Academia and Industry careers have their pros and cons which become more prominent based on what type of individual you are. In my case, I have undergone some Academia work experience (NJIT Research related). That being said, the main perk that Academia work has is time flexibility, such as being able to work on a specific project at your own pace but the cons would be the low pay rate and small reward as an outcome. Projects can last months and the everyday tasks success all depends if you obtained good data. On the other hand, Industry careers are fast paced, deadline oriented and high pay rate. In my experienced this is something I enjoyed, the good feeling of getting tasks done with a team to make a specific product come to reality is a rewarding feeling. The other pro would be that you can learn new skills and interact with other individuals in the industry to gather knowledge to further improve yourself as an engineer/scientists/etc. The con would be that Industry, you as the employee have greater responsibility and your reward is based on the output work you can provide on the given timeline, this is where the turnover rate can affect you.