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Aerospace Engineering
The tables below present the occupations that are most commonly associated
with a degree in Aerospace Engineering. We have separated the tables
depending on whether we examine graduates who stop their education with the
bachelors degree in Aerospace Engineering, and those who get either a masters
in Aerospace Engineering, a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering.
While the list above describes the occupations of students with advanced degrees in
Aerospace Engineering some students with a bachelors degree in Aerospace Engineering will get advanced
degrees in other fields. The tables listed below descibe the types of advanced degrees
that were chosen by students with a bachelors in Aerospace Engineering.
Since all of the above tables present information on the average salary,
it is possible to lose sight of the fact that some majors place students
in jobs with a narrow range of salaries near to the mean while others
place students in many different income categories. For this reason,
we have drawn two frequency distributions (histograms) of Aerospace Engineering Salaries.
Histogram of Aerospace Engineering Salaries: Bachelors Degree Only
The diagram below includes all students with a major in Aerospace Engineering who received no degree beyond the bachelors.
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Histogram of Aerospace Engineering Salaries: Bachelors and Beyond
The diagram below includes all students with a major in Aerospace Engineering while an undergraduate.
The data includes students who subsequently earned degrees beyond the bachelors.
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Bachelors Degree
The information in the table below is based on data from people of all sexes and ages whose most recent college degree was a bachelors degree majoring in Aerospace Engineering.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$53,607 183 43.26 Engineers: Aeronautical, aerospace, astronautical
$84,189 46 10.87 Transportation/material moving occupations
$73,253 35 8.27 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$53,397 29 6.86 Engineers: Mechanical
$61,599 11 2.60 Computer engineer - software
$53,960 9 2.13 Other engineers
$52,246 9 2.13 Computer system analysts
$54,813 9 2.13 Engineers: Electrical, electronic
$47,458 8 1.89 OTHER OCCUPATIONS (Not Listed)
$62,788 7 1.65 Engineers: Civil, including architectural and sanitary
$35,690 6 1.42 OTHER computer, information science Occupations
$51,045 6 1.42 OTHER management related occupations
$33,442 5 1.18 Computer programmers (business, scientific, process control)
$24,064 4 .95 Engineers: Electrical, electronic, industrial, mechanical
$46,125 4 .95 Sales Occupations - Commodities Except Retail (e.g., industrial machinery/equipment/supplies, medical and dental equiptment/supplies)
$47,057 4 .95 Engineers: Industrial
$81,400 4 .95 OTHER marketing and sales occupations
$54,477 3 .71 Unknown
$56,933 3 .71 Engineers: Environmental
$80,367 3 .71 Insurance, securities, real estate, and business services
$19,450 3 .71 Sales Occupations - Retail (e.g., furnishings, clothing, motor vehicles, cosmetics)
$39,627 3 .71 OTHER engineering technologists and technicians
$20,627 3 .71 Construction trades, miners and well drillers
$50,680 3 .71 Engineers: Sales
$65,440 2 .47 Information systems scientists or analysts
$20,200 2 .47 Operators and related occupations (e.g., machine set-up, machine operators and tenders, fabricators, assemblers)
$39,960 2 .47 Mechanics and repairers
$35,500 2 .47 Protective services (e.g., fire fighters, police, guards)
$31,200 2 .47 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists
$72,650 2 .47 Engineers: Nuclear
$120,000 1 .24 Accountants, auditors, and other financial specialists
$21,300 1 .24 Social Workers
$30,000 1 .24 Teachers: Secondary - computer, math or sciences
$60,000 1 .24 Engineers: Materials or metallurgical
$65,000 1 .24 Farmers, Foresters and Fishermen
$30,650 1 .24 Professors: Computer Science
$31,200 1 .24 OTHER service occupations, except health
$57,824 1 .24 Engineers: Marine engineer or naval architect
$38,000 1 .24 Computer engineer - hardware
$40,000 1 .24 Artists, Broadcasters, Editors, Entertainers, Public Relations Specialists, Writers
$52,800 1 .24 Operations research analysts, modelling
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Masters
The information in the table below is based on data from people of all
sexes and ages whose most recent college degree was a masters degree
in Aerospace Engineering.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$59,171 86 47.78 Engineers: Aeronautical, aerospace, astronautical
$80,508 24 13.33 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$63,295 13 7.22 Engineers: Mechanical
$69,323 12 6.67 Transportation/material moving occupations
$63,928 7 3.89 Engineers: Electrical, electronic
$47,170 5 2.78 Computer system analysts
