offer.
Interdisciplinary Studies 2020
Unemployed
$0
I had a hard time in college, failed a semester, changed my major a few times, and ended up doing interdisciplinary studies to salvage the credits Iād already taken and mash them into a major so I could at least get a degree. It ended up being a good choice because I was able to go teach English in Korea for a year with just that degree and couldāve stayed longer if I didnāt develop some unrelated health issues.
Now, I canāt find a remote job but canāt drive until I get my health (eyes) issue fixed. But I donāt have any niche skill set that will help me find a job. I originally wanted to go back for a masters in game design at UCF but decided I really couldnāt afford it and Iām glad I didnāt do it.
Now I plan to move back to Korea asap while hopefully making money from my own remote business ventures/freelancing/whatever and maybe trying to get a scholarship for a masters in Korea that could help me get permanent residency. At this point Iām choosing what I do based on where I want to be.
So itās a long story but the short of it is:
Started in tech support, picked up a few certs, took on some cloud projects at my job that gave me experience with AWS and Azure, got hired by AWS to do cloud support engineering, and then switched internally to a solutions architect.
My role is a mix of business and tech. So imagine talking to executive level individuals of a particular enterprise, and giving them presentations on AWS. My goal is to be as informative as possible, without trying to come off as a salesperson.
Yes, got my MS in Forensic Toxicology and am currently earning my doctorate in Forensic Sciences. Both at universities that unfortunately arenāt UCF.
Sure thing, although Iāll be real, truly 0% of my role is actually dealing with compliance related things, all I do is organize the projects and meetings surrounding them
Bachelor's in Psych, Masters in Counseling, Marriage and Family track
District Mental Health Therapist for a local school district
$58k
I know I have potential to make a lot more money but I'm very fortunate that my husband makes over twice my salary, which allows me to stay home with the kids over the summers and work a job that doesn't take a huge toll on my mental health (ironically lol). I also love that I get to see undeserved populations and make services accessible. Every day I get head hunter calls trying to get me to work in addictions/recovery for double my salary but.....nah I prefer what I do.
Hey could I ask some questions about your job and how you got it? I'm really curious about the subject and would love to hear from someone who has a job in the environmental workforce!
Fall 2013 comp. sci.
First offers in Orlando before I graduated were for 60-72k. Managed to get a big tech offer shortly after for ~125k total comp.
Tax year 2024 total comp >500k, funnily enough Iām ābehindā where I āshouldā be if I had job hopped and chased earlier promos. Maybe next yearā¦
Got my PhD in 2022 in ME (but I did all my degrees at UCF, so I'm a super alum). I'm a postdoc at a national lab, and I'm at little over $80k. I expect that to take a nice jump if I can transition to a full staff position.
Interdisciplinary Studies (major in commerce and history) Fall, 2023
Currently work at a dispensary for not that much but hoping to one day run my own!
Major and graduation date: Biomedical sciences Spring 2020
Job role: Research Technologist II
Current salary: Just got to 58k a year
Currently getting a masters in Biostatistics to help me get out of wet lab. Love analyzing data.
Major & Graduation Date: Biology, Pre-Professional, 2012
Job Role: Senior IT Systems Engineer
Current Salary: $96k + up to 15% (sometimes higher) annual bonus
I couldn't afford to keep working at Orlando Health, and the 12-hour nights destroyed me. I skipped town and switched to IT in 2014. I've been with my current company for almost 6 years. I could easily bounce to a new role for a decent pay bump, but it's cozy where I'm at, so I'm sticking around.
Major / Graduation: Computer Science (BS) / Fall 2021
Job: Software Engineer - Level III
Salary: $135k (base) | S. FL
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If you get anything out of this thread, it is to major in IT or CS. Though this subreddit is heavily biased toward IT/CS majors.
Biomedical Science, May 2023
Chief of Product - Skincare Startup
41K
I got hired as a medical assistant and the Dr. I worked under thought Iād be a good fit for this startup, now I work as chief of products managing inventory, customer service and media.
Hey, could you talk about your time in school and what civil engineering is like?
Would a two year A.S. Degree be enough to get into the field or is a 4 year almost required?
