Engineering wages

amdx · 2010-06-11T11:42:00+00:00

Hi Guys, Might be the wrong group for this, but here's my question, I have a nephew about 33 years old, he is a chemical engineer.He did not just get a degree, he learned his craft and is a verysmart person with knowledge that goes much wider than his degree. He works for a in factory of a global chemical company, I thinkof German origin. Over the years he has redesigned reactors and a multitude of processesfor maximum economy, Just one reactor he redesigned saved the company$100,000 every year. He has moved into putting every function undercomputer control. He is/has designed the factory systems for PLC control. He writes the programs to keep track of everything, temperature , pressure,how much material is put in every container, how much is left in the hopper,how fast the conveyor is moving, keeps track of every employees output,if the motor at their station isn't running, they need to log the problem. He can pull up the factory on his laptop and check anything or changewhen or how somthing runs. His work has eliminated dozens of jobs in the factory and just recentlyhis bosses job was eliminated, no longer needed, because informationis so easily available my nephew can do what needs to be done. So he is a chemical engineer with a strong PLC design and programing knowledge.Should probably add mechanical knowledge, because he is the one calledwhen there is a problem. Ok so that's what I know, he was in town this weekend and I got him talkingand found he is only making $87,000. I was shocked, I thought and think heis worth much more than this. He is single and the factory is his life. I told him he deserves much more and he said well it's hard, meaning it's hard to ask for a raise. He is Asian and has what you might call thesterotyped characteristic, demure, modest, shy personality.( my wife is Asian and she is not demure, don't cross her or you got trouble :-) So am I wrong? Is the wage scale higher than he is paid? Mike

Engineering wages

Jun 11, 2010 24 Replies

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krw 16 years ago

Because it makes you look like an idiot, which at Mike doesn't try to be.

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Baron 16 years ago

Richard Henry Inscribed thus:

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Best Regards: Baron.

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JosephKK 16 years ago

control.

pressure,

hopper,

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trouble=20

Without the degree that is a little below par. With a degree it is somewhat over half of par. That is a nice skill set.

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JosephKK 16 years ago

processes

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output,

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life.

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Sounds like "human resources" killed over the degree.

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JosephKK 16 years ago

In this economy i would have the new, better offer in hand. Then give 30 days notice. If they are that big of tightwads they will not even respond with a (proper) counter offer.

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