Manufacturing Engineers
Tasks Include:
- Apply continuous improvement methods, such as lean manufacturing, to enhance manufacturing quality, reliability, or cost-effectiveness.
- Design layout of equipment or workspaces to achieve maximum efficiency.
- Communicate manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, or other information to facilitate production processes.
- Design, install, or troubleshoot manufacturing equipment.
- Estimate costs, production times, or staffing requirements for new designs.
- Evaluate manufactured products according to specifications and quality standards.
- Investigate or resolve operational problems, such as material use variances or bottlenecks.
- Prepare documentation for new manufacturing processes or engineering procedures.
- Purchase equipment, materials, or parts.
- Review product designs for manufacturability or completeness.
- Troubleshoot new or existing product problems involving designs, materials, or processes.
- Prepare reports summarizing information or trends related to manufacturing performance.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +15.8%
National: +10.2%
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone:
Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$96,350.00
State
$96,920.00
Regional
Manufacturing Engineers
Description
Career Cluster: | Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics |
Design, integrate, or improve manufacturing systems or related processes. May work with commercial or industrial designers to refine product designs to increase producibility and decrease costs.
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Manufacturing Engineers
Education
Required Level of Education
- Bachelor's Degree = 76%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 16%
- Some College Courses = 4%
- First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession. = 4%
Related Work Experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 30.77%
- None = 15.38%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 15.38%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 11.54%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 11.54%
- Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years = 7.69%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 3.85%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 3.85%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 23.08%
- None = 19.23%
- Up to and including 1 month = 19.23%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 19.23%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 7.69%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 7.69%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 3.85%
On-the-Job Training
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 26.92%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 15.38%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 15.38%
- None or short demonstration = 11.54%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 11.54%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 11.54%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 3.85%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 3.85%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Manufacturing Engineers
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Apply continuous improvement methods, such as lean manufacturing, to enhance manufacturing quality, reliability, or cost-effectiveness.
- Design layout of equipment or workspaces to achieve maximum efficiency.
- Communicate manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, or other information to facilitate production processes.
- Design, install, or troubleshoot manufacturing equipment.
- Estimate costs, production times, or staffing requirements for new designs.
- Evaluate manufactured products according to specifications and quality standards.
- Investigate or resolve operational problems, such as material use variances or bottlenecks.
- Prepare documentation for new manufacturing processes or engineering procedures.
- Purchase equipment, materials, or parts.
- Review product designs for manufacturability or completeness.
- Troubleshoot new or existing product problems involving designs, materials, or processes.
- Prepare reports summarizing information or trends related to manufacturing performance.
- Provide technical expertise or support related to manufacturing.
- Read current literature, talk with colleagues, participate in educational programs, attend meetings or workshops, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in the manufacturing field.
- Supervise technicians, technologists, analysts, administrative staff, or other engineers.
- Train production personnel in new or existing methods.
- Analyze the financial impacts of sustainable manufacturing processes or sustainable product manufacturing.
- Develop sustainable manufacturing technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, minimize raw material use, replace toxic materials with non-toxic materials, replace non-renewable materials with renewable materials, or reduce waste.
- Evaluate current or proposed manufacturing processes or practices for environmental sustainability, considering factors such as greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution, water pollution, energy use, or waste creation.
- Identify opportunities or implement changes to improve manufacturing processes or products or to reduce costs, using knowledge of fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment, assembly methods, quality control standards, or product design, materials and parts.
- Incorporate new manufacturing methods or processes to improve existing operations.
- Determine root causes of failures or recommend changes in designs, tolerances, or processing methods, using statistical procedures.
