Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

17-2199 Engineers, All Other

All engineers not listed separately.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
142,030	1.5 %	$47.80	$99,410	0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$24.40	$33.60	$46.62	$60.67	$74.83
Annual Wage (2)	$50,750	$69,890	$96,980	$126,200	$155,650

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	28,550	1.42	$56.00	$116,490
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	20,630	1.42	$44.30	$92,130
Scientific Research and Development Services	7,880	1.17	$53.17	$110,600
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	6,000	1.24	$50.56	$105,160
Management of Companies and Enterprises	5,880	0.25	$49.67	$103,320

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	28,550	1.42	$56.00	$116,490
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	20,630	1.42	$44.30	$92,130
Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	1,240	1.36	$44.15	$91,840
Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	1,230	1.30	$41.73	$86,810
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	6,000	1.24	$50.56	$105,160

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Oil and Gas Extraction	820	0.58	$57.96	$120,550
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	28,550	1.42	$56.00	$116,490
Motion Picture and Video Industries	220	0.05	$55.47	$115,380
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	820	0.11	$55.37	$115,170
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only)	50	0.01	$53.92	$112,160

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	20,600	1.21	1.23	$51.78	$107,700
Texas	10,710	0.88	0.90	$54.51	$113,370
Florida	8,570	1.00	1.01	$39.89	$82,970
Ohio	7,100	1.31	1.34	$44.89	$93,370
Louisiana	5,400	2.82	2.87	$43.55	$90,580

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	2,640	3.70	3.77	$63.72	$132,530
Louisiana	5,400	2.82	2.87	$43.55	$90,580
New Mexico	2,010	2.48	2.52	$55.19	$114,790
Alaska	760	2.41	2.46	$54.83	$114,040
Alabama	3,730	1.92	1.95	$55.63	$115,710

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	2,640	3.70	3.77	$63.72	$132,530
Maryland	4,530	1.69	1.72	$56.93	$118,420
Virginia	4,190	1.09	1.11	$56.92	$118,390
Alabama	3,730	1.92	1.95	$55.63	$115,710
New Jersey	3,470	0.86	0.87	$55.28	$114,990

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	6,850	2.19	2.23	$63.10	$131,250
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	6,800	1.11	1.13	$48.27	$100,410
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	5,230	0.55	0.56	$50.05	$104,100
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	4,020	1.66	1.69	$52.68	$109,580
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	3,830	3.42	3.48	$59.11	$122,960
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	3,620	1.21	1.24	$60.00	$124,790
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	3,340	1.24	1.27	$45.98	$95,640
Huntsville, AL	3,220	14.21	14.48	$57.62	$119,840
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	3,180	0.89	0.91	$51.14	$106,360
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2,860	1.00	1.02	$50.20	$104,410

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California-Lexington Park, MD	730	15.57	15.87	$60.59	$126,040
Huntsville, AL	3,220	14.21	14.48	$57.62	$119,840
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	1,180	5.51	5.61	$51.92	$107,990
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	600	5.46	5.57	$53.05	$110,340
Portsmouth, NH-ME	510	5.37	5.48	$42.26	$87,910
Dayton, OH	1,760	4.67	4.76	$51.75	$107,630
Dubuque, IA	260	4.46	4.54	$41.00	$85,290
Baton Rouge, LA	1,650	4.16	4.24	$41.65	$86,630
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	330	3.93	4.01	$40.17	$83,550
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	350	3.92	4.00	$53.34	$110,950