Sales engineers
Detailed Occupation
Add ComparisonSales engineers are most often employed by the Computer Systems Design industry. The average yearly wage for Sales engineers was $131,890 in 2020.
The locations that employ the most Sales engineers are Plantation & Sunrise Cities PUMA, FL, Hunterdon County PUMA, NJ, and Denver City (Northwest) PUMA, CO. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Sales engineers are Hunterdon County PUMA, NJ, Plantation & Sunrise Cities PUMA, FL, and Denver City (Northwest) PUMA, CO.
Employment and salary information for the Sales engineers workforce. Sales engineers workforce in 2020 was 43,427 people, of which 8.94% were women and 91.1% were men. Sales engineers are paid most in Frisco (West), The Colony & Little Elm Cities PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Hunterdon County PUMA, NJ.
The Sales engineers workforce in 2020 was 43,427 people (8.94% women and 91.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of 33.6% between 2014 (32,502) and 2020 (43,427).
This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Sales engineers.
During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Connecticut ($182,593), Maryland ($178,123), and Arkansas ($176,620).
In 2020, Sales engineers earned an average of $131,890, $75,936 more than the average national salary of $55,954
The graph shows the ranking of Sales engineers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.
In 2020, Sales engineers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.325, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Sales engineers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).
The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Sales engineers compared to the entire workforce in the country.
Information on the industries that employ Sales engineers and on wages for those in the field. Computer Systems Design is the industry that employs the most Sales engineers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Sales engineers, by average wage, is Foundries ($216,238).
This graphic shows the share of Sales engineers employed by various industries. Computer Systems Design employs the largest share of Sales engineers at 62.2%, followed by Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified with 21.2% and Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers with 16.6%.
Demographic information on Sales engineers in the US. The workforce of Sales engineers in 2020 was 43,427 people, with 8.94% woman, and 91.1% men. The average age of male Sales engineers in the workforce is 45.6 and of female Sales engineers is 38.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Sales engineers is White.
The workforce of Sales engineers in 2020 was 43,427 people, with 8.94% woman, and 91.1% men.
The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 45 to 49 years (5,748 people), 50 to 54 years (5,686 people), and 40 to 44 years (5,481 people). Among them they concentrated 39.2% of the total workforce.
In 2020, 8.98% of Sales engineers workers were Hispanic and 91% non-Hispanic.
The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (65.6%), Cuban (20.7)%, and Puerto Rican (13.8)%
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In 2020, 85.4% of the Sales engineers workforce were White, of which 8.56% were women and 91.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (6.64%) and Two or More Races (4.93%).
Data on higher education choices for Sales engineers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Sales engineers is Engineering but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Engineering.
Among the necessary skills for Sales engineers, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Sales engineers need more than the average amount of Technology Design.
The most common majors achieved by Sales engineers in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (14,952 people), Business (4,984 people), and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (2,927 people).
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The main educational levels achieved by the Sales engineers workers were Bachelors Degree (24,882 people), Graduate Degree (6,766 people), and Some college (6,239 people).
The graphic shows the Sales engineers workforce by gender and educational level.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Sales engineers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Sales engineers need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Persuasion, Active Listening.
Projections on job growth for Sales Engineers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Sales Engineers are expected to see a growth of 6.36% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.
This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Sales engineers. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.
