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Engineers, all other

May 2005 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers

Engineers, All Other: All engineers not listed separately.

May 2005 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers

National Occupational Employment and Earnings by Industry (NAICS sector and 3-digit industry group)

Engineers, all other
 Percentile earnings distribution
10th25th50th75th90th
Mining
employment: 940
mean earnings: $72,140
(EC) (def) (IG)
$28,240$49,930$72,010$95,270$114,210
Oil and Gas Extraction
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 470
mean earnings: $84,180
$46,900$64,680$85,470$106,740$123,670
Mining (except Oil and Gas)
employment: 100
mean earnings: $71,840
$32,080$52,210$69,150$84,380$102,100
Support Activities for Mining
employment: 370
mean earnings: $56,860
$25,690$29,010$53,470$80,070$99,430
Utilities
employment: 3,900
mean earnings: $76,090
(EC) (def) (IG)
$50,230$62,640$77,930$90,530$105,060
Utilities
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 3,900
mean earnings: $76,090
$50,230$62,640$77,930$90,530$105,060
Construction
employment: 3,220
mean earnings: $76,360
(EC) (def) (IG)
$37,990$51,720$73,850$100,420$120,470
Construction of Buildings
employment: 2,090
mean earnings: $84,300
$40,170$59,920$85,580$109,670$127,480
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
employment: 260
mean earnings: $71,790
$41,500$51,980$73,690$87,600$102,420
Specialty Trade Contractors
employment: 860
mean earnings: $58,520
$35,240$45,260$53,660$69,670$88,970
Manufacturing
employment: 52,300
mean earnings: $78,300
(EC) (def) (IG)
$47,720$61,410$77,490$93,320$113,640
Food Manufacturing
employment: 170
mean earnings: $70,900
$34,660$58,740$70,940$86,490$102,180
Textile Mills
employment: 40
mean earnings: $68,760
$37,330$49,420$66,960$84,210$97,460
Wood Product Manufacturing
employment: 220
mean earnings: $60,100
$32,090$41,500$57,630$78,210$91,420
Paper Manufacturing
employment: 840
mean earnings: $75,230
$49,670$62,440$76,660$88,900$103,240
Printing and Related Support Activities
employment: 100
mean earnings: $63,910
$39,650$47,940$60,510$79,240$93,780
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
employment: 520
mean earnings: $81,940
$53,380$66,130$80,940$96,420$114,760
Chemical Manufacturing
employment: 2,210
mean earnings: $76,060
$47,410$59,530$75,880$91,900$110,570
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing
employment: 1,020
mean earnings: $66,980
$38,970$52,020$65,700$81,780$98,540
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
employment: 420
mean earnings: $65,180
$43,640$52,980$65,710$77,160$90,520
Primary Metal Manufacturing
employment: 1,130
mean earnings: $70,340
$38,850$55,800$71,190$86,640$99,440
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
employment: 1,820
mean earnings: $61,820
$36,990$48,210$59,970$75,680$90,040
Machinery Manufacturing
employment: 4,510
mean earnings: $70,250
$44,130$54,870$68,830$85,120$101,990
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
employment: 14,840
mean earnings: $86,070
$50,660$65,220$83,810$105,890$128,060
Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 1,130
mean earnings: $71,200
$42,000$54,620$68,710$85,570$105,510
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing
employment: 450
mean earnings: $59,330
$31,300$40,850$58,570$75,390$89,320
Miscellaneous Manufacturing
employment: 1,490
mean earnings: $74,610
$47,420$56,480$72,430$89,600$109,200
Wholesale Trade
employment: 3,770
mean earnings: $72,050
(EC) (def) (IG)
$43,610$56,530$70,870$86,880$104,290
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
employment: 2,660
mean earnings: $71,780
$42,410$55,780$70,160$86,600$104,950
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
employment: 210
mean earnings: $70,260
$46,680$53,020$66,910$84,150$104,720
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 900
mean earnings: $73,290
$45,420$60,510$73,630$87,920$102,550
Retail Trade
employment: 450
mean earnings: $67,620
(EC) (def) (IG)
$37,660$45,880$64,390$85,500$106,580
Electronics and Appliance Stores
employment: 350
mean earnings: $70,270
$38,370$46,460$67,180$89,190$109,880
Nonstore Retailers
employment: 60
mean earnings: $61,620
$36,820$48,090$59,840$73,480$91,980
Transportation and Warehousing
employment: 3,600
mean earnings: $74,510
(EC) (def) (IG)
$50,110$61,090$73,730$87,750$103,360
Air Transportation
employment: 950
mean earnings: $70,030
$50,550$59,480$68,620$81,150$92,230
Rail Transportation
employment: 290
mean earnings: $74,960
$51,450$61,370$72,030$88,340$106,370
Truck Transportation
employment: 30
mean earnings: $63,080
$40,810$48,250$60,620$75,830$91,490
Pipeline Transportation
employment: 460
mean earnings: $80,920
$45,880$58,950$81,930$101,850$117,310
