Field of degree: Engineering
Table 1. Engineering degree, 2021
Data |
Engineering |
All fields |
Employment
|
5,157,500 |
59,687,450 |
Median wage
|
97,000 |
63,000 |
Percent employed part time
|
8 |
14 |
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree
|
73 |
62 |
Percent with an advanced degree
|
42 |
38 |
Chart 1. Types of engineering, 2021
Engineering majors |
Major share |
Electrical Engineering
|
22% |
Mechanical Engineering
|
20 |
General Engineering
|
13 |
Civil Engineering
|
11 |
Computer Engineering
|
10 |
Other
|
25 |
Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with an engineering degree, by occupational group, 2021
Occupational group |
Occupational group share |
Architecture and engineering occupations
|
30% |
Management occupations
|
19 |
Computer and mathematical occupations
|
15 |
Business and financial operations occupations
|
7 |
Sales and related occupations
|
5 |
Other
|
24 |
Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with an engineering 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 |
9% |
32% |
Industrial engineers
|
12 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
21 |
Mechanical engineers
|
10 |
Bachelor's degree |
4 |
23 |
Civil engineers
|
5 |
Bachelor's degree |
6 |
29 |
Architectural and engineering managers
|
4 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
35 |
Electrical engineers
|
4 |
Bachelor's degree |
3 |
32 |
Postsecondary teachers, all other
|
4 |
Doctoral or professional degree |
2 |
72 |
Engineers, all other
|
3 |
Bachelor's degree |
8 |
32 |
Managers, all other
|
3 |
Bachelor's degree |
6 |
21 |
Chief executives
|
-8 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
32 |
Last Modified Date:
Wednesday, September 6, 2023