Sure. Civil Engineering is like every other engineering major for the first 2 years (i.e. dynamics, statics, mechanics of materials, Calc 1-3, differential equations, physics...). After that you go into your civil engineering specific courses. You then have to choose which disciplines interest you enough to concentrate in (i.e. transportation, water resources, structural, geotech, construction). You should take your FE Exam during your senior year so you can start your career as an EI or EIT. UCF required us to take it (not required to pass it). Then you'll take your PE exam down the road so you can stamp stuff once you get the required experience.
The labs are pretty cool once you get to Junior and Senior level classes. Crushing and stretching things is cool. Column buckling was fun. I made my own asphalt core and we did concrete slump tests. There's a lot more too.
Are you wanting to know if a 2 year degree is all you need to be a Civil Engineer? If so, the answer is no. There will probably be someone that will mention the states that you can do it in, but it requires a lot of extra years of experience and hoops to jump through....more the exception than the rule. 4 year degree is required to be an actual engineer. You might be able to work at an engineering firm doing engineering work, but you won't have the title or salary of an engineer. You might want to look into getting in as a CAD tech if you want to go the 2 year route.
As far as my job as a nuclear operator? Yes, you can definitely get in with a 2 year degree. There are even vocational schools that have 2 year programs specifically for nuclear power. However, there is a lot of competition for nuclear operator jobs and preference is usually for former navy nuke or those with engineering degrees. However, I work with individuals with only a high school diploma and ones with a PhD....and everything in-between. This job is very much a meritocracy for a large part. You will have to take an assessment before interviewing for the job. You can't just BS your way in. The high school grad may do better than the engineer and therefore get the interview over him. There will be many more tests after getting hired and your career has more to do with performance than your educational background. There are a few things that you can't do without a STEM degree, but not much in the grand scheme.
No previous paid work experience (parents only wanted me to fully focus on school)
But I was a research assistant for a year in a lab at UCF, volunteered in a hospital, teaching assistant
Day to day is recruitment for studies, meetings, emails, pre-screening
Prerequisites vary but main idea b.s in psych, healthcare, research etc. and research experience is a big one. Get into a lab absolutely itās always a plus
Also in the interview process a main point is what you want to do in the future. Whether grad school or climbing up the research ladder sound confident and passionate
Totally luck of the draw for me
2019 bachelor's in Integrative General Studies
Carpenter/machine operator/ farm hand $52,000 per year.
I also run my own regenerative ag business that is just starting to take off.
Interdisciplinary Studies w/ Business Minor, Dec 2017
Supply Chain/Logistics Risk Specialist, hybrid role (only 2 days in office, 2 days WFH).
77K total. 52k base, 15k stock bonuses each year, \~10k in O.T. Plus 10k last year to relocate to Arizona if you want to count that.
Prior to that I was an Assistant Manager at a restaurant in one of the local theme parks at a 41K salary with a 4.1K bonus each year.
Public administration Spring 2023
Administration assistant to a building official (not saying where).
$39k/year
Edit: Iām going for my masters in public admin at ucf as well; will graduate with that in 2026. Iām working full time too.
Bachelors of science in criminal justice with a minor in legal studies, graduated in 2020
Job role: operations manager for a local craft coffee shop
Current salary: $45,000
BA in English Fall ā20, MA in International Relations ā24 (different university, Japan) ā and I am barely making 15k USD if we look at the current USDJPY exchange rate.
Currently an educator/researcher actively applying for a PhD program, so that would explain the lower salary as Iām only working part time.
Thereās no money in educationāso rip me.
(Prior to Japan, I was a public school teacher making 46k)
BS in Computer Science, August 2023
Associate Software Engineer, Test
$81.7k + up to 7% EoY bonus + 20% base salary in stock vested after 3 years with my current company
English 2024
Construction material sales
32k
Leaving my position to go work a marketing internship as I start my masters for strategic communications at Rollins.
Technically worked this job since the pandemic working warehouse then moving up to sales while going to school full time. Honestly working this job and going to school full time left me so drained I wasn't even thinking about pursuing actual internships while studying for a bachelor's leaving me with the feeling that I'm behind, but I'm starting a new chapter and loom forward to the opportunities to come.
