Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers

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2024 Workforce

685k

Average Age

42.5

Average Salary

$129,394

Average Male Salary

$131,557

Average Female Salary

$117,365

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 $129,394 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers are Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA, Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Santa Clara City PUMA, CA, and Santa Clara County (Southwest)--Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers are Santa Clara County (Southwest)--Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA, Santa Clara County (Northwest)--San Jose (Berryessa) & Milpitas Cities PUMA, CA, and Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Santa Clara City 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 2024 was 685,454 people, of which 15.2% were women and 84.8% were men.

Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers are paid most in San Luis Obispo County (East)--Inland Region PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Santa Clara County (Southwest)--Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

580,996

Male Workforce

± 18.7k

104,458

Female Workforce

± 7.93k

The Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers workforce in 2024 was 685,454 people (15.2% women and 84.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of 49% between 2014 (460,082) and 2024 (685,454).

Employment by Location

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

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were California ($171,420), Alaska ($145,988), and Oregon ($144,874).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$129,394

AVERAGE WAGE

#30 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers earned an average of $129,394, $59,517 more than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.304

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.304, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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 ($306,878).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

685k

2024 Workforce

± 20,282

3.46%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 4.08%

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 38.2%, followed by Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. with 29.7% and National security & international affairs with 16.1%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers in the US. The workforce of Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers in 2024 was 685,454 people, with 15.2% woman, and 84.8% men. The average age of male Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers in the workforce is 43.2 and of female Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers is 38.4, 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 2024 was 685,454 people, with 15.2% woman, and 84.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (97,734 people), 25 to 29 years (97,053 people), and 35 to 39 years (87,717 people). Among them they concentrated 41.2% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 10.2% of Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers workers were Hispanic and 89.8% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (46.1%), Puerto Rican (13)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (5.9)%

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Races

In 2024, 62.4% of the Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers workforce were White, of which 13.3% were women and 86.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (19.8%) and Two or More Races (8.61%).

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 2024 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 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 Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (376,904 people), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (34,371 people), and Business (33,129 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers workers were Bachelors Degree (339,559 people), Graduate Degree (228,802 people), and Some college (49,077 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, Writing.