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Table of Contents

1.	Significant Points

2.	Nature of the Work

3.	Working Conditions

4.	Employment

5.	Training & Qualifications

6.	Job Outlook

7.	Earnings

8.	Additional Sources of Information

Mechanical Engineers

Earnings

The median annual wage for mechanical engineers was $83,590 in May 2015. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $53,640, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $128,430.

In May 2015, the median annual wages for mechanical engineers in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:

Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences	$95,700
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing	89,720
Computer and electronic product manufacturing	87,710
Engineering services	85,920
Machinery manufacturing	76,810

Most mechanical engineers work full time, and about 1 in 3 worked more than 40 hours a week in 2014.

Mechanical Engineers

Median annual wages, May 2015

Engineers: $90,060
Mechanical engineers: $83,590
Total, all occupations: $36,200

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