Integrated Business 2024
Sales (Retirement home)
$52,000 a year plus commission, just started so I'm not entirely sure what the commission will look like for me but about 10-15k more.
IT, Spring 2024 Assignments Assistant @ UCF Housing $32k/year \*Sidenote, I'm pursuing grad school starting in fall which is why I'm in a role that doesn't match well with my degree. Ideally after I get my masters I'll be doing more data analysis/database management stuff.
Congrats on your admission!
team hired then free school š¤ advancement
Seems like a cool position! Looking to work at UCF!
Masters in social work, august 2023 Compliance coordinator 60k, located in Houston and this is my first job post graduation
Congrats man!!
Thanks! Hoping to rack some certificates and job hop when the time is right lol
What is a compliance coordinator? What do they do?
2022 Communications (Business Track) Social Media Manager 40kā¦. *cry*
Wow, looks like Iām on the same path as you :ā)
How do you get that job
Chemistry 2022 Optometry student Salary roughly -60k of debt a year
Finance, 2009 Business Founder/Owner Salary: $550k
u made it bro
What did you found?
There are endless numbers of businesses where the owner makes that much. Could be financial services, real estate, construction, consulting, waste management, literally almost anything. The hard part isnāt the idea, the hard part is getting people to keep giving you money.
I'm a failure. Wah wah.Ā
IT SPRING 2015 Solutions Engineer 120k (should be bumped to 148k this month)
How did you get that role and what do you do on the day to day?
First industry job/internship i was the only it person at this small business in Oviedo (found on indeed). 10-12/hr Then via the the career centerās information sessions i got another internship at a defense contractor at research parkway doing intranet web design and sharepoint migrations (19/hr). From there my post graduation job (also received from a information session facilitated by the career center) was in a rotational program for a big bank (50k + 5k signon). After my year of rotations I left general IT operations to do professional services consulting for a fintech company (62-77k + 8% bonus) basically help/lead implementation projects/follow on projects for the customers. After 5 years there I joined a payments startup where I own the presales to post sales technical relationship. I demo our product, work with the devs to implement it on the client side and then act as a TAM post go live. I also help some dev tasks as well as we are a small start up like building to rest apis to third parties. Im decently good in python which our application is written in. For my role technical skills are important but since ive been client facing most of my career being able to speak to customers/lead them is huge as well.
I work in the electronics industry where customer facing EEs are essential and yet so hard to find. And thus pays very well. We used to laugh that we needed to focus on the bottom third of the graduating class. Smart enough to get the degrees but too many keggers to excel at schoolš
IT Spring 2024 Solution Analyst - Software developer 65k Hybrid
Deloitte?
Yup!
Bachelors in psych Masters of social work Psychotherapist in group practice $150,000
Would you recommend getting a bachelors in psych or social work? (I am scared to get a bachelorās in psych due to the job prospects after I graduate but I know I will pursue a masters after)
You should definitely do a bachelors in social work. If you do that, you will be eligible to get your masters in social work in just one year instead of two, which saves you lots of money!
I did my undergrad in psych then went straight to my MSW. Deff wont find a high paying job with your psych degree but you can do anything with a MSW!
Iām getting a business bachelors but therapy interest me, is a masters in social work // therapist route open to non psych / social work majors
Yes, youād be surprised how many people go the MSW route with a certain undergrad. One of my good classmates had her undergrad in like wildlife and wanted to be a vet social work :)
Mechanical Engineering, May 2021 Distribution Engineer $78K base
Same here, civil engineering but Iām working as a power delivery distribution engineer
Hey could I ask about your job? What is it that you focus on majority of the time? Did you go through an internship? Was there an apprenticeship of some kind? Are there other areas in civil engineering you looked into outside of power distribution that you could talk about?
psych + music minor summa cum laude ā23 academic advisor~48k U Can Finish (then come back to help others do it too) <3
Moved to a 3rd world country, started a business IT, Fall 2019 Director $180,000 after taxes
CS MS, 2023 SWE 96k
IT/Spring 2023 Systems Administration 67k, ~Office/Hybrid, 1 day remote
Industrial and Systems Engineering/Dec 2022 Engineer/Analyst ~80k, remote Currently in Grad School
What is your subfield?
