| Employment and Annual Average Wages by Occupation, 2011 |
| |
NEI Employment |
NEI Wage |
U.S. Wage |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
1,751 |
$31,408 |
$36,629 |
| Tool and Die Makers |
1,088 |
$45,490 |
$48,734 |
| Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic |
1,057 |
$34,382 |
$35,568 |
| Mechanical Engineers |
962 |
$63,523 |
$80,579 |
| Computer Support Specialists |
878 |
$42,307 |
$47,362 |
| Industrial Engineers |
867 |
$60,757 |
$77,085 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
711 |
$30,014 |
$32,094 |
| Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software |
537 |
$77,542 |
$90,168 |
| Computer Software Analysts |
493 |
$61,360 |
$80,434 |
| Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
445 |
$32,843 |
$35,006 |
| Engineering Managers |
385 |
$96,803 |
$122,803 |
| Computer Programmers |
318 |
$57,450 |
$74,693 |
| Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
198 |
$32,698 |
$34,174 |
| Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders |
176 |
$44,325 |
$38,834 |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians |
155 |
$33,571 |
$37,690 |
| Materials Engineers |
116 |
$63,523 |
$85,654 |