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Field of degree: Engineering technologies

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Engineering technologies field of degree. Employment: 476,500. Median annual wage: $78,000.

Table 1. Engineering technologies degree, 2019.

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Table 1. Engineering technologies degree, 2019
Data	Engineering technologies	All fields
Employment	476,500	56,820,460
Median wage	78,000	60,000
Percent employed part time	9	15
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree	56	61
Percent with an advanced degree	25	37
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Chart 1. Types of engineering technologies majors, 2019.

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Chart 1. Types of engineering technologies majors, 2019
Engineering technologies majors	Major share
Electrical Engineering Technology	26%
Miscellaneous Engineering Technologies	23
Industrial Production Technologies	18
Engineering Technologies	15
Engineering And Industrial Management	9
Other	9
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with an engineering technologies degree, by occupational group, 2019.

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Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with an engineering technologies degree, by occupational group, 2019
Occupational group	Occupational group share
Management occupations	20%
Computer and mathematical occupations	17
Architecture and engineering occupations	17
Business and financial operations occupations	7
Sales and related occupations	7
Other	33
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with an engineering technologies degree.

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Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with an engineering technologies degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile	Percent growth, projected 2020–30	Typical entry-level education	Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2019	Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2019
Software developers and software quality assurance analysts and testers	22%	Bachelor's degree	8%	34%
Industrial engineers	14	Bachelor's degree	3	20
Computer and information systems managers	11	Bachelor's degree	2	28
Computer occupations, all other	9	Bachelor's degree	2	14
Personal service managers, all other; entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling; and managers, all other	7	Bachelor's degree	7	20
Mechanical engineers	7	Bachelor's degree	3	24
Electrical engineers	7	Bachelor's degree	2	33
Project management specialists and business operations specialists, all other	6	Bachelor's degree	2	24
Engineers, all other	3	Bachelor's degree	3	31
Chief executives	-6	Bachelor's degree	2	30
Note: Occupational profiles may comprise multiple SOC occupations, which may have differing education categories. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program (projected growth, entry-level education) and U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (degree holders, advanced degrees).

Suggested citation:

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Field of degree: Engineering technologies,
at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/field-of-degree/engineering-technologies/engineering-technologies-field-of-degree.htm (visited July 18, 2022).

Last Modified Date: Friday, December 3, 2021