Switching Industries
Switching Industries
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hi all
I am a 22 year old Chemical Engineer working at a Solvent Extraction and Electro Winning plant for a copper mine (my title is metallurgist I). I graduated with a BS in Chemical Engineering this past December. I love my job but I have always been interested in learning about different processes. I plan on staying in minning for another 5 to 7 years but I am afraid that if I want to change industries later on I will be stuck in minning. How common is it to switch indistries with years of experience. I will be staring my MBA this August and then pursue my MS in CHEE while working.
I appreciate any advice
I am a 22 year old Chemical Engineer working at a Solvent Extraction and Electro Winning plant for a copper mine (my title is metallurgist I). I graduated with a BS in Chemical Engineering this past December. I love my job but I have always been interested in learning about different processes. I plan on staying in minning for another 5 to 7 years but I am afraid that if I want to change industries later on I will be stuck in minning. How common is it to switch indistries with years of experience. I will be staring my MBA this August and then pursue my MS in CHEE while working.
I appreciate any advice





RE: Switching Industries
When I graduated college, powerplants were the hot field. The company I was with was heavily into nuclear plants... you know how that went. Second stint was a victim of a maturing field that simply didn't need much engineering support any more. Third and final was in semiconductor work, high-end HVAC and facility design. That too has matured, and largely moved elsewhere. I'd rather have some changes than be in the same job 30+ years, honestly.
RE: Switching Industries
I don't know for you but for me if I would have loved something I would have desired to get completely stuck into it for the next 25 years...
RE: Switching Industries
RE: Switching Industries
I am excited to learn as much as I can from my current job and from others in the future. My goal is to be a well rounded engineer, to be good at what I do, and to be confident in my knowledge and skills. I appreciate the advice.