This page contains key outcome data for the Engineering Technologies Major, estimated using US Census data. See the methodology here. For more on the College Majors Data Dashboard click here.
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Overall Major Information
- Field: STEM
- Average Income: $61,000 (Rank: 44 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $34,000
- Unemployment Rate: 3.80% (Rank: 90 of 171)
- Percent Female: 29.3%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 20.4%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 2.5%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 1.5%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 119 of 173
- Major Difficulty (1-5): 2.84 (Rank: 70 of 118)
Careers Information
This list provides the 25 most common careers (occupations) among people in this major, and how much they earn within each occupation.
- Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers: 7.52% (Average Income: $68,000)
- Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software: 6.92% (Average Income: $89,000)
- Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked: 5.81%
- Managers, (including Postmasters): 3.20% (Average Income: $69,000)
- Designers: 2.44% (Average Income: $54,000)
- Engineers, : 2.34% (Average Income: $72,000)
- Civil Engineers: 2.34% (Average Income: $85,000)
- Computer Support Specialists: 2.02% (Average Income: $68,000)
- Other Business Operations and Management Specialists: 1.84% (Average Income: $76,000)
- Drafters: 1.63% (Average Income: $41,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers: 1.62% (Average Income: $48,000)
- Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters: 1.61% (Average Income: $71,000)
- Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers: 1.51% (Average Income: $56,000)
- Mechanical Engineers: 1.48% (Average Income: $86,000)
- Constructions Managers: 1.45% (Average Income: $77,000)
- Computer and Information Systems Managers: 1.43% (Average Income: $94,000)
- Cashiers: 1.36% (Average Income: $20,000)
- Customer Service Representatives: 1.28% (Average Income: $46,000)
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers: 1.26% (Average Income: $40,000)
- Management Analysts: 1.12% (Average Income: $61,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers: 1.12% (Average Income: $52,000)
- Retail Salespersons: 1.08% (Average Income: $23,000)
- Office Clerks, General: 1.07% (Average Income: $50,000)
- Managers in Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations: 0.95% (Average Income: $90,000)
- Elementary and Middle School Teachers: 0.92% (Average Income: $74,000)
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