Field of degree: Engineering technologies
Table 1. Engineering technologies degree, 2021
Data |
Engineering technologies |
All fields |
Employment
|
493,670 |
59,687,450 |
Median wage
|
80,000 |
63,000 |
Percent employed part time
|
8 |
14 |
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree
|
57 |
62 |
Percent with an advanced degree
|
25 |
38 |
Chart 1. Types of engineering technologies, 2021
Engineering technologies majors |
Major share |
Electrical Engineering Technology
|
27% |
Miscellaneous Engineering Technologies
|
23 |
Engineering Technologies
|
17 |
Industrial Production Technologies
|
16 |
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies
|
9 |
Other
|
8 |
Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with an engineering technologies degree, by occupational group, 2021
Occupational group |
Occupational group share |
Management occupations
|
21% |
Architecture and engineering occupations
|
16 |
Computer and mathematical occupations
|
15 |
Business and financial operations occupations
|
9 |
Sales and related occupations
|
7 |
Other
|
32 |
Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with an engineering technologies degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile |
Percent growth, projected 2022–32 |
Typical entry-level education |
Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2021 |
Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2021 |
Software developers
|
26% |
Bachelor's degree |
7% |
32% |
Industrial engineers
|
12 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
21 |
Mechanical engineers
|
10 |
Bachelor's degree |
3 |
23 |
Project management specialists
|
6 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
26 |
Construction managers
|
5 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
7 |
Electrical engineers
|
4 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
32 |
Engineers, all other
|
3 |
Bachelor's degree |
3 |
32 |
Managers, all other
|
3 |
Bachelor's degree |
7 |
21 |
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
|
1 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
2 |
8 |
Chief executives
|
-8 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
32 |
Last Modified Date:
Wednesday, September 6, 2023