Field of degree: Engineering
Table 1. Engineering degree, 2019
Data |
Engineering |
All fields |
Employment
|
4,775,560 |
56,820,460 |
Median wage
|
93,000 |
60,000 |
Percent employed part time
|
9 |
15 |
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree
|
72 |
60 |
Percent with an advanced degree
|
41 |
37 |
Chart 1. Types of engineering majors, 2019
Engineering majors |
Major share |
Electrical Engineering
|
23% |
Mechanical Engineering
|
20 |
General Engineering
|
13 |
Civil Engineering
|
11 |
Computer Engineering
|
9 |
Other
|
25 |
Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with an engineering degree, by occupational group, 2019
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 2021–31 |
Typical entry-level education |
Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2019 |
Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2019 |
Software developers
|
26% |
Bachelor's degree |
9% |
34% |
Postsecondary teachers
|
12 |
Doctoral or professional degree |
2 |
73 |
Industrial engineers
|
10 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
20 |
Civil engineers
|
7 |
Bachelor's degree |
6 |
28 |
Managers, all other
|
6 |
Bachelor's degree |
6 |
20 |
Mechanical engineers
|
2 |
Bachelor's degree |
4 |
24 |
Electrical engineers
|
2 |
Bachelor's degree |
4 |
33 |
Architectural and engineering managers
|
2 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
36 |
Engineers, all other
|
0 |
Bachelor's degree |
7 |
31 |
Chief executives
|
-7 |
Bachelor's degree |
3 |
30 |
Last Modified Date:
Thursday, September 8, 2022