- Design tests of finished products or process capabilities to establish standards or validate process requirements.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Redesign packaging for manufactured products to minimize raw material use or waste.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Manufacturing Engineers
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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85.50 | Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
85.50 | Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
77.00 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
75.00 | Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
74.00 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
70.25 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
69.25 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
60.50 | Physics | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes. |
55.75 | Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
53.75 | Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Manufacturing Engineers
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
75.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
75.00 | Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
75.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
72.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
72.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
72.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
72.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
72.00 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
68.75 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
68.75 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
68.75 | Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
68.75 | Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
65.50 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
65.50 | Technology Design | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
62.50 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
62.50 | Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
56.25 | Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
56.25 | Operations Analysis | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
56.25 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
53.00 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
53.00 | Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
53.00 | Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
50.00 | Negotiation | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
50.00 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
50.00 | Management of Material Resources | Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Manufacturing Engineers
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
75.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
75.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
75.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
75.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
75.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
75.00 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
75.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
72.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
72.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
72.00 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
68.75 | Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
68.75 | Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
65.50 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
65.50 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
65.50 | Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
65.50 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
62.50 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
56.25 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
56.25 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
53.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
53.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | Speed of Closure | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Manufacturing Engineers
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
87.50 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
83.75 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
82.00 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
80.75 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
80.25 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
79.75 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
78.00 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
77.00 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
76.00 | Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment | Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used. |
75.00 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
72.00 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
72.00 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
71.25 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
68.25 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
66.25 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
66.25 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
65.50 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
63.50 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
63.50 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
61.00 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
58.75 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
56.00 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
55.75 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
55.75 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
55.75 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
53.75 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
53.00 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
52.00 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
50.00 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Manufacturing Engineers
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
86.50 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
86.50 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
85.50 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
85.50 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
79.75 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
78.75 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
77.00 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
77.00 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
76.00 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
73.00 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
71.25 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
71.25 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
65.50 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
64.50 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
54.75 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Manufacturing Engineers
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
75.00 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
72.17 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
66.67 | Recognition | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status. |
66.67 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
61.17 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Manufacturing Engineers
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
100.00 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
97.60 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
92.40 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
87.60 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
85.40 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
85.40 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
84.60 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
84.00 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
80.00 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
79.20 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
77.60 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
77.60 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
73.80 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
72.40 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
70.00 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
67.60 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
67.00 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
67.00 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
64.60 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
63.00 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
62.40 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
62.40 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
62.40 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
61.60 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
60.80 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
59.20 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
58.40 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
51.60 | Public Speaking | How often do you have to perform public speaking in this job? |
51.20 | Degree of Automation | How automated is the job? |
50.80 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
50.00 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Manufacturing Engineers
Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
- Examples
- Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include real estate brokers, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, conservation scientists, art directors, and cost estimators.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Manufacturing Engineers
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $62,730.00 | $96,350.00 | $117,000.00 |
Virginia | $62,460.00 | $96,920.00 | $123,770.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $90,587.93 | $122,594.59 | $146,601.15 |
Bay Consortium | $74,624.06 | $109,521.73 | $138,124.40 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $65,653.01 | $84,967.92 | $106,721.07 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $72,747.61 | $97,585.95 | $117,510.41 |
Crater Area | $77,366.57 | $104,130.17 | $129,396.35 |
Greater Peninsula | $68,873.20 | $90,478.89 | $113,573.70 |
Hampton Roads | $66,565.80 | $88,881.78 | $112,478.15 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $64,445.31 | $83,941.94 | $105,350.33 |
Northern Virginia | $85,896.28 | $124,432.62 | $147,183.71 |
Piedmont Workforce | $74,967.78 | $104,203.90 | $162,596.17 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | $63,257.34 | $83,520.34 | $102,731.40 |
West Piedmont | $64,901.19 | $83,863.02 | $102,309.79 |
Western Virginia | $68,687.32 | $86,547.38 | $110,901.81 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Manufacturing Engineers
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 301,000 | 331,600 | +10.2% |
Virginia | 5,778 | 6,693 | +15.8% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | 215 | 242 | +12.6% |
Bay Consortium | 97 | 108 | +11.3% |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | 876 | 1,020 | +16.4% |
Central VA/Region2000 | 461 | 514 | +11.5% |
Crater Area | 137 | 156 | +13.9% |
Greater Peninsula | 643 | 798 | +24.1% |
Hampton Roads | 510 | 559 | +9.6% |
New River/Mt. Rogers | 496 | 583 | +17.5% |
Northern Virginia | 1,211 | 1,385 | +14.4% |
Piedmont Workforce | 277 | 302 | +9.0% |
Shenandoah Valley | 419 | 508 | +21.2% |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | 119 | 154 | +29.4% |
Western Virginia | 325 | 352 | +8.3% |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Manufacturing Engineers
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Manufacturing Engineers
Related Schools
- ECPI University
- George Mason University
- Liberty University
- Old Dominion University
- University of Management and Technology
- University of Virginia-Main Campus
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Virginia State University
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)