In united states, engineers could expect an average salary of $66,000 a year as a starter. For the engineers who spent more than 10 years in their field, the average salary rise dramatically to around $ 86,505 - 106,000 per year. This is about twice or three times compared to the salary earned by those who work in social-related field.
I would visit the 1950s because there is so much history and a lot happened back then and I would be there and be a reporter to learn everything and to know more