Is Chemical Engineering Worth It?

Timestamps:
0:00 My Experience
0:46 Pro #1
2:09 Con #1
2:51 Pro #2
3:44 Higher Education
4:03 Con #2
5:51 Pro #3
6:49 Pro #4
7:33 Con #3
8:49 Pro #5
9:42 Con #4
10:54 Summary/Final Thoughts

👨🏽‍💻 What's good y’all! I'm Shawn, a chemical engineer in training who has been in the industry since May 2020. Here's my 100% opinion based take on the pros and cons of chemical engineering.

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[EggsEngineering]

Shawn, I am very happy to see your take on this. It seems that the Canadian perspective almost perfectly reflects what we see here in the USA. Now, I'm very curious about the ChemE experience in other countries/continents.

[thomasmeadowcroft]

Chemical engineering is the broadest and most difficult undergraduate degree at most universities. A ChE degree is a sign that you can manage difficult problems, whether in a chemical plant or on Wall Street. Chemical engineering is process engineering, not device engineering. You are trained to understand systems, i.e. the big picture. The ChE is the engineer who ends up in charge, and the one who gets the most interesting and challenging problems to solve.

I’ve been doing this for 30 years; I now teach chemical engineers. Your impressions are largely correct.

[juanchiarriazu]

not gonna lie I'm studying chem E because it sounded cool too, i thought it was an impulsive decision but I'm halfway in my first year and overall it's awesome. Thanks for the video:)

[padmavedula]

Thank you so much for the information son... our daughter is pursuing her chemical engineering... glad to hear a good feedback

[adele_]

Great video, I certainly agree that it’s quite tough for ChemE to get a job without solid industrial experience as a co-op or internship. It took me quite long time to get back into my field job which is related to designing novel chemical reactors.

[wnter]

Thank you very much for this video! It cleared up some known and unknown questions and doubts for me and certainly helped me feel more confident with my decision to start chemical engineering! Greetings from Germany!

[diamonddigger]

i'm not crying, you are. this is sooo inspiring.

[tayc]

thank u sm for this video!! i really appreciate all the info you've given us

[aqwromio]

So glad to have discovered your channel. Currently studying at Ryerson in Ontario and I cant lie, it is tough but the end reward imo is so worth it. Simply the habits that this hard major teaches goes beyond

[nipplenuggets]

I am in highschool and am trying to find out more about chem engineering as it interests me, and am currently in contact with a soon to be mentor in who works on alternative fuels in chemical engineering. I found this video really helpful and you emphasizing the importance to get some hands on experience before you become makes me feel like Im on the right track. Good video man, wish you the best.

[oekihoq]

what you are talking about is so true and it meet all my imagination and opinions towards chem eng. I found your videos so helpful and will be glad to see more videos in the future 🎉

[Shiro]

Good vid young man. Its complicated for sure. Universities need to go beyond and make connections with companies and help students land roles.

[jameslimpin]

Thank you very much! This is a really great eye-opener for ChE students.

[kayodecoker]

Many thanks for this illuminating presentation on chemical engineering as a profession. Well done, as this should provide students and with incredible opportunities that are available to graduates worldwide. One keeps learning in this incredible profession after 43 years of graduation.

[fakhan]

About to give my first interview and watching you in waiting room gives me

[joelbritto]

Great video! Most of the things mentioned are true according to me as well.
Btw, about the thing where it's said that bachelors is enough, I think it depends on the country too and if someone is interested in R&D.
In my country it's kinda tough, especially nowadays where it's even tougher, even to get into process engg.

[chawkispam]

I just graduated for the Bsc. ChemE this month. I think ChemE is one of the best degrees out there because you'll get a pretty good understanding of science (chemistry, biochem and for some nanotech) and you'll learn how to use it to produce things on a larger scale.

That being said, the jobs in ChemE arent always as exciting imo. And i do think that allot of our work can be done by a smart AI (like piking the right reactor for a certain reaction).

[chemrestamil]

Hi shawn, great thanks for your videos, because i am a chemical engineer in future.

[bojanam]

First of all, I just wanna mention, that I'm really glad this video got recommended to me as someone who studies chem engineering in a smaller and less developed country (Serbia), than the USA, Canada, and Western European countries. That being said, I'm currently in my sophomore year, and this year I'm supposed to choose a more specific field in chemical engineering (pharmaceutical, quality control, polymers, process, electrochemical engineering ... and a lot more) and I do love what I study, but when I'm supposed to decide what specific field of those I should choose, I feel like I'm lost and don't have enough information, nor that I can get that info from my university peers, so if there's a chance you could do a video on those different branches of chem e?
I think seeing something like that would be very helpful!
Also if there are other chemical engineers out there reading this, I'd love your outlook on this! Any opinion and work/internship experience would be helpful!

[kayodecoker]

Thanks for this illuminating presentation the roles of chemical engineers in the work place and the industries where graduates can apply their skills. Well done and hope that your videos impact prospective graduates world wide.!!!