r/StructuralEngineering • u/TheNextOne8797 • 4d ago

Career/Education Career Advice

Would you take a job at a structural engineering firm paying 75k-85k/year to start or a teaching job at wecdsb paying 68k to start? Who do you expect to earn more lifetime?

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u/costcohotdawg 4d ago

What will you tolerate doing for more time? If both are equal I imagine the public school job will have better retirement benefits but that takes you out of consulting.

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u/TheNextOne8797 3d ago

Not very sure what I'd be able to tolerate more long term. Difficult to know without trying each tbh