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Originally Posted by Soukus View Post
The keyword in there is "campus." Are you teaching? Are you the building and ops engineer? I've never thought there was as much money in academia as there is in the private industry.

Although, I had an SAE advisor at the University of Illinois who enjoyed driving Ferraris and Porsches while he was teaching engineering....he also consulted for Penske and other racing teams.

I am in the private industry. Gubmit subcontractor for DOE. I make a decent living, but the union guys make a KILLING!! I guess this is true for most unions. Couple year experience pipe fitter or mechanic is >$80k. With over time a lot of these guys pull in >$100k.
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