Career Opportunity
Career Opportunity
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Greetings,
This is my first post here and I was seeking opinions from my fellow professionals regarding a career move.
I currently work for a company where I have ample opportunity for good design work and I have 6+ years of experience and am a PE. However, it appears that the potential for growth toward a project management/managerial position are limited. I have an opportunity of working for a different company based in Chicago, which presents those opportunities.
I want to get an idea of what a reasonable salary expectation is for a structural engineer (who has worked on complicated projects and has a good resume of projects) in CHICAGO. I obviously don't want to undersell myself nor expect a ridiculous salary.
I appreciate your honest opinions.
This is my first post here and I was seeking opinions from my fellow professionals regarding a career move.
I currently work for a company where I have ample opportunity for good design work and I have 6+ years of experience and am a PE. However, it appears that the potential for growth toward a project management/managerial position are limited. I have an opportunity of working for a different company based in Chicago, which presents those opportunities.
I want to get an idea of what a reasonable salary expectation is for a structural engineer (who has worked on complicated projects and has a good resume of projects) in CHICAGO. I obviously don't want to undersell myself nor expect a ridiculous salary.
I appreciate your honest opinions.





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With 6 years of technical experience and little or no project/management experience, you are probably looking at a salary range of $55k to $65k.
Lots of other considerations for a move:
1. How far away?
2. How does it fit with family plans (if that's in play).
3. Do they pay for the move?
4. How do the benefits compare?
5. Is there a climate change?
6. Is there real estate involved?
7. What is the security of the position long term?
8. How stable is the company?
plus a bunch of others that I'm sure will show up in other posts.
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I've known some engineers who thought they're working on complicated projects until they changed jobs.
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chappal, how well do you know steel? The one thing I really miss out here on the left coast is steel design, which I'd expect an engineer in Chicago to design on a regular basis.
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You're quite right though, thats been the standing graduate salary here for at least a couple of years now.
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Greg Locock
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