Engineering is a funny profession though - I believe engineers are
vastly underpaid compared to their professional counterparts (lawyers,
medical professionals, etc.). I eventually decided the pay wasn't
good enough to continue doing something that involved sitting in front
of a computer and going to meetings for 9+hrs/day - now I'm a full
time CFI (and soon to be cargo pilot) and love my job. The pay is a
little worse, but not by that much (surprisingly). Will I ever go
back into engineering? Probably not unless I can't pass my medical or
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The reason why doctors and lawyers command better pay is simple: they
have mandatory licensing.

If you don't get AMA certified or pass the board you can't work.
Engineering licensing is voluntary and only required if you want to
hang out your own shingle. You don't have to be licensed to work for
a corporation.

Dean