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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