Not much work in Nova Scotia. Alberta is easily the hottest market and you'll definitely make more there than anywhere else in Canada, on average. I pay my engineers 20% higher than a colleague (same position as me, in the same company - just a different division) does in Ontario for the exact same type of job/experience level.

 

Would I be better off going to get a Bachelors in Uni after I'm done my three years in College? Right now I'm going for Mech Engineer Technician, but then taking one year extra for Technologist. Should I be good with technologist or will having a bachelor help me off to a more wealthy future?

 

A technologist can make excellent money in the oil sands but elsewhere, they will almost never get paid as much as an engineer.

I would start and finish in a university and do a full four-year engineering degree. If you try to switch later, you won't be able to carry over all that many courses, based on what I've read.

That said, an engineering degree is quite a bit different than a technician or technologist diploma. The courses are more math-based and fairly challenging, especially for the first two years or so. It's more intellectual and less hands-on compared to a technician or technologist program. I've found that engineers are less "useful" immediately after graduation (unless they've had some intern/co-op experience) but their capability to learn and do very complex technical tasks is higher because of that knowledge base they gained in university. Technologists and technicians have a stronger practical knowledge right out of schol.

 

I just spoke with the Dean from LSSU and I will be able to get some credits switched over from Sault College and then get my bachelors!

So I was curious if anyone knows if it's possible for me to live in Sault, Ontario and drive across the border every day to get to school in Sault, Michigan?

 

Have you considered contract jobs? Some will allow you to work in one place (that pays well) for a short period of time. Then you take time off and live some place that you enjoy. The only problem is most places that pay well do so because no one wants to be there. Right now the contract I'm doing is 4-6 months in Asia or Africa, then 2-6 months off depending on how much time I request. Other than that, the only places I know of that will start a mechanical engineer at over six figures is going to be in really crappy places in the US or places that have high cost of living (which defeats the point). If you do stick with engineering, try to find some place that will let you work as an apprentice while in school and also try to get your PE as soon as possible. Someone did mention Austin, I don't know how you feel about Texas, but that seems like a good place to look. I’ve heard that it has a low cost of living and decent paying jobs.