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Materials Engineers

A description of the the work done by "Materials Engineers" can be found in the occupational outlook handbook. On this page we examine the most common methods of getting into this job category. We have examined all of the people in our data set who were "Materials Engineers" and have identified the most common major fields of study. Jobs categories vary considerably in their degree requirements, so we have provided separate rankings for each degree.













Most common fields of study for workers whose most recent degree was a Bachelors Degree

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  Mean 93      Median 93  Number of                Std. Dev.     
  Income       Income     Observations Percent     in 93 Income  Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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  $51,580      $48,750        56         36.36     12204.75      Engineering: Metallurgical
  $50,860      $47,000        21         13.64     13356.63      Engineering: Materials, including ceramics and textiles
  $51,064      $51,636        15          9.74      7559.59      Chemistry
  $48,144      $44,000         9          5.84     17870.18      Engineering: Mechanical
  $54,327      $57,000         8          5.19     15126.19      Physics
  $56,768      $40,536         6          3.90     42844.58      Engineering: Chemical
  $40,032      $31,368         5          3.25     10145.45      Engineering: Civil
  $62,990      $60,580         4          2.60     17836.94      OTHER engineering
  $38,910      $40,860         4          2.60     10267.67      Engineering: Industrial production technologies
  $67,133      $50,400         3          1.95     20498.02      Engineering: Industrial
  $41,292      $35,256         3          1.95      4317.54      Geology
  $41,500      $41,500         2          1.30      1500.00      Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
  $22,800      $22,800         2          1.30     10800.00      Business administration and management
  $41,338      $41,338         2          1.30     18338.00      Biology, general
  $36,000      $36,000         2          1.30      4000.00      Engineering: Mining and minerals
  $27,000      $27,000         1           .65         0.00      Earth sciences
  $25,000      $25,000         1           .65         0.00      OTHER mathematics
  $65,000      $65,000         1           .65         0.00      OTHER physical sciences
  $60,000      $60,000         1           .65         0.00      Mathematics, general
  $44,720      $44,720         1           .65         0.00      Mechanical engineering-related technologies
  $57,200      $57,200         1           .65         0.00      Biochemistry
  $46,800      $46,800         1           .65         0.00      Engineering: Electrical and electronic technologies
  $60,000      $60,000         1           .65         0.00      Engineering: Petroleum
  $60,000      $60,000         1           .65         0.00      Engineering: Aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical
  $20,800      $20,800         1           .65         0.00      Education:  OTHER education
  $31,000      $31,000         1           .65         0.00      OTHER communications
  $72,000      $72,000         1           .65         0.00      Business, general
  $57,200      $57,200         1           .65         0.00      Biochemistry and biophysics














Most common fields of study for workers whose most recent degree was a Masters Degree

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  Mean 93      Median 93  Number of                Std. Dev.     
  Income       Income     Observations Percent     in 93 Income  Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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  $58,290      $50,750        30         30.00     25203.28      Engineering: Materials, including ceramics and textiles
  $58,847      $54,156        21         21.00     12711.83      Engineering: Metallurgical
  $52,194      $50,000        13         13.00     11209.67      Business administration and management
  $53,289      $51,246        10         10.00     12403.56      Engineering: Chemical
  $56,291      $49,000         7          7.00     18389.31      Engineering: Mechanical
  $43,224      $40,000         3          3.00      3489.73      Physics
  $58,024      $58,024         2          2.00       424.00      Business, general
  $58,000      $58,000         2          2.00      3200.00      Engineering: Industrial
  $49,200      $49,200         2          2.00      8400.00      Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
  $43,200      $43,200         2          2.00     13200.00      Financial management
  $65,780      $65,780         1          1.00         0.00      Chemistry
  $58,000      $58,000         1          1.00         0.00      Engineering: Mining and minerals
  $50,000      $50,000         1          1.00         0.00      Education:  OTHER education
  $47,000      $47,000         1          1.00         0.00      Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
  $34,000      $34,000         1          1.00         0.00      OTHER physical sciences
  $32,136      $32,136         1          1.00         0.00      Engineering: Bioengineering and biomedical
  $28,891      $28,891         1          1.00          .00      Geology
  $24,000      $24,000         1          1.00         0.00      Geological sciences, other














Most common fields of study for workers whose most recent degree was a Ph.D.

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  Mean 93      Median 93  Number of                Std. Dev.     
  Income       Income     Observations Percent     in 93 Income  Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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  $64,419      $60,550        24         47.06     19809.20      Engineering: Materials, including ceramics and textiles
  $64,610      $59,800        15         29.41     18144.23      Engineering: Metallurgical
  $78,164      $71,328         4          7.84     25783.11      Chemistry
  $69,280      $47,840         3          5.88     23505.39      Engineering: Chemical
  $82,750      $82,750         2          3.92      9250.00      Physics
 $100,000     $100,000         1          1.96         0.00      Engineering: Civil
  $83,200      $83,200         1          1.96         0.00      Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
  $37,500      $37,500         1          1.96         0.00      Engineering: Aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical














Most common fields of study for workers whose most recent degree was a JD, LLB, MD, DDS, or Th.D.

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  Mean 93      Median 93  Number of                Std. Dev.     
  Income       Income     Observations Percent     in 93 Income  Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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  $32,000      $32,000         2        100.00      9250.00      Engineering: Metallurgical

Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu