Engineering Major Ranked As Highest Paying Field In America

Engineering is considered as one of difficult majors which involves some logical thinking and math but it pays you back. In America, Engineering is ranked as the highest paying major starting an average salary of $62,600. After graduating from a four year college , if you have an Engineering degree than you will not be ignored, even at the times of recession because Engineers are every time required by companies. Computer Science major comes at second with an average salary of $52,100 and so on. The IT sector of United States has became very strong since couple of years and it is expected to grow more in 2014. The earning of workers who have majored in Engineering, Computer Science and Business are always on the top as compared to the earning of workers majored in Humanities , Education , Psychology and Communications. An average salary of a Business worker is around $55,100.  Engineering is further more classified into different fields like Petroleum engineering, Chemical engineering, Aeronautical engineering, Electronics engineering, where Petroleum engineering commands the highest paying major with median salary of $93,500. Below is the Statista chart that dhows the highest paying majors in United Sates.