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Asked by HCYT to Leah on 8 Mar 2019.
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Leah Morgan answered on 8 Mar 2019:
Well, I think aeroplane engineers are part of the aerospace sector – and that’s a very well-paid sector, so I wouldn’t worry too much about money! I believe you would need to do an aerospace engineering degree which can be quite competitive (lots of people apply) so you’d need quite good A-levels, probably in maths and physics! Have a look at some Universities that interest you and see what their requirements are 🙂
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Graeme commented on :
You can also go into aerospace engineering from a mechanical engineering degree, that route would give you more options incase you decide you like another sector more during your degree. I bet none of the 6 engineers knew they would end up in the sector they did (I would never have guessed in a million years I would be building particle accelerators, I originally wanted to go into nuclear power).
Most engineering degrees will give you a very good wage. It has the 2nd highest starting wage of ALL degrees.
Lesley commented on :
Alot of my friends actually work for GE Aviation where they make the electronic and power systems for an aircraft, they studied a mixture of electronic engineering, electrical and power systems, mechanical engineer, actually very few of them studied aerospace engineering but i guess that might be because they are not dealing with the actual movement of the aircraft and more the control.
I also have 2 fellow engineers in my work who studied aerospace engineering but now work with ships!
depending on what you want to do within an aircraft, will help you decide what area to focus on 🙂
As for wages! most professions when you are older are paid monthly (which make the end a bit tight!) but as Graeme said, engineers are very well paid! mechanical engineers can start on ~£20-£30k yearly depending on industry.