Aerospace Engineers

This post summarizes key statistics on Aerospace Engineers using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 32,320
25 85,351
30 107,507
35 119,077
40 136,088
45 144,189
50 146,601
55 154,487
60 158,817
65 151,254


Hours Worked Share
0-20 1.90
20-39 2.10
39-41 66.70
41-50 24.50
50-60 4.10
More than 60 0.80

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Aerospace Engineers.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
77.30 123,389 Aircraft and parts
5.90 125,882 Guided missiles, space vehicles, and parts
4.60 109,951 Engineering, architectural, and surveying services
2.80 122,167 National security and international affairs
2.10 110,200 Air transportation
2.10 139,490 Administration of economic programs
1.20 132,687 Research, development, and testing services
0.50 41,537 Colleges and universities
0.40 103,842 Scientific and controlling instruments
0.40 32,545 Air Force

This table highlights the top industries people working as Aerospace Engineers work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Aerospace Engineers. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Aerospace Engineers received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Aerospace Engineers. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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