Welding Engineering Technology

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2019

275

growing 18%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$4,295

growing 19.3%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$27,961

growing 1.64%

Average Wage

$94,659

growing 3.76%

People in Workforce

419,283

growing 2.35%

Average Employee Age

44.5

growing 0.917%

About

The locations with the highest concentration of Welding Engineering Technology degree recipients are Williamsport, PA, Mitchell, SD, and Rexburg, ID. The locations with a relatively high number of Welding Engineering Technology degree recipients are Van Wert, OH, Hohenwald, TN, and Williamsport, PA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Welding Engineering Technology is a < 1 year postsecondary certificate.

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Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Welding Engineering Technology and the types of students that study this field. Pennsylvania College of Technology awards the most degrees in Welding Engineering Technology in the US, but Sitting Bull College and Asnuntuck Community College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Welding Engineering Technology.

Tuition costs for Welding Engineering Technology majors are, on average, $4,295 for in-state public colleges, and $27,961 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Welding Engineering Technology programs are Public, 2-year institutions (15 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (144 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Welding Engineering Technology

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Welding Engineering Technology, is Public, 2-year (144 completions).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Welding Engineering Technology programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$4,295

Median In-State Public

$27,961

Median Out of State Private

Pennsylvania College of Technology has the most Welding Engineering Technology degree recipients, with 65 degrees awarded in 2019.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Welding Engineering Technology.

Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Sitting Bull College
12.7%
Asnuntuck Community College
10.2%
Ohio Technical Center at Vantage Career Center
10.1%

Out of all institutions that offer Welding Engineering Technology programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Sitting Bull College has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Welding Engineering Technology, with 12.7%.

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Welding Engineering Technology

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Welding Engineering Technology by year.

Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Welding Engineering Technology.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Engineering Technologies graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Engineering Technologies majors is $94,659 and the most common occupations are Software developers, Other managers, and Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers.

The industry that employs the most Engineering Technologies majors is Computer Systems Design, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Business support services.

Wages

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Welding Engineering Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering Technologies.

$94,659

Average Wage in Workforce

± $3,002

3.76%

1 Year Growth

± 4.24%

The average salary for Engineering Technologies majors is $94,659 and the most common occupations are Software developers, Other managers, and Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers.

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Engineering Technologies majors.

Highest Paying Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Welding Engineering Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering Technologies.

Highest Paying Pumas

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Engineering Technologies majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Engineering Technologies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

Occupations

Most Common

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The most common occupations Engineering Technologies majors, by number of employees, are Software developers, Other managers, and Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers.

Most Specialized

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Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Engineering Technologies majors working as Industrial engineers, including health & safety, Mechanical engineers, and Electrical & electronics engineers.

Highest Paid

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The highest paid occupations by median income for Engineering Technologies majors are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, Physicians, and Personal financial advisors.

Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Welding Engineering Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering Technologies.

419,283

2019 Workforce

± 15,876

2.35%

1 Year Growth

± 5.26%

The number of Engineering Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.35%, from 409,670 in 2018 to 419,283 in 2019.

The largest single share of Engineering Technologies graduates go on to work as Software developers (7.88%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Engineering Technologies by share of the total number of graduates.

Industries

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Welding Engineering Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering Technologies.

The most common industries that employ Engineering Technologies majors, by number of employees, are Computer Systems Design, Construction, and Architectural, engineering & related services.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Welding Engineering Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering Technologies.

The highest paying industries of Engineering Technologies majors, by average wage, are Business support services, Soap, cleaning compound, & cosmetics manufacturing , and Offices of dentists.

Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Welding Engineering Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering Technologies.

419,283

2019 Workforce

± 15,876

2.35%

1 Year Growth

± 5.26%

The number of Engineering Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.35%, from 409,670 in 2018 to 419,283 in 2019.

The industry which employs the most Engineering Technologies graduates by share is Computer Systems Design, followed by Construction. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Engineering Technologies.

Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Welding Engineering Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering Technologies.

PUMAS with a relatively high number of Engineering Technologies majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Engineering Technologies majors.

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Engineering Technologies in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Engineering Technologies is 44.5.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a < 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate. Male employees are more likely to hold Engineering Technologies degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Engineering Technologies (220 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Welding Engineering Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering Technologies.

44.5

Average Age in 2019

± 0.483 Years

0.917%

1 Year Change

± 1.52%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Engineering Technologies. The most common ages of employees with this major are 59 and 35 years old, which represent 2.87% and 2.83% of the population, respectively.

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Welding Engineering Technology are < 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate, Bachelors Degree, and Associates Degree.

Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Welding Engineering Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering Technologies.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Engineering Technologies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Doctorate degree.

Gender Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (91.6%)

Most Common Gender with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by gender at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Welding Engineering Technology.

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
220 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
18 degrees awarded
Unknown
15 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Welding Engineering Technology for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Gender Combination

White Male
79 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Male
7 degrees awarded
American Indian or Alaska Native Male
7 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by gender for each race & ethnicity of < 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Welding Engineering Technology. White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and gender.

Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Welding Engineering Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering Technologies.

Most Common Countries of Origin

India
48,881 degree recipients
Mexico
5,805 degree recipients
China
5,279 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

India
6.75 times more than expected
Iran
2.22 times more than expected
Germany
1.94 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in India that hold Engineering Technologies degrees (6.75 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (48,881 degree recipients).

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Welding Engineering Technology field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Welding Engineering Technology majors need many skills, but most especially Quality Control Analysis. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Welding Engineering Technology majors need more than the average amount of Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, and Equipment Selection.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Welding Engineering Technology majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Repairing is very distinctive for majors, but the Quality Control Analysis, Monitoring, and Critical Thinking are the three most important skills for people in the field.