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Sales Engineer

A description of the the work done by "Sales Engineer" 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 "Sales Engineer" 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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  $56,046      $50,700        53         19.41     16789.42      Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
  $56,394      $50,500        41         15.02     19573.03      Engineering: Mechanical
  $47,338      $32,000        13          4.76     31263.39      Business marketing/marketing management
  $57,550      $43,800        12          4.40     34826.37      Business administration and management
  $61,991      $57,200        12          4.40     22291.12      Engineering: Chemical
  $46,551      $45,420        11          4.03     22949.97      Mechanical engineering-related technologies
  $68,038      $58,000        10          3.66     32302.56      Engineering: Industrial
  $50,286      $46,000        10          3.66     18200.22      Engineering: Civil
  $61,605      $66,000         6          2.20     20484.05      Physics
  $42,267      $35,000         6          2.20     16678.00      Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
  $40,500      $43,000         6          2.20      8500.00      Engineering: Electrical and electronic technologies
  $45,680      $33,000         5          1.83     24106.63      Business, general
  $49,385      $55,350         4          1.47     16411.60      Psychology:  General
  $45,900      $45,000         4          1.47      3511.41      Engineering: Mining and minerals
  $50,680      $29,640         3          1.10     14909.76      Engineering: Aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical
  $34,267      $20,800         3          1.10     10360.61      Sociology
  $69,333      $50,000         3          1.10     24567.37      Political science and government
  $37,200      $31,500         3          1.10      5707.89      Engineering: Industrial production technologies
  $34,267      $24,000         3          1.10      7478.56      Biology, general
  $39,333      $36,000         3          1.10      2494.44      Liberal Arts/General Studies
  $35,000      $25,000         3          1.10     13441.23      Mathematics, general
  $43,667      $19,200         3          1.10     20780.97      History, other
  $56,416      $33,592         3          1.10     16438.87      Accounting
  $61,000      $61,000         2           .73      9000.00      Engineering: Naval architecture and marine
  $42,000      $42,000         2           .73      6000.00      Geology
  $44,876      $44,876         2           .73      1924.00      OTHER visual and performing arts
  $40,200      $40,200         2           .73     10200.00      OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
  $30,500      $30,500         2           .73     17500.00      OTHER agricultural business and production
  $18,700      $18,700         2           .73      8300.00      Education:  OTHER education
  $85,000      $85,000         2           .73     35000.00      Architecture/Environmental Design
  $61,500      $61,500         2           .73     13500.00      Computer/information sciences, general
  $19,300      $19,300         2           .73      1100.00      Education:  Elementary teacher education
  $43,250      $43,250         2           .73       250.00      Communications, general
  $47,500      $47,500         2           .73      9500.00      Computer science
  $69,000      $69,000         2           .73      9000.00      Information services and systems
  $68,280      $68,280         1           .37         0.00      Geological sciences, other
  $80,000      $80,000         1           .37         0.00      Statistics
  $52,000      $52,000         1           .37         0.00      OTHER business management/administrative services
  $50,000      $50,000         1           .37         0.00      Chemistry
  $30,000      $30,000         1           .37         0.00      Marketing research
  $50,440      $50,440         1           .37         0.00      Economics
  $20,232      $20,232         1           .37         0.00      Financial management
  $55,200      $55,200         1           .37         0.00      Business/Managerial economics
  $54,864      $54,864         1           .37         0.00      Botany
  $60,000      $60,000         1           .37         0.00      OTHER agricultural sciences
  $28,600      $28,600         1           .37         0.00      Dramatic arts
  $50,000      $50,000         1           .37         0.00      Fine arts, all fields
  $43,200      $43,200         1           .37         0.00      Animal sciences
  $70,000      $70,000         1           .37         0.00      Engineering: Bioengineering and biomedical
  $24,000      $24,000         1           .37         0.00      Journalism
  $65,000      $65,000         1           .37         0.00      Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
  $44,000      $44,000         1           .37         0.00      OTHER health/medical sciences
  $26,000      $26,000         1           .37         0.00      English Language and Literature/Letters
  $95,000      $95,000         1           .37         0.00      OTHER communications
  $40,000      $40,000         1           .37         0.00      OTHER engineering
  $50,000      $50,000         1           .37         0.00      Engineering: Petroleum
  $46,600      $46,600         1           .37         0.00      Forestry sciences (Except management)
  $71,580      $71,580         1           .37         0.00      Engineering: Metallurgical
  $30,000      $30,000         1           .37         0.00      Education:  Physical education/coaching
  $54,360      $54,360         1           .37         0.00      Engineering: Geophysical
 $100,000     $100,000         1           .37         0.00      Engineering: General
  $23,000      $23,000         1           .37         0.00      Education:  Secondary teacher education
  $90,000      $90,000         1           .37         0.00      Engineering: Computer/systems
  $63,120      $63,120         1           .37         0.00      Engineering: Agricultural














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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  $50,598      $50,180        21         33.33     16300.80      Business administration and management
  $62,600      $60,000         5          7.94      7525.96      Business marketing/marketing management
  $44,350      $48,400         4          6.35     17964.62      Engineering: Mechanical
  $78,133      $68,400         3          4.76     12650.52      Public administration
  $49,749      $43,000         3          4.76      7368.60      Computer science
  $40,667      $35,000         3          4.76      4189.94      OTHER business management/administrative services
 $107,500     $107,500         2          3.17     42500.00      Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
  $78,000      $78,000         2          3.17     26000.00      Engineering: Chemical
  $65,200      $65,200         2          3.17     14800.00      Engineering: Computer/systems
  $63,200      $63,200         2          3.17       800.00      Business, general
  $57,500      $57,500         2          3.17      7500.00      Accounting
  $55,500      $55,500         2          3.17       500.00      OTHER engineering
  $48,500      $48,500         2          3.17      3500.00      Education:  OTHER education
 $150,000     $150,000         1          1.59         0.00      Engineering: Environmental
 $100,000     $100,000         1          1.59         0.00      OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
  $74,500      $74,500         1          1.59         0.00      Operations research
  $72,000      $72,000         1          1.59         0.00      Education:  Special education
  $66,000      $66,000         1          1.59         0.00      Engineering: Aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical
  $59,000      $59,000         1          1.59         0.00      Marketing research
  $48,000      $48,000         1          1.59         0.00      Biology, general
  $46,800      $46,800         1          1.59         0.00      Financial management
  $46,080      $46,080         1          1.59         0.00      Social Work
  $26,000      $26,000         1          1.59         0.00      Education:  Elementary teacher education














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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  $65,000      $65,000         2         50.00      1000.00      Chemistry
  $58,000      $58,000         1         25.00         0.00      Operations research
  $55,000      $55,000         1         25.00         0.00      Mechanical engineering-related technologies














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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  $98,000      $98,000         1        100.00      1000.00      Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)

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