What's the 2024 Outlook for Engineering Jobs?What's the 2024 Outlook for Engineering Jobs?

Want to know the median pay for your job? The Bureau of Labor Stats shows the numbers for each engineering discipline.

Rob Spiegel

May 3, 2024

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At a Glance

  • The jobs outlook for engineers remains strong.
  • The median engineering salary is nearly double the median salary of all jobs.
  • Petroleum engineers hold their spot as the highest paid engineering discipline.

According to newly released Bureau of Labor Statistics data, overall employment in engineering occupations is projected to grow faster than the average for all occupations from 2024 to 2032. While we already know that, the BLS data reveal the median salary by engineering discipline as well as the outlook for engineering jobs.

About 188,000 openings are projected each year, on average, in these occupations due to employment growth and the need to replace workers who leave the occupations permanently.

The median annual wage for engineers was $91,420 in 2023, which was considerably higher than the median annual wage for all occupations at $48,060.

This video offers a quick sketch of engineering pay based on the employment site, Glassdoor:

For a deeper dive into employment data on engineering jobs, the slideshow offers the government stats from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

About the Author

Rob Spiegel

Rob Spiegel

Rob Spiegel serves as a senior editor for Design News. He started with Design News in 2002 as a freelancer covering sustainability issues, including the transistion in electronic components to RoHS compliance. Rob was hired by Design News as senior editor in 2011 to cover automation, manufacturing, 3D printing, robotics, AI, and more.

Prior to his work with Design News, Rob worked as a senior editor for Electronic News and Ecommerce Business. He served as contributing editolr to Automation World for eight years, and he has contributed to Supply Chain Management Review, Logistics Management, Ecommerce Times, and many other trade publications. He is the author of six books on small business and internet commerce, inclluding Net Strategy: Charting the Digital Course for Your Company's Growth.

He has been published in magazines that range from Rolling Stone to True Confessions.

Rob has won a number of awards for his technolloghy coverage, including a Maggy Award for a Design News article on the Jeep Cherokee hacking, and a Launch Team award for Ecommerce Business. Rob has also won awards for his leadership postions in the American Marketing Association and SouthWest Writers.

Before covering technology, Rob spent 10 years as publisher and owner of Chile Pepper Magazine, a national consumer food publication. He has published hundreds of poems and scores of short stories in national publications.

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