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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
17-3029 Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
All engineering technicians, except drafters, 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) |
| 83,360 |
1.5 % |
$31.60 |
$65,720 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$17.36 |
$22.84 |
$30.38 |
$38.79 |
$47.46 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$36,120 |
$47,500 |
$63,200 |
$80,670 |
$98,720 |
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) |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
14,080 |
0.97 |
$28.40 |
$59,080 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
14,040 |
0.70 |
$38.43 |
$79,920 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
5,140 |
0.76 |
$35.15 |
$73,120 |
| Employment Services |
4,370 |
0.12 |
$31.07 |
$64,630 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
3,340 |
0.15 |
$25.72 |
$53,490 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing |
1,140 |
1.38 |
$30.20 |
$62,810 |
| Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing |
210 |
0.99 |
$25.90 |
$53,860 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
14,080 |
0.97 |
$28.40 |
$59,080 |
| Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil |
90 |
0.86 |
$37.33 |
$77,650 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
3,120 |
0.77 |
$30.72 |
$63,900 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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 |
11,280 |
0.66 |
1.15 |
$34.34 |
$71,420 |
| Texas |
7,580 |
0.63 |
1.09 |
$32.03 |
$66,630 |
| Illinois |
6,320 |
1.05 |
1.83 |
$30.66 |
$63,760 |
| Pennsylvania |
5,040 |
0.86 |
1.50 |
$27.50 |
$57,210 |
| Virginia |
3,580 |
0.93 |
1.62 |
$37.15 |
$77,280 |
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) |
| New Mexico |
1,940 |
2.39 |
4.15 |
$37.58 |
$78,160 |
| North Dakota |
770 |
1.86 |
3.23 |
$36.07 |
$75,030 |
| Alaska |
480 |
1.52 |
2.64 |
$34.54 |
$71,850 |
| Maine |
780 |
1.29 |
2.23 |
$38.30 |
$79,670 |
| Louisiana |
2,310 |
1.21 |
2.10 |
$28.81 |
$59,930 |
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 |
290 |
0.41 |
0.71 |
$44.52 |
$92,600 |
| Maryland |
2,170 |
0.81 |
1.40 |
$40.76 |
$84,790 |
| Maine |
780 |
1.29 |
2.23 |
$38.30 |
$79,670 |
| New Mexico |
1,940 |
2.39 |
4.15 |
$37.58 |
$78,160 |
| Virginia |
3,580 |
0.93 |
1.62 |
$37.15 |
$77,280 |
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) |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
4,080 |
0.88 |
1.53 |
$30.95 |
$64,370 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,890 |
0.47 |
0.82 |
$33.13 |
$68,920 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
2,470 |
3.27 |
5.68 |
$36.76 |
$76,450 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,320 |
0.78 |
1.35 |
$33.92 |
$70,560 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
2,080 |
1.42 |
2.46 |
$34.76 |
$72,300 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,740 |
0.18 |
0.32 |
$34.58 |
$71,930 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,690 |
0.82 |
1.42 |
$28.69 |
$59,680 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,660 |
0.46 |
0.81 |
$31.84 |
$66,230 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
1,640 |
0.83 |
1.44 |
$32.94 |
$68,520 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,530 |
0.56 |
0.97 |
$32.49 |
$67,590 |
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