Engineers, all other

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Engineers, all other

2004 employment: 172,000
2014 projected employment: 198,000
Change — numeric: 27,000; percent: 15.4%
2004 median annual earnings: $74,430; earnings group: very high
2004 self-employed: 4.7%
2004 part-time employment: very low
2004 unemployment: low
Typical education and training: Bachelor's degree
Educational attainment — high school: 3.9%; some college: 15.5%; bachelor's degree: 80.5%

source: Employment Matrix; about this section

National Average and Percentile Annual Earnings, May 2005

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

May 2005 Mean Annual Earnings and Employment, wage and salary workers

Engineers, all other
— National
U.S.:	$77,570
— by State
AL:	$84,650
AK:	$68,690
AZ:	$77,480
AR:	$66,750
CA:	$86,700
CO:	$77,840
CT:	$72,600
DC:	$105,360
FL:	$69,260
GA:	$67,610
HI:	$75,850
ID:	n.a.
IL:	$66,800
IN:	$74,640
IA:	$63,460
KS:	$66,740
KY:	$66,900
LA:	$58,470
ME:	$76,510
MD:	$86,780
MA:	$81,090
MO:	$64,620
MT:	$41,640
NE:	$64,900
NV:	$63,460
NH:	$73,930
NJ:	$83,490
NM:	$83,920
NY:	$75,330
NC:	$78,020
ND:	$47,740
OH:	$74,790
OK:	$57,010
OR:	$69,350
PA:	$64,820
RI:	$91,310
SC:	$59,300
TN:	$72,900
TX:	$84,420
UT:	$54,640
VT:	$69,670
VA:	$90,020
WA:	$78,130
WV:	$76,600
WI:	$67,790
WY:	$53,720
PR:	$50,510
— by NAICS Industry Sector
21	$72,140
22	$76,090
23	$76,360
31-33	$78,300
42	$72,050
44-45	$67,620
48-49	$74,510
51	$73,430
52	$69,080
53	$57,810
54	$77,880
55	$77,080
56	$70,400
61	$64,940
62	$62,700
71	$70,500
72	$49,910
81	$57,930
92	$83,480
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for engineers, all other.

Width of bars indicates mean annual wages; color of bars indicates employment.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

1999 employment and earnings distribution, year-round full-time workers

Engineers, all other

	Percentile earnings distribution
	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th
All workers employment: 262,630 average earnings: $67,000	$35,000	$46,000	$60,000	$78,000	$100,000
Men employment: 237,740 average earnings: $67,000	$35,000	$48,000	$61,000	$80,000	$100,000
Women employment: 24,880 average earnings: $55,000	$30,000	$40,000	$51,000	$66,000	$82,000

source: Bureau of the Census; about this section

To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

What is the difference between mechanical engineers and civil engineers? Mechanical engineers build weapons and civil engineers build targets.

Normal people believe that if it isn't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it isn't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet.

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