Aerospace engineers are most often employed by the Aircraft & parts manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Aerospace engineers was $106,889 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Aerospace engineers by wage are Financial analysts, Computer & information research scientists and Chemical engineers. Aerospace engineers are part of the Architecture & engineering occupations category, along with Architects, except naval; Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists; Biomedical & agricultural engineers; Chemical engineers; Civil engineers; and Computer hardware engineers.
The top 3 locations that employ the most Aerospace engineers are Mukilteo & Everett (Southwest) Cities PUMA, WA, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach & Hermosa Beach Cities PUMA, CA and Bothell (North), Mill Creek Cities & Silver Firs PUMA, WA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Aerospace engineers are Mukilteo & Everett (Southwest) Cities PUMA, WA, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach & Hermosa Beach Cities PUMA, CA and Bothell (North), Mill Creek Cities & Silver Firs PUMA, WA.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Aerospace engineers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Aircraft & parts manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Aerospace engineers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Aerospace engineers, by average wage, is Aerospace products & parts manufacturing. Aerospace engineers are paid most in Carroll County PUMA, MD but are relatively concentrated in Mukilteo & Everett (Southwest) Cities PUMA, WA.
In 2016, Aerospace engineers earned an average of $106,889, $56,675 more than the average national salary of $50,213.
Computer & information research scientists make somewhat more than Aerospace engineers while Software developers, applications & systems software make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Aerospace engineers as measured by average annual salary in the US.
In 2016, Aerospace engineers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.256, which is lower than the national average of 0.485. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Aerospace engineers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).
This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Aerospace engineers.
This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Aerospace engineers.
The most common industries employing Aerospace engineers, by number of employees, are Aircraft & parts manufacturing; Aerospace products & parts manufacturing; and Architectural, engineering & related services.
The highest paying industries for Aerospace engineers, by average wage, are Aerospace products & parts manufacturing; Scientific research & development services; and Aircraft & parts manufacturing.
The number of people employed as Aerospace engineers has been growing at a rate of 8.22%, from 118,650 people in 2015 to 128,406 people in 2016.
This graphic shows the share of Aerospace engineers employed by various industries. Aircraft & parts manufacturing employs the largest share of Aerospace engineers at 73.8%, followed by Aerospace products & parts manufacturing with 11.6% and Architectural, engineering & related services with 3.51%.
Demographic information on Aerospace engineers in the US. The average age of male Aerospace engineers in the workforce is 44.9 and of female Aerospace engineers is 40.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Aerospace engineers is White.
88.5% of Aerospace engineers are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Aerospace engineers.
80.9% of Aerospace engineers are White, making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 10.2% of Aerospace engineers, Asian is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Aerospace engineers.
The median age of Aerospace engineers is 44.3, and Male employees are generally 4.64 years older than than their Female counterparts.
Data on higher education choices for Aerospace engineers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Aerospace engineers is Engineering but a relatively high number of Aerospace engineers hold a major in Architecture and Related Services.
This graphic shows the share of Bachelor's Degree concentrations held by Aerospace engineers whose highest degree obtained (which may be in another concentration) is a Bachelor's degree.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Aerospace engineers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Aerospace engineers need many skills, but most especially Science, Operations Analysis, and Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Aerospace engineers need more than the average amount of Technology Design, Science, and Operations Analysis.
Projections on wages and job growth for Aerospace engineers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten-year national workforce is projected to grow 7.4%, but Aerospace engineers are expected to see a growth of 6.1% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow slower than the national average.
This line chart shows the 10-year projected employment growth (from 2014 to 2024) for Aerospace engineers. This profession is expected to grow slower than 7.4%, the average rate of national job growth.