Comparative Occupational Wages 2009 (4th Quarter)
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Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Est. empl. Empl %RSE Mean wage Mean %RSE Entry wage Exp. wage 10th pct 25th pct Median wage 75th pct 90th pct
ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING OCCUPATIONS 17-0000 1,820 3.63 66,433 4.09 34,552 82,374 28,248 42,253 61,452 84,818 109,622
      31.94   16.62 39.60 13.59 20.31 29.55 40.78 52.70
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 17-1021 10 21.18 69,255 7.41 46,883 80,441 41,420 53,212 73,949 84,155 94,620
      33.29   22.54 38.68 19.91 25.58 35.55 40.46 45.50
Surveyors 17-1022 40 12.15 37,558 6.03 25,310 43,681 22,260 27,686 32,612 44,892 59,660
      18.06   12.17 21.00 10.70 13.31 15.68 21.58 28.69
Aerospace Engineers 17-2011 20 0.46 69,432 4.28 52,937 77,681 48,469 56,527 70,328 80,711 86,934
      33.38   25.45 37.35 23.30 27.18 33.81 38.80 41.80
Biomedical Engineers 17-2031 10 0.42 63,307 2.66 45,735 72,093 42,846 49,600 66,038 76,592 82,925
      30.44   21.99 34.66 20.60 23.84 31.75 36.82 39.86
Chemical Engineers 17-2041 30 11.66 94,331 15.58 67,869 107,562 63,261 70,231 78,849 95,992 >$145,600
      45.35   32.63 51.71 30.42 33.76 37.91 46.15 >$70
Civil Engineers 17-2051 230 1.96 59,552 7.47 38,888 69,884 31,345 45,843 57,668 74,796 86,404
      28.63   18.69 33.60 15.07 22.04 27.72 35.96 41.54
Computer Hardware Engineers 17-2061 50 35.37 82,226 3.53 59,648 93,515 55,958 64,812 79,331 99,086 120,662
      39.53   28.68 44.96 26.90 31.16 38.14 47.63 58.01
Electrical Engineers 17-2071 110 17.95 96,022 11.37 64,040 112,013 59,792 72,050 87,666 104,699 134,408
      46.16   30.78 53.85 28.75 34.64 42.15 50.34 64.62
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072 40 19.78 68,131 12.53 50,844 76,775 42,187 55,124 61,881 88,656 101,337
      32.76   24.45 36.91 20.28 26.50 29.75 42.62 48.72
Environmental Engineers 17-2081 40 7.09 82,280 2.20 65,466 90,688 59,925 69,347 81,712 96,581 106,261
      39.56   31.47 43.60 28.81 33.34 39.28 46.44 51.08
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 17-2111 70 9.11 77,283 7.01 49,861 90,993 43,802 57,548 77,321 98,372 110,762
      37.15   23.98 43.74 21.06 27.67 37.17 47.30 53.26
Industrial Engineers 17-2112 60 9.59 65,933 2.78 50,046 73,877 45,986 55,149 66,101 77,712 85,715
      31.70   24.06 35.51 22.11 26.51 31.78 37.37 41.21
Materials Engineers 17-2131 10 26.97 70,707 6.63 49,234 81,444 46,376 52,388 75,009 86,641 96,602
      34.00   23.67 39.16 22.30 25.18 36.07 41.66 46.45
Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 60 16.93 74,474 5.22 50,913 86,255 41,492 59,919 77,238 93,739 102,413
      35.80   24.48 41.47 19.95 28.81 37.13 45.07 49.24
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 17-2151 60 15.95 72,059 4.31 47,673 84,252 45,398 49,878 74,657 94,318 103,075
      34.64   22.92 40.51 21.83 23.98 35.89 45.34 49.56
Petroleum Engineers 17-2171 90 9.67 115,987 5.26 79,129 134,416 70,230 90,623 114,897 133,919 >$145,600
      55.76   38.04 64.62 33.76 43.57 55.24 64.38 >$70
Engineers, All Other 17-2199 190 1.60 96,743 3.84 60,775 114,727 49,753 77,514 98,517 123,075 144,142
      46.51   29.22 55.16 23.91 37.26 47.37 59.17 69.30
Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-3011 30 14.07 38,593 8.48 22,831 46,474 20,354 25,542 36,749 49,374 63,180
      18.55   10.97 22.34 9.79 12.28 17.67 23.74 30.37
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 17-3012 20 44.97 59,742 6.68 37,353 70,936 30,259 46,021 65,236 76,700 83,438
      28.73   17.96 34.10 14.55 22.12 31.37 36.88 40.11
Mechanical Drafters 17-3013 60 11.52 38,561 5.64 25,733 44,975 23,896 27,318 39,087 46,236 52,144
      18.54   12.37 21.62 11.49 13.13 18.80 22.23 25.07
Civil Engineering Technicians 17-3022 170 1.34 44,110 5.40 33,181 49,575 31,029 37,511 44,149 51,598 59,819
      21.20   15.95 23.83 14.92 18.04 21.22 24.81 28.76
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 17-3023 150 15.72 52,958 3.53 33,813 62,531 27,419 41,380 56,352 64,605 74,413
      25.46   16.26 30.07 13.19 19.89 27.09 31.06 35.78
Environmental Engineering Technicians 17-3025 50 3.06 39,869 7.49 26,046 46,780 23,640 29,004 35,730 47,200 60,101
      19.16   12.52 22.49 11.36 13.94 17.18 22.70 28.89
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 17-3027 20 12.60 39,698 9.29 28,709 45,192 27,374 30,794 37,149 44,327 55,249
      19.08   13.80 21.72 13.17 14.80 17.86 21.31 26.57
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 17-3029 70 22.77 52,705 3.42 35,196 61,459 26,616 43,427 54,233 63,590 73,222
      25.34   16.92 29.55 12.80 20.87 26.07 30.57 35.21
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 17-3031 70 10.77 28,193 5.46 20,152 32,213 18,213 21,491 24,716 33,569 44,789
      13.55   9.68 15.49 8.75 10.33 11.89 16.13 21.53
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