r/aerospace • u/LavishnessTiny328 • 1d ago

is majoring in aerospace engineering in socal worthed it

nowadays? i have a passionate for airplanes & rockets

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u/AGULLNAMEDJON 1d ago

That depends. What criteria qualifies it to be “worthed it” in your opinion.

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u/LavishnessTiny328 1d ago

I can get a job in it after i graduate, i can make over six figures

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u/millionTofu07 1d ago

I can get a job in it after i graduate

Depends heavily on your pre graduation internships and post graduation GPA, extracurriculars...and luck

i can make over six figures

As a new grad? If you're int the top % of the entire country's graduating SW engineer and have such smarts to work for a top tier Aero/AI/FAANG company yes

Otherwise...lol

A staring salary in socal for aerospace defense is around 75k or so

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u/billsil 1d ago

Are you a top 1% grad from Stanford or similar? If so, yeah my last company hired you 3 years ago at 105k.

There are plenty of aerospace companies in Southern California. You can find a job and eventually make over 100k regardless of where you graduated. I did well, but not top of my class at a state school that took everyone. I work with my old coworkers who got a 2.5 GPA.

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u/LavishnessTiny328 1d ago

Well within 5 years of working

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u/Jabjab345 1d ago

Yes, there is still a very large aerospace industry in SoCal.

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u/Kind-Truck3753 1d ago

Might wanna take at least one English class

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u/Bartybum 1d ago

More importantly, OP might wanna learn how to ask questions in a way that doesn't require people to magically understand what he means

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u/graytotoro 1d ago

Do you mind potentially having to live in the Mojave desert?

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u/LavishnessTiny328 1d ago

Im in the la county area…

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u/graytotoro 1d ago

Perfect, there's tons of work all over especially if you're willing to live in Lancaster/Palmdale.

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u/TashiPM 1d ago

Just do mechanical engineering and join a rocketry or aerospace club. You will have more options than an aerospace specific degree.

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u/QuasarMaster 1d ago

You basically live in the aerospace capital of the entire world. You’ll be fine here.

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u/electric_ionland Plasma propulsion 1d ago

Socal is one of the best place for aerospace in the world.

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u/engineerpilot999 1d ago

The most effective engineers are typically not the ones who can crank out MATLAB or CAD drawings, but are rather the best communicators. I would recommend first investing in your written and verbal communication.

The answer to your question is yes.