Data Analytics, Digital Manufacturing
mathematics may 2024 baggage handler 16/hr
Graduated 2019 industrial engineering - first job started 2 weeks after graduating 55k, by 2021 72k, moved out of state end of 2021 for around 85k, my current base is ~108k. Just got my masters (MSSE) in spring of this year, hoping for a bump on the next raise or might job hop again.
Finance, Dec 2015 Commercial insurance consulting $185k including bonus
Mechanical Engineering & May 2024 Field Service Engineer I $81k with sign on bonus Just got this offer today actually ĀØĢ®. Debating on negotiating since I had almost 2 years of internship experience, but pretty content with the offer.
Siemens?
Honeywell, moving to philly
Health services administration 2012 Analytics Consultant I for a regional hospital $98k, fully remote
This is my major can I message you some questions ?
Interdisciplinary Studies 2020 Unemployed $0 I had a hard time in college, failed a semester, changed my major a few times, and ended up doing interdisciplinary studies to salvage the credits Iād already taken and mash them into a major so I could at least get a degree. It ended up being a good choice because I was able to go teach English in Korea for a year with just that degree and couldāve stayed longer if I didnāt develop some unrelated health issues. Now, I canāt find a remote job but canāt drive until I get my health (eyes) issue fixed. But I donāt have any niche skill set that will help me find a job. I originally wanted to go back for a masters in game design at UCF but decided I really couldnāt afford it and Iām glad I didnāt do it. Now I plan to move back to Korea asap while hopefully making money from my own remote business ventures/freelancing/whatever and maybe trying to get a scholarship for a masters in Korea that could help me get permanent residency. At this point Iām choosing what I do based on where I want to be.
IT, graduated in 2019. Solutions architect , 170k
How did you get that role and what do you do on the day to day?
So itās a long story but the short of it is: Started in tech support, picked up a few certs, took on some cloud projects at my job that gave me experience with AWS and Azure, got hired by AWS to do cloud support engineering, and then switched internally to a solutions architect. My role is a mix of business and tech. So imagine talking to executive level individuals of a particular enterprise, and giving them presentations on AWS. My goal is to be as informative as possible, without trying to come off as a salesperson.
Glad youāre still there. I heard about so many solutions architects getting laid off last year
Forensic Science 2011 Laboratory Supervisor $129k
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Yes, got my MS in Forensic Toxicology and am currently earning my doctorate in Forensic Sciences. Both at universities that unfortunately arenāt UCF.
Political Science May 22 Compliance Project Manager 63k
Oooo can I pm you? Just started a compliance role but thereās no training haha
Sure thing, although Iāll be real, truly 0% of my role is actually dealing with compliance related things, all I do is organize the projects and meetings surrounding them
Iām starting to think thatās what Iām experiencing lol Iāll pm shortly
Business Management (2023) - Manager $63k + $13k signing bonus + $18k stock
What company?
2005, Education, Teacher Finally hit 60k this year.
CS Masters, 2023 SWE 300k/year including stocks Had 5 years work experience prior to the masters
Sociology major. Graduated 2014. Firefighter/paramedic - $102,000 base salary without overtime
Major: psychology, minor CJ Graduated: Spring 2019 Job role: academic support coordinator II at UCF Salary: $56k
I wouldnāt mind working at ucf!
Digital Media (web design track), Spring 2022 UX Designer, Remote 87k yearly
Howād you end up in your position and was there anything you did in your time at school to help supplement your experience?
Bachelor's in Psych, Masters in Counseling, Marriage and Family track District Mental Health Therapist for a local school district $58k I know I have potential to make a lot more money but I'm very fortunate that my husband makes over twice my salary, which allows me to stay home with the kids over the summers and work a job that doesn't take a huge toll on my mental health (ironically lol). I also love that I get to see undeserved populations and make services accessible. Every day I get head hunter calls trying to get me to work in addictions/recovery for double my salary but.....nah I prefer what I do.