Support Activities for Transportation
employment: 370
mean earnings: $72,640
$46,990$55,520$71,350$88,070$105,470
Couriers and Messengers
employment: 1,020
mean earnings: $75,130
$53,210$64,460$76,810$87,400$95,150
Warehousing and Storage
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 440
mean earnings: $77,550
$54,440$63,980$76,700$89,450$107,620
Information
employment: 2,190
mean earnings: $73,430
(EC) (def) (IG)
$45,150$55,830$71,960$89,770$108,830
Publishing Industries (except Internet)
employment: 300
mean earnings: $74,580
$46,690$54,240$70,530$90,570$111,650
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries
employment: 250
mean earnings: $83,390
$44,800$65,490$84,690$101,540$120,150
Broadcasting (except Internet)
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $71,240
$42,400$53,550$67,970$86,770$110,060
Telecommunications
employment: 1,360
mean earnings: $71,910
$45,730$55,750$71,080$88,080$105,180
Internet Service Providers, Web Search Portals, and Data Processing Service
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 100
mean earnings: $69,880
$40,960$53,690$67,630$86,540$105,450
Finance and Insurance
employment: 850
mean earnings: $69,080
(EC) (def) (IG)
$38,390$51,590$69,170$86,020$100,440
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $59,530
$38,310$45,240$56,860$74,030$87,030
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
employment: 560
mean earnings: $73,990
$40,560$57,550$75,470$90,020$108,260
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
employment: 310
mean earnings: $57,810
(EC) (def) (IG)
$30,550$37,780$54,010$75,390$89,880
Real Estate
employment: 200
mean earnings: $63,350
$29,850$43,840$63,370$80,620$92,300
Rental and Leasing Services
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $45,020
$31,040$35,280$39,970$44,650$71,420
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
employment: 36,610
mean earnings: $77,880
(EC) (def) (IG)
$40,790$58,280$77,290$96,620$115,570
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
employment: 36,610
mean earnings: $77,880
$40,790$58,280$77,290$96,620$115,570
Management of Companies and Enterprises
employment: 7,430
mean earnings: $77,080
(EC) (def) (IG)
$49,120$62,680$78,700$91,150$107,500
Management of Companies and Enterprises
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 7,430
mean earnings: $77,080
$49,120$62,680$78,700$91,150$107,500
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
employment: 8,870
mean earnings: $70,400
(EC) (def) (IG)
$36,970$48,580$67,380$88,550$110,290
Administrative and Support Services
employment: 8,580
mean earnings: $70,030
$36,830$48,230$66,740$88,190$110,120
Waste Management and Remediation Services
employment: 290
mean earnings: $81,320
$48,140$67,250$81,810$96,640$113,330
Educational Services
employment: 2,380
mean earnings: $64,940
(EC) (def) (IG)
$37,420$48,940$62,040$79,400$96,350
Educational Services
employment: 2,380
mean earnings: $64,940
$37,420$48,940$62,040$79,400$96,350
Health Care and Social Assistance
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 620
mean earnings: $62,700
(EC) (def) (IG)
$36,130$46,570$60,870$77,480$92,420
Ambulatory Health Care Services
employment: 50
mean earnings: $67,900
$43,270$50,420$58,760$78,730$101,730
Hospitals
employment: 550
mean earnings: $62,600
$36,310$46,310$61,550$77,860$92,060
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
employment: 230
mean earnings: $70,500
(EC) (def) (IG)
$36,240$46,670$61,640$87,760$112,540
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $75,830
$37,830$49,910$68,880$93,230$119,300
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries
employment: 160
mean earnings: $66,730
$34,920$43,820$57,570$83,590$107,160
Accomodation and Food Service
employment: 100
mean earnings: $49,910
(EC) (def) (IG)
$24,430$38,320$48,310$63,820$74,390
Accommodation
employment: 90
mean earnings: $52,010
$28,060$40,340$50,630$65,050$75,200
Other Services (except Public Administration)
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $57,930
(EC) (def) (IG)
$40,620$46,850$52,730$65,450$86,560
Repair and Maintenance
employment: 230
mean earnings: $69,460
$48,800$54,710$66,400$81,970$95,320
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
employment: 24,600
mean earnings: $83,480
(def) (IG)
$40,250$62,130$85,690$105,730$123,540
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
employment: 24,600
mean earnings: $83,480
$40,250$62,130$85,690$105,730$123,540

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The (EC) links lead to data from the Economic Census from the Census Bureau.

The (def) links lead to 2002 NAICS industry definitions from the Census Bureau.

The (IG) links lead to Industry at a Glance industry profiles from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.