Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers

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2020 Workforce

579k

Average Age

42.9

Average Salary

$106,022

Average Male Salary

$108,119

Average Female Salary

$93,427

About

Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers are most often employed by the Architectural, engineering & related services industry. The average yearly wage for Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers was $106,022 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers are San Jose (Northwest) & Santa Clara Cities PUMA, CA, Sunnyvale & San Jose (North) Cities PUMA, CA, and Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers are Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA, San Jose (Northwest) & Santa Clara Cities PUMA, CA, and Milpitas & San Jose (Northeast) Cities PUMA, CA.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers workforce. Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers workforce in 2020 was 578,524 people, of which 14.3% were women and 85.7% were men. Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers are paid most in Genesee (West) & Shiawassee Counties PUMA, MI but are relatively concentrated in Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

495,930

Male Workforce

± 17.3k

82,594

Female Workforce

± 7.05k

The Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers workforce in 2020 was 578,524 people (14.3% women and 85.7% men). This implies an average annual growth of 26% between 2014 (459,117) and 2020 (578,524).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers.

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were California ($131,158), Oregon ($117,083), and Maryland ($113,843).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$106,022

AVERAGE WAGE

#33 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers earned an average of $106,022, $50,068 more than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.292

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.292, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers and on wages for those in the field. Architectural, engineering & related services is the industry that employs the most Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals ($233,243).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

579k

2020 Workforce

± 18,637

4.25%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 4.42%

This graphic shows the share of Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers employed by various industries. Architectural, engineering & related services employs the largest share of Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers at 47%, followed by Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. with 32.6% and National security & international affairs with 20.4%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers in the US. The workforce of Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers in 2020 was 578,524 people, with 14.3% woman, and 85.7% men. The average age of male Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers in the workforce is 43.6 and of female Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers is 38.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers in 2020 was 578,524 people, with 14.3% woman, and 85.7% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (78,521 people), 30 to 34 years (77,233 people), and 55 to 59 years (64,245 people). Among them they concentrated 38.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 8.18% of Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers workers were Hispanic and 91.8% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (73.3%), Puerto Rican (16.7)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (9.96)%

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Races

In 2020, 71.3% of the Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers workforce were White, of which 12.4% were women and 87.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (17.8%) and Black (4.91%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers is Engineering but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Engineering.

Among the necessary skills for Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers need more than the average amount of Equipment Selection.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (325,122 people), Business (25,445 people), and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (23,750 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers workers were Bachelors Degree (285,172 people), Graduate Degree (185,725 people), and Some college (47,356 people).

The graphic shows the Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Mathematics.