Computer Engineering 2018 Program Manager 128k
Defense?
Yup!
Environmental studies 2022 Environmental specialist 50k
Hey could I ask some questions about your job and how you got it? I'm really curious about the subject and would love to hear from someone who has a job in the environmental workforce!
Damnā¦no IB majors???
Not on Reddit apparently š¤·āāļø not many public admin majors/related either šŖ
Was looking for one of usš Iām an IB graduate, working now for Lockheed Martin in supply chain operations. Salary- 75k
CS 2007. Staff Eng. $345k total comp. ~10% is stock.
Defense ?
Economics Fall 2023, Business Analyst. 60k+10k bonus, hybrid role
Fall 2013 comp. sci. First offers in Orlando before I graduated were for 60-72k. Managed to get a big tech offer shortly after for ~125k total comp. Tax year 2024 total comp >500k, funnily enough Iām ābehindā where I āshouldā be if I had job hopped and chased earlier promos. Maybe next yearā¦
History, 2019 Coordinator within Higher Education $60k
Business (accounting) class of 2018. 100k salary plus RSUs, so it ranges 150-190k currently.
Not enough
Major: Finance, graduate Spring 2022 Job Role: Financial Analyst Salary: $62K
Financial analyst. Finance 2018. $70,000/ye
Got my PhD in 2022 in ME (but I did all my degrees at UCF, so I'm a super alum). I'm a postdoc at a national lab, and I'm at little over $80k. I expect that to take a nice jump if I can transition to a full staff position.
May 2024 Degree: Finance Started a company sophomore year $110k current
Bachelors in Business Management Fall 2021 graduate Finance Manager 90k per year, located in FL
Aerospace engineering with a minor in CS - May 2015. GNC Engineer 140K
Aerospace 2018 Senior design engineer 100k including bonus
Are you in design in aerospace?
Event Management, 2022 2 part times: Community Assistant for an apartment and Catering Consultant 24K :/
Bachelors in Finance, spring 2019 Phone banker- 70k a year
What does your typical work day look like? It sounds interesting
Interdisciplinary Studies (major in commerce and history) Fall, 2023 Currently work at a dispensary for not that much but hoping to one day run my own!
Major and graduation date: Biomedical sciences Spring 2020 Job role: Research Technologist II Current salary: Just got to 58k a year Currently getting a masters in Biostatistics to help me get out of wet lab. Love analyzing data.
IT/2010 Senior Software Developer, $195k base and $40k stock.
Major & Graduation Date: Biology, Pre-Professional, 2012 Job Role: Senior IT Systems Engineer Current Salary: $96k + up to 15% (sometimes higher) annual bonus I couldn't afford to keep working at Orlando Health, and the 12-hour nights destroyed me. I skipped town and switched to IT in 2014. I've been with my current company for almost 6 years. I could easily bounce to a new role for a decent pay bump, but it's cozy where I'm at, so I'm sticking around.
Aye you gotta do what you gotta do. I have my masters in social work but now Iām in healthcare compliance lol
What Certifications did you get to make that jump?
Major / Graduation: Computer Science (BS) / Fall 2021 Job: Software Engineer - Level III Salary: $135k (base) | S. FL -- If you get anything out of this thread, it is to major in IT or CS. Though this subreddit is heavily biased toward IT/CS majors.
Computer Engineering, BSCpE, Fall 2023 Engineer - 85k
What industry
Data Science 2024 Software Product Engineer 170k tc (Relocated to Austin)
What industry ?
Mechanical Engineering December 2021 Project Manager - Commercial Construction 115k a year plus 10-15% bonus š
December 2022, Economics Pricing Analyst, $60k plus \~$10k bonus
Major Biomed, graduating in august, just accepted a job offer for 74k a year starting 2 days after graduation in the drink/juice industry.
