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2000 OCCUPATIONAL WAGES-TENNESSEE METROPOLITIAN STATISTICAL (MSA) AND BALANCE OF STATE (BOS) AREAS

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Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Occupational title Occ. code Est. empl. Mean wage Entry wage 25th pct Median wage 75th pct
ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING OCCUPATIONS 17-0000   49,870 30,730 35,940 48,220 63,140
    24.00 14.75 17.30 23.20 30.35
All Other Architects, Surveyors, and Cartographers 17-1099   54,990 29,850 38,450 53,060 78,680
    26.45 14.35 18.50 25.50 37.85
All Other Drafters, Engineering, and Mapping Technicians 17-3099 530 38,030 27,120 30,440 36,680 46,240
    18.30 13.05 14.65 17.65 22.25
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 17-1011 90 76,190 41,620 47,910 64,230 123,930
    36.65 20.00 23.05 30.90 59.60
Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-3011 110 29,780 20,790 22,220 29,530 35,110
    14.30 10.00 10.70 14.20 16.90
Chemical Engineers 17-2041 30 64,930 50,360 53,360 63,770 77,280
    31.20 24.20 25.65 30.65 37.15
Civil Engineering Technicians 17-3022 90 34,210 25,400 25,780 28,560 36,590
    16.45 12.20 12.40 13.75 17.60
Civil Engineers 17-2051 190 55,470 37,360 43,950 58,210 67,480
    26.65 17.95 21.15 28.00 32.45
Computer Hardware Engineers 17-2061 20 58,240 49,890 51,680 59,640 66,370
    28.00 24.00 24.85 28.65 31.90
Electrical Engineers 17-2071 460 63,060 49,390 54,140 62,950 70,820
    30.30 23.75 26.05 30.25 34.05
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 17-3023 220 37,930 26,560 29,370 39,200 44,530
    18.25 12.75 14.10 18.85 21.40
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 17-3012 30 37,420 26,400 27,970 38,960 44,320
    18.00 12.70 13.45 18.75 21.30
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072 30 46,000 33,620 38,410 46,470 54,120
    22.10 16.15 18.45 22.35 26.00
Engineers, All Other 17-2199 340 61,370 44,980 52,300 62,860 70,550
    29.50 21.60 25.15 30.20 33.90
Environmental Engineering Technicians 17-3025 20 29,430 23,250 24,270 27,300 33,300
    14.15 11.20 11.65 13.10 16.00
Environmental Engineers 17-2081 70 53,120 38,960 41,550 50,710 63,880
    25.55 18.75 20.00 24.40 30.70
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 17-2111 30 58,030 45,710 47,610 52,970 61,850
    27.90 21.95 22.90 25.45 29.75
Industrial Engineering Technicians 17-3026 40 36,840 28,510 30,840 36,940 43,140
    17.70 13.70 14.85 17.75 20.75
Industrial Engineers 17-2112 250 49,990 39,760 40,360 45,600 58,420
    24.05 19.10 19.40 21.90 28.10
Materials Engineers 17-2131 20 56,990 40,140 43,830 55,120 71,860
    27.40 19.30 21.05 26.50 34.55
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Most occupations have hourly wages displayed. Hourly wage rates for occupations where workers typically work fewer than 2080 hours a year are not available. Annual wages are displayed for such jobs. Starting or entry wage is the mean (average) of the lower third of survey wages. Information on starting wage was not collected as part of the survey. Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development - Employment Security Division - Research and Statistics