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OCCUPATION JOB SUMMARY ENTRY-LEVEL EDUCATION 2019 MEDIAN PAY
OCCUPATION JOB SUMMARY ENTRY-LEVEL EDUCATION 2019 MEDIAN PAY
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians operate and maintain equipment used in developing, testing, producing, and sustaining new aircraft and spacecraft.
Associate's degree
$66,020
Aerospace engineers design primarily aircraft, spacecraft, satellites, and missiles.
Bachelor's degree
$116,500
Agricultural engineers solve problems concerning power supplies, machine efficiency, the use of structures and facilities, pollution and environmental issues, and the storage and processing of agricultural products.
Bachelor's degree
$80,720
Architects plan and design houses, factories, office buildings, and other structures.
Bachelor's degree
$80,750
Biomedical engineers combine engineering principles with medical sciences to design and create equipment, devices, computer systems, and software.
Bachelor's degree
$91,410
Cartographers and photogrammetrists collect, measure, and interpret geographic information in order to create and update maps and charts for regional planning, education, and other purposes.
Bachelor's degree
$65,470
Chemical engineers apply the principles of chemistry, biology, physics, and math to solve problems that involve the use of fuel, drugs, food, and many other products.
Bachelor's degree
$108,770
Civil engineering technicians help civil engineers to plan, design, and build highways, bridges, and other infrastructure projects for commercial, industrial, residential, and land development projects.
Associate's degree
$53,410
Civil engineers design, build, and supervise infrastructure projects and systems.
Bachelor's degree
$87,060
Computer hardware engineers research, design, develop, and test computer systems and components.
Bachelor's degree
$117,220
Drafters use software to convert the designs of engineers and architects into technical drawings.
Associate's degree
$56,830
Electrical and electronics engineering technicians help engineers design and develop electrical and electronic equipment.
Associate's degree
$65,260
Electrical engineers design, develop, test, and supervise the manufacture of electrical equipment.
Bachelor's degree
$101,250
Electro-mechanical technicians operate, test, and maintain unmanned, automated, robotic, or electromechanical equipment.
Associate's degree
$58,350
Environmental engineering technicians carry out the plans that environmental engineers develop.
Associate's degree
$50,620
Environmental engineers use the principles of engineering, soil science, biology, and chemistry to develop solutions to environmental problems.
Bachelor's degree
$88,860
Health and safety engineers combine knowledge of engineering and of health and safety to develop procedures and design systems to protect people from illness and injury and property from damage.
Bachelor's degree
$91,410
Industrial engineering technicians assist industrial engineers in creating systems that integrate workers, machines, materials, information, and energy to make a product or provide a service.
Associate's degree
$56,550
Industrial engineers devise efficient systems that integrate workers, machines, materials, information, and energy to make a product or provide a service.
Bachelor's degree
$88,020
Landscape architects design parks and other outdoor spaces.
Bachelor's degree
$69,360
Marine engineers and naval architects design, build, and maintain ships, from aircraft carriers to submarines and from sailboats to tankers.
Bachelor's degree
$92,400
Materials engineers develop, process, and test materials used to create a wide range of products.
Bachelor's degree
$93,360
Mechanical engineering technicians help mechanical engineers design, develop, test, and manufacture mechanical devices.
Associate's degree
$56,980
Mechanical engineers design, develop, build, and test mechanical and thermal sensors and devices.
Bachelor's degree
$88,430
Mining and geological engineers design mines to safely and efficiently remove minerals for use in manufacturing and utilities.
Bachelor's degree
$91,160
Nuclear engineers research and develop the processes, instruments, and systems used to derive benefits from nuclear energy and radiation.
Bachelor's degree
$113,460
Petroleum engineers design and develop methods for extracting oil and gas from deposits below the Earth’s surface.
Bachelor's degree
$137,720
Surveying and mapping technicians collect data and make maps of the Earth's surface.
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,010
Surveyors make precise measurements to determine property boundaries.
Bachelor's degree
$63,420
2020 Median Pay
2020 Median Pay
$80,750
Entry-Level Education
Entry-Level Education
Bachelor's degree
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