Graduated Spring 2024 CS major Software engineer at AWS 120K base + 40k signin bonus
Accounting, 2023 International Tax Analyst 65k
2024 Bachelors in Communication Disorders Speech therapist assistant at private clinic $55k/year
Biomedical Science, May 2023 Chief of Product - Skincare Startup 41K I got hired as a medical assistant and the Dr. I worked under thought Iād be a good fit for this startup, now I work as chief of products managing inventory, customer service and media.
Business Management, 2016 Subcontract Program Manager $140k
Civil Engineering Graduated 2019 Nuclear Station Operator \~ $150k
Hey, could you talk about your time in school and what civil engineering is like? Would a two year A.S. Degree be enough to get into the field or is a 4 year almost required?
Sure. Civil Engineering is like every other engineering major for the first 2 years (i.e. dynamics, statics, mechanics of materials, Calc 1-3, differential equations, physics...). After that you go into your civil engineering specific courses. You then have to choose which disciplines interest you enough to concentrate in (i.e. transportation, water resources, structural, geotech, construction). You should take your FE Exam during your senior year so you can start your career as an EI or EIT. UCF required us to take it (not required to pass it). Then you'll take your PE exam down the road so you can stamp stuff once you get the required experience. The labs are pretty cool once you get to Junior and Senior level classes. Crushing and stretching things is cool. Column buckling was fun. I made my own asphalt core and we did concrete slump tests. There's a lot more too. Are you wanting to know if a 2 year degree is all you need to be a Civil Engineer? If so, the answer is no. There will probably be someone that will mention the states that you can do it in, but it requires a lot of extra years of experience and hoops to jump through....more the exception than the rule. 4 year degree is required to be an actual engineer. You might be able to work at an engineering firm doing engineering work, but you won't have the title or salary of an engineer. You might want to look into getting in as a CAD tech if you want to go the 2 year route. As far as my job as a nuclear operator? Yes, you can definitely get in with a 2 year degree. There are even vocational schools that have 2 year programs specifically for nuclear power. However, there is a lot of competition for nuclear operator jobs and preference is usually for former navy nuke or those with engineering degrees. However, I work with individuals with only a high school diploma and ones with a PhD....and everything in-between. This job is very much a meritocracy for a large part. You will have to take an assessment before interviewing for the job. You can't just BS your way in. The high school grad may do better than the engineer and therefore get the interview over him. There will be many more tests after getting hired and your career has more to do with performance than your educational background. There are a few things that you can't do without a STEM degree, but not much in the grand scheme.
Mechanical Engineering, 2007 Mechanical Engineer, though I mostly do PLM system work $124k
Public Administration, 2019 Iām an Urban Planner in a local municipality 68,000
2004 Molecular Biology & Microbiology Pharmacist (retail) $180k
Which company pays so much? Are you an RxM?
Bachelorās in Computer Science; 2018 Cybersecurity Consultant $170k before bonuses
2012 Molecular & Microbiology Physician ~$295K (after 10 years)
Okay but how bad was the struggle during the first 5 years?
BA in Optics Spring 2022. OE(Optical Engineer) 130k-160k
Fall 2023 Psychology Research Coordinator 50 k hybrid
How did you get into this job? Whatās your day to day like? Prerequisites?
No previous paid work experience (parents only wanted me to fully focus on school) But I was a research assistant for a year in a lab at UCF, volunteered in a hospital, teaching assistant Day to day is recruitment for studies, meetings, emails, pre-screening Prerequisites vary but main idea b.s in psych, healthcare, research etc. and research experience is a big one. Get into a lab absolutely itās always a plus Also in the interview process a main point is what you want to do in the future. Whether grad school or climbing up the research ladder sound confident and passionate Totally luck of the draw for me
Industrial Engineering Spring 22 Logistics Engineer for the Space Center $105k
any economics majors? graduated this summer and things arenāt looking too great
Industrial Engineering in 2014. I worked as a manufacturing engineer for awhile and oddly enough Iām now in Human Capital 100k
2019 bachelor's in Integrative General Studies Carpenter/machine operator/ farm hand $52,000 per year. I also run my own regenerative ag business that is just starting to take off.
major was ad/pr iām now sales associate, graduated dec 2021 salary is 55k hybrid job
International relations, went to law school, I make 98k base as an attorney.
