8 - Primary Industry

The salary range for an entry level position before you are professional engineer runs from about $50,000 to about $75,000, depending on the industry, the company and the demand. Lately there's been a high demand for engineers, especially with the oil boom in Alberta. That's definitely pushed salaries up.

In the 1980s newly graduated engineers couldn't buy a job, but now there's a really big demand for engineers. I think this demand will continue because our technical expertise can be applied in so many areas.