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Aerospace engineers are most often employed by the Aircraft & parts manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Aerospace engineers was $106,889 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Aerospace engineers by wage are Financial analysts, Computer & information research scientists and Chemical engineers. Aerospace engineers are part of the Architecture & engineering occupations category, along with Architects, except naval; Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists; Biomedical & agricultural engineers; Chemical engineers; Civil engineers; and Computer hardware engineers.
The top 3 locations that employ the most Aerospace engineers are Mukilteo & Everett (Southwest) Cities PUMA, WA, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach & Hermosa Beach Cities PUMA, CA and Bothell (North), Mill Creek Cities & Silver Firs PUMA, WA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Aerospace engineers are Mukilteo & Everett (Southwest) Cities PUMA, WA, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach & Hermosa Beach Cities PUMA, CA and Bothell (North), Mill Creek Cities & Silver Firs PUMA, WA.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Aerospace engineers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Aircraft & parts manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Aerospace engineers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Aerospace engineers, by average wage, is Aerospace products & parts manufacturing. Aerospace engineers are paid most in Carroll County PUMA, MD but are relatively concentrated in Mukilteo & Everett (Southwest) Cities PUMA, WA.
Demographic information on Aerospace engineers in the US. The average age of male Aerospace engineers in the workforce is 44.9 and of female Aerospace engineers is 40.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Aerospace engineers is White.
Data on higher education choices for Aerospace engineers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Aerospace engineers is Engineering but a relatively high number of Aerospace engineers hold a major in Architecture and Related Services.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Aerospace engineers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Aerospace engineers need many skills, but most especially Science, Operations Analysis, and Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Aerospace engineers need more than the average amount of Technology Design, Science, and Operations Analysis.
Projections on wages and job growth for Aerospace engineers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten-year national workforce is projected to grow 7.4%, but Aerospace engineers are expected to see a growth of 6.1% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow slower than the national average.
