SOC 17-0000

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

36 occupations sorted by median salary

#	Occupation	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment
1	Computer Hardware Engineers 17-2061	$155,020	$156,770	75,710
2	Petroleum Engineers 17-2171	$141,280	$153,560	18,970
3	Aerospace Engineers 17-2011	$134,830	$141,180	68,440
4	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072	$127,590	$132,500	93,940
5	Nuclear Engineers 17-2161	$127,520	$134,980	14,740
6	Chemical Engineers 17-2041	$121,860	$128,430	20,330
7	Engineers, All Other 17-2199	$117,750	$121,720	150,750
8	Electrical Engineers 17-2071	$111,910	$120,980	188,790
9	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 17-2111	$109,660	$113,770	23,220
10	Materials Engineers 17-2131	$108,310	$116,380	22,770
11	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 17-2031	$106,950	$115,020	21,860
12	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 17-2121	$105,670	$116,680	8,440
13	Environmental Engineers 17-2081	$104,170	$110,570	37,950
14	Mechanical Engineers 17-2141	$102,320	$110,080	286,760
15	Industrial Engineers 17-2112	$101,140	$107,900	350,230
16	Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 17-2151	$101,020	$108,940	6,770
17	Civil Engineers 17-2051	$99,590	$107,050	355,410
18	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 17-1011	$96,690	$103,390	111,140
19	Agricultural Engineers 17-2021	$84,630	$84,240	1,680
20	Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians 17-3021	$79,830	$86,330	9,060
21	Landscape Architects 17-1012	$79,660	$88,000	19,580
22	Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 17-1021	$78,380	$82,860	12,790
23	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 17-3029	$77,390	$79,740	64,410
24	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3023	$77,180	$78,580	92,710
25	Electrical and Electronics Drafters 17-3012	$73,720	$77,960	20,020
26	Surveyors 17-1022	$72,740	$76,730	53,080
27	Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians 17-3024	$70,760	$75,710	14,680
28	Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3027	$68,730	$72,450	37,450
29	Mechanical Drafters 17-3013	$68,510	$74,040	39,900
30	Calibration Technologists and Technicians 17-3028	$65,040	$71,080	15,320
31	Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3026	$64,790	$69,780	73,410
32	Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-3011	$64,280	$68,860	109,550
33	Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3022	$64,200	$68,450	62,130
34	Drafters, All Other 17-3019	$62,010	$66,530	16,010
35	Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3025	$58,890	$63,070	12,500
36	Surveying and Mapping Technicians 17-3031	$51,940	$56,890	56,720