Mechanical engineer grad may 24 working in DC for the DoD, 72k
Research tech, 60k
Interdisciplinary Studies w/ Business Minor, Dec 2017 Supply Chain/Logistics Risk Specialist, hybrid role (only 2 days in office, 2 days WFH). 77K total. 52k base, 15k stock bonuses each year, \~10k in O.T. Plus 10k last year to relocate to Arizona if you want to count that. Prior to that I was an Assistant Manager at a restaurant in one of the local theme parks at a 41K salary with a 4.1K bonus each year.
IT, Spring 2020 Cloud engineer 320k
Public administration Spring 2023 Administration assistant to a building official (not saying where). $39k/year Edit: Iām going for my masters in public admin at ucf as well; will graduate with that in 2026. Iām working full time too.
History major graduated Spring 2022 Army Cyber Officer Currently $93,00 but get a raise in 2 months to $106,000
Howād you transitioned to that?
UCF Fighting Knights?
Int. Sci. Fall 2019 Minor Environmental Sciences & Communication Energy Analyst $94k
Hey! I was wondering how you managed to get that role, at least anything you did in undergrad.
Masters in modeling in simulation, 2017 Learning and development manager 120k
Aero engineering 2020 $86k + great benefits and lots of time off. I lowkey suck at it so weāll see how long it lasts lol
CS 2020 Fall first job salary 60k, changed company after 3 years salary 115k
Mechanical Engineer 2022 Technology Analyst $83k
BA Political Science, May 2024 Director of Government Affairs ~55k Starting a Master of Public Administration degree in the fall!
IT spring 2024 cloud support associate 77k
Bachelors of science in criminal justice with a minor in legal studies, graduated in 2020 Job role: operations manager for a local craft coffee shop Current salary: $45,000
What is an operation manager? What do they do?
BA in English Fall ā20, MA in International Relations ā24 (different university, Japan) ā and I am barely making 15k USD if we look at the current USDJPY exchange rate. Currently an educator/researcher actively applying for a PhD program, so that would explain the lower salary as Iām only working part time. Thereās no money in educationāso rip me. (Prior to Japan, I was a public school teacher making 46k)
Industrial Engineering ā21 // $81k base, $10k yearly bonus
Aerospace graduated 2008 Iām at 140k, could make more moving into higher levels of management but I like the work/life balance I have.
Mechanical Engineering - May 2021 Distribution Engineer - 4x10 w/ 1 day remote $74K
Mechanical Engineering (2023) Performance engineer 80k
BS in Computer Science, August 2023 Associate Software Engineer, Test $81.7k + up to 7% EoY bonus + 20% base salary in stock vested after 3 years with my current company
spring 2024 computer science grad software engineer 120k
Computer Science, 2024 Software Engineer $120k
English 2024 Construction material sales 32k Leaving my position to go work a marketing internship as I start my masters for strategic communications at Rollins. Technically worked this job since the pandemic working warehouse then moving up to sales while going to school full time. Honestly working this job and going to school full time left me so drained I wasn't even thinking about pursuing actual internships while studying for a bachelor's leaving me with the feeling that I'm behind, but I'm starting a new chapter and loom forward to the opportunities to come.
Integrated Business 2024 Sales (Retirement home) $52,000 a year plus commission, just started so I'm not entirely sure what the commission will look like for me but about 10-15k more.
BS in Civil Engineering, Structures in 2022 Structural Engineer (EI) $75k
Physics, Spring 2024, Research Physicist at NIST, 68k
Speech Therapist, May 2018 Work in a fire sprinkler company $75,000 base salary
BSW and MSW 2005/06 Had a job that paid 120k, leaving it for a pay cut because it was so toxic. Now 95K but the reduction in stress is worth it!!
Electrical Engineering Spring 2024 Electrical Engineer 80k
CS and mechEng, fall 2023 Software engineer $127k base, 100k stock
Integrated Business. Lockheed Martin~ Supply Chain Operations Salary- 75k(projected bump to 105k within the next 24 months)
Psychology, 2019 Vision Therapist $36,000 per year :(
CS 2019 Software engineer 101k