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if you have a Ph.D. in science/engineering and want to get a job related to your speciality, then yes, that's the case. also, it's a no-brainer since there are
by pgbovine 13y ago
if you have a Ph.D. in science/engineering and want to get a job related to your speciality, then yes, that's the case. also, it's a no-brainer since there are very few jobs (in either industry or academia) where you can be paid to work on your ultra-specialized field of expertise.
but if you want to get a well-paying job period that doesn't involve your dissertation work, then there are far more options. in fact, the best paying jobs out of Ph.D. are those that have nothing to do with your dissertation work (e.g., finance, engineering at top firms such as Google/Facebook/etc., management consulting).
- RK 13y agoI agree there are far more options if you look outside your small field, but I think it's not uncommon for employers to be skeptical of hiring someone with a PhD. Some of their reasons may be borne from experience and some may be simply due to stereotypes of PhD holders (e.g. too easily bored with "normal" work). My personal experience has been that many prospective employers seem to think that someone with a fresh PhD is both over and under-qualified (which is twice as scary?).