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As someone not in tech, I have no idea how to refer to my tech friends' jobs (lemmy.world)
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[–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 18 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

I mean, it's a protected term in Canada too but it doesn't necessarily lead to higher salaries.

My cousin who's an electrician made about as much as I did as an electrical engineer, and I left electrical engineering to be a software developer because it paid more. Engineering paid more than being an electrical technician / designer, but not by a huge amount.

[–] omgitsaheadcrab@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I left aeronautical engineering to become a software "engineer" for similar reasons, salary and work culture. Actual engineering pays quite terribly in the UK, it's a fair bit better in Germany or the US from what I hear.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

US much better than Germany I’ve heard!

[–] emberwit@feddit.de 1 points 7 months ago

Software yes, actual no