Sales engineers

Detailed Occupation

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2021 Workforce
47.2k
Average Age
44.9
Estimated Job Growth
6.36%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$138,257
Average Male Salary
$141,119
Average Female Salary
$107,963

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Sales engineers are most often employed by the Computer Systems Design industry. The average yearly wage for Sales engineers was $138,257 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Sales engineers are Washington County PUMA, RI, Wayne County (Northwest) PUMA, MI, and Denver City (Northwest) PUMA, CO. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Sales engineers are Washington County PUMA, RI, Fort Wayne City (South) PUMA, IN, and Denver City (Northwest) PUMA, CO.

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Employment and salary information for the Sales engineers workforce. Sales engineers workforce in 2021 was 47,219 people, of which 8.63% were women and 91.4% were men. Sales engineers are paid most in San Rafael (South), Mill Valley & Sausalito Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Washington County PUMA, RI.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
43,143
Male Workforce
± 5.1k
4,076
Female Workforce
± 1.57k

The Sales engineers workforce in 2021 was 47,219 people (8.63% women and 91.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of 45.3% between 2014 (32,502) and 2021 (47,219).

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Employment by Location

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During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Arkansas ($211,758), Maryland ($196,579), and Connecticut ($189,739).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$138,257
AVERAGE WAGE
#15 in the ranking (2021)
$59,596
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Sales engineers earned an average of $138,257, $78,661 more than the average national salary of $59,596

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Wage Distribution

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0.329
WAGE GINI

In 2021, Sales engineers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.329, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Sales engineers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Information on the industries that employ Sales engineers and on wages for those in the field. Computer Systems Design is the industry that employs the most Sales engineers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Sales engineers, by average wage, is Foundries ($281,290).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
47.2k
2021 Workforce
± 5,334
8.73%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 15%

This graphic shows the share of Sales engineers employed by various industries. Computer Systems Design employs the largest share of Sales engineers at 65.7%, followed by Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified with 20.2% and Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers with 14.1%.

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Demographic information on Sales engineers in the US. The workforce of Sales engineers in 2021 was 47,219 people, with 8.63% woman, and 91.4% men. The average age of male Sales engineers in the workforce is 45.5 and of female Sales engineers is 38.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Sales engineers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Sales engineers in 2021 was 47,219 people, with 8.63% woman, and 91.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 50 to 54 years (6,128 people), 40 to 44 years (5,997  people), and 45 to 49 years (5,925 people). Among them they concentrated 38.5% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 8.38% of Sales engineers workers were Hispanic and 91.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (71.7%), Cuban (14.6)%, and Puerto Rican (13.7)%

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Races

In 2021, 83.3% of the Sales engineers workforce were White, of which 8.07% were women and 91.9% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (6.76%) and Asian (6.4%).

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Data on higher education choices for Sales engineers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Sales engineers is Engineering but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Engineering.

Among the necessary skills for Sales engineers, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Sales engineers need more than the average amount of Technology Design.

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 Sales engineers in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (17,273 people), Business (5,536 people), and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (2,902 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Sales engineers workers were Bachelors Degree (26,935 people), Graduate Degree (8,144 people), and Some college (6,169 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Sales engineers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Sales engineers need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Persuasion, Active Listening.

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Projections on job growth for Sales Engineers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Sales Engineers are expected to see a growth of 6.36% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

6.36%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
3.71%
National Growth
10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Sales engineers. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.

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