Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

This post summarizes key statistics on Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 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 24,556
25 53,556
30 59,421
35 82,393
40 70,857
45 88,457
50 81,852
55 77,244
60 74,547
65 72,094


Hours Worked Share
0-20 2.90
20-39 3.00
39-41 66.70
41-50 18.90
50-60 6.00
More than 60 2.60

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
11.50 66,945 Real estate, including real estate-insurance offices
11.50 73,300 Hospitals
9.90 41,197 Hotels and motels
4.60 66,945 Colleges and universities
4.00 59,736 Elementary and secondary schools
2.90 108,870 Engineering, architectural, and surveying services
2.80 85,517 All construction
2.40 90,725 Services to dwellings and other buildings
2.20 97,733 Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals
2.10 55,570 Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services

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

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators. 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 Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

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

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