Yeah, same in the UK. Really annoyed me that the plumber, electrician.. etc were all engineers. In Germany it's as protected as calling yourself doctor, which ultimately affects how people view the profession and the salaries they command

[–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 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 0 points 8 months ago (1 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 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

US much better than Germany I’ve heard!

[–] emberwit@feddit.de 0 points 8 months ago

Software yes, actual no