$47,190 5 2.78 Other engineers
$35,350 4 2.22 OTHER OCCUPATIONS (Not Listed)
$53,867 4 2.22 Computer engineer - software
$20,252 2 1.11 OTHER administrative (e.g., record clerks, telephone operators)
$60,500 2 1.11 Engineers: Electrical, electronic, industrial, mechanical
$66,500 2 1.11 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists
$87,700 2 1.11 Engineers: Environmental
$95,000 1 .56 Professors: Engineering
$92,000 1 .56 OTHER marketing and sales occupations
$92,000 1 .56 Engineers: Bioengineering and biomedical
$90,000 1 .56 Sales Occupations - Commodities Except Retail (e.g., industrial machinery/equipment/supplies, medical and dental equiptment/supplies)
$72,456 1 .56 Unknown
$19,760 1 .56 Sales Occupations - Retail (e.g., furnishings, clothing, motor vehicles, cosmetics)
$70,536 1 .56 OTHER management related occupations
$67,500 1 .56 Computer scientists, except system analysts
$66,000 1 .56 Engineers: Sales
$63,000 1 .56 Engineers: Nuclear
$45,000 1 .56 Engineers: Industrial
$36,000 1 .56 Computer programmers (business, scientific, process control)
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Ph.D.
The information in the table below is based on data from people of all
sexes and ages whose most recent college degree was a Ph.D. degree in
Aerospace Engineering.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$68,177 16 50.00 Engineers: Aeronautical, aerospace, astronautical
$109,513 6 18.75 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$59,140 4 12.50 Professors: Engineering
$37,000 1 3.13 Professors: Mathematical Sciences
$37,500 1 3.13 Engineers: Materials or metallurgical
$52,000 1 3.13 Computer scientists, except system analysts
$75,000 1 3.13 Computer engineer - software
$120,000 1 3.13 Lawyers, Judges
$140,000 1 3.13 Diagnosing Treating Practitioners (e.g., dentists, optometrists, physicians, psychiatrists, podiatrists, surgeons, veterinarians)
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Masters Degrees earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in Aerospace Engineering
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Field of Study
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$65,746 95 42.60 Engineering: Aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical
$68,205 37 16.59 Business administration and management
$64,953 22 9.87 Engineering: Mechanical
$64,500 8 3.59 OTHER business management/administrative services
$53,383 6 2.69 Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
$81,155 5 2.24 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$67,964 5 2.24 Engineering: Computer/systems
$61,636 5 2.24 Business, general
$74,752 4 1.79 Financial management
$72,875 4 1.79 Mechanical engineering-related technologies
$63,886 4 1.79 OTHER engineering
$64,841 3 1.35 Computer science
$61,639 3 1.35 Engineering: Industrial
$72,400 2 .90 Computer systems analysis
$41,754 2 .90 Business marketing/marketing management
$59,500 2 .90 Computer/information sciences, general
$49,980 2 .90 Statistics
$59,099 1 .45 Engineering: Bioengineering and biomedical
$65,000 1 .45 Engineering: Materials, including ceramics and textiles
$58,000 1 .45 Mathematics, general
$66,312 1 .45 Engineering: Nuclear
$67,248 1 .45 Education: Administration
$54,912 1 .45 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$54,538 1 .45 Public administration
$70,000 1 .45 Psychology: General
$54,100 1 .45 OTHER health/medical sciences
$74,500 1 .45 Operations research
$49,000 1 .45 Journalism
$44,065 1 .45 Engineering: General
$115,700 1 .45 Business/managerial economics
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PhD's earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in Aerospace Engineering
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Field of Study
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$69,734 16 55.17 Engineering: Aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical
$55,250 4 13.79 Engineering: Mechanical
$54,000 2 6.90 Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
$50,000 1 3.45 Atmospheric sciences and meteorology
$60,000 1 3.45 Physics
$63,000 1 3.45 Business administration and management
$65,700 1 3.45 Mathematics: Applied
$104,000 1 3.45 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$112,000 1 3.45 Engineering: Industrial
$140,000 1 3.45 Physiology, human and animal
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Other Professiona Degrees earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in Aerospace Engineering
Other advanced degrees include: JD, LLB, ThD, MD, and the DDS.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Field of Study
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$120,000 3 50.00 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$62,000 1 16.67 Engineering: Aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical
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Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: 73122.1717@compuserve.com