1. Chemical Engineering

Average starting salary: $62,282

One occupation that requires a bachelor degree is… Drum roll, please.  A chemical engineer! No surprise here, scientists, even at entry level, make a nice pile of change. Chemical engineers design and work on processes used for the manufacture of chemicals (yes, like your everyday cleaning agents) and other products including but not limited to cement, detergents (so thank your chemical engineers for clean laundry!), gasoline, plastics, and synthetics. So, the next time you use any of this (basically every day) remember the work of your local chemical engineer! Err… Anyways, chemical engineers frequently run experiments and tests in order to develop and improve manufacturing procedures and processes. Chemical engineers rely on instructions and guidelines that we suspect are a bit more advanced than the simplified lab reports we experienced in high school.

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I have come across a number of articles about reasons an employer should pay for online education.   I wonder how many people have used these to actually get their employer to pay for advanced degrees.  It certainly seems to make sense.  I’d love to hear some examples of this or employers that refuse.

Some companies do offer reimbursement of advanced degrees in return for X years of service.  Seems like it would certainly benefit the employer, but only after while.