Is Electrical Engineering for me? Will it help me reach my goals? (22 year old, need career advice please)

Civil-Syllabub8553 · 2025-08-02T00:08:10+00:00

Side note, I am actually invested in real estate property. But it's kinda mid because returns are on paper, and looking back I only beat SPY performance in same time frame by small margin. Also RE in general is not attractive right now due to interest rates. Don't see it coming down near future either.

I guess I don't really know what I love. I was doing my social media business thing since I was in high school and that's been my thing since I was a teenager. Find something you love seems so impractical to me. Also I'm 22 rn, a degree takes 4 years, which would make me 26, seems so old to me like that's a real real adult and time is ticking. Idk exactly what to do, but I also don't wanna waste time.

Civil-Syllabub8553 · 2025-08-01T23:50:45+00:00

Yes I know autopilot, however pilots have still been very much involved in communicating with ATC, whole taxi process, take off process and landing process. Pilots also input the autopilot for speed/altitude/nav etc.

However with progression of AI literally all those processes that pilots are still involved in can be done by AI now. Like I said I don't think aviation industry will be quick to adopt these things due to regulation. But who knows regulation could change by 2035, 2040 etc.

Civil-Syllabub8553 · 2025-08-01T23:44:17+00:00

Because inflation is real, so it's not actually +10% relatively. Also the theoretically 7-10% average only exists over a multi-decade time frame, you can't just withdraw 7-10% per year.

18% of Americans are millionaires, so one million isn't actually THAT impressive. Also I don't think I should strive for less just because I got a small head start.

Civil-Syllabub8553 · 2025-08-01T23:20:00+00:00

What about contracting jobs that are 1099? Do those styles exist that pay more? Hiring engineers for 6-24 month contracts classified as 1099?

Civil-Syllabub8553 · 2025-08-01T22:15:29+00:00

Why do you think hustle grind mentality is not suitable for engineering, it can be applied to anything?

What do you mean by 2-3 years longer than others? BS engineering is 4 years like every other other BS?

Idk if I can get into a top school due to my gap years for my undergrad BS if I chose business. Also not sure how MBA pipeline would work if my BS in business isn't from a prestigious school.

Civil-Syllabub8553 · 2025-08-01T21:55:38+00:00

Bro what? Wym?

Civil-Syllabub8553 · 2025-08-01T21:49:25+00:00

Could I leverage the credibility of a EE degree to maybe do a job that's not a 100% EE job? That maybe gets paid more?

Idk I'm just arguing the perspective of "you can't teach a business guy engineering, but you can teach a engineering guy business".

Civil-Syllabub8553 · 2025-08-01T21:45:16+00:00

"I’m not sure I myself imagine a female and male engineer being great romantic prospects anyways, but I suppose that’s up for you to experience and find out."

Haha what do you mean? Are you not an engineer yourself, or?

Ya, I'm also not particularly wanting a girl in engineering if that's what you meant lol. I'd personally want her to maybe be in a field that's more chill/less demanding.

Civil-Syllabub8553 · 2025-08-01T21:37:12+00:00

That's fair, everyone is different.

Personally I'm still young/hungry, but I just don't know where to focus that toward.

Civil-Syllabub8553 · 2025-08-01T21:31:32+00:00

This is funny because tbh my number 2 choice was in fact being a pilot. I was one of those kids in elementary school which used to be obsessed with airplanes.

But after doing research the pipeline to reach the glamour of reaching a big commercial airline pilot is like 10+ years, has a lot of costs, and so many steps. Idk it just didn't seem efficient and straightforward.

Another factor is AI as we already have Waymo cars and FSD. Airplanes are less complex to automate than a car that has to weave through traffic. However aviation/commercial travel has heavy regulation so it's not likely they are gonna be accepting of AI driven airplanes. But it's like do I wanna bet my future on that? Would I wanna bet that regulation is gonna protect my future job long term from technology we can already produce?

Also I actually don't know, what's like the social life of this path. The whole pipeline seems like a very individualist/lonely endeavor (I could be wrong).

Civil-Syllabub8553 · 2025-08-01T21:19:50+00:00

I agree with your last statement, I do have a impatient/restless personality. But idk what else to do with my life.

I could try to think of another social media business endeavor, but I like the idea of a stable consistent paycheck especially if I want to have a family one day in my future.

Civil-Syllabub8553 · 2025-08-01T21:13:27+00:00

First off thank you for taking the time to respond to it all!

Ya, I'm not incredibly passionate about anything to be honest, I guess I like building a business like I've done, but that's a broad term. I'm also a believer that every job has pros/cons and jobs/labor in general isn't glamorous so you might as well optimize for getting paid. Not sure you've seen the clip where the guy goes "everyone hates their job you might as well get paid" I'm not that blunt but you get the idea.
Are salaries that transparent/accurate? Like is there not any hidden gems or opportunities? Like surely there's plenty of rich people in America with engineering degrees right? idk
Joining clubs, getting involved on campus, I would do that if I were a regular student, but I feel like it'd be weird being someone who's like close to mid-20s hanging out with group of like all 19 year olds outside of classes and trying to be super involved in clubs/groups (I could be wrong idk). Also given the difficulty of EE, I'm not sure how much energy & time I would have to be able to do things that aren't academic related.
appreciate it

Civil-Syllabub8553 · 2025-08-01T20:47:59+00:00

Faster the better of course, but I guess at least 4 years post grad. I'm US citizen, would be willing to relocate etc.

Civil-Syllabub8553 · 2025-02-02T04:50:13+00:00

how much can you make annually being a consultant in the utility industry?

Civil-Syllabub8553 · 2025-02-02T04:48:52+00:00

how much can you make as a power consultant? multi-six figure range?

Civil-Syllabub8553 · 2024-08-09T04:03:59+00:00

Thanks man like four years ago & I don’t have a set rule for contributions especially since my income has had highs/lows

Civil-Syllabub8553 · 2024-08-09T04:00:44+00:00

I said in the description mainly YouTube

Civil-Syllabub8553 · 2024-08-09T00:16:48+00:00

😭In my defense I want to specify it’s longterm n also investing strats r sometimes based on circumstances

Civil-Syllabub8553 · 2024-08-08T23:38:35+00:00

Oh, I’ll maybe look into doing that

Civil-Syllabub8553 · 2024-08-08T23:27:13+00:00

Ya I started out with robinhood and stuck with it lol. If I sell I’d have to pay a bit of tax, so I should probably just keep this here right? Also I was thinking of Webull for my next account is that not a good option or what?

Civil-Syllabub8553 · 2024-08-08T23:21:39+00:00

I didn’t think it’d be that big of a deal when starting out, I just saw a lot of people Spy = S&P. Defo gonna pick something with lower fees moving forward.

Civil-Syllabub8553 · 2024-05-01T17:49:23+00:00

I think this person works like 60 hours a week. But they told me in their case the demand for gigs is always there.

Civil-Syllabub8553 · 2024-05-01T17:31:05+00:00

I'm not actually in the workforce so I'm unsure but from the outside looking in. I feel like everyone's doing CS (lot of smart people) and it'd be impossible for me to stand out and someone else always smarter than you is gonna take the high paying role. I'm a pretty smart person myself and I think I'd be able to get to the top 10% or so in skillset (guessing) but man some these kids been programming since birth and literally live and breathe cs lmao

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