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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   53,450 29,790 36,230 51,580 70,810
    25.70 14.30 17.40 24.80 34.05
All Other Drafters, Engineering, and Mapping Technicians 17-3099 290 39,270 26,220 30,730 39,250 44,710
    18.90 12.60 14.75 18.85 21.50
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 17-1011   51,950 26,740 32,620 46,980 58,810
    25.00 12.85 15.70 22.60 28.25
Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-3011 300 30,110 19,830 21,870 29,080 35,160
    14.50 9.55 10.50 14.00 16.90
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 17-1021   44,330 33,210 35,330 48,700 52,690
    21.30 15.95 17.00 23.40 25.35
Civil Engineering Technicians 17-3022 230 28,890 17,150 18,310 25,840 33,040
    13.90 8.25 8.80 12.40 15.90
Civil Engineers 17-2051 520 60,260 44,420 48,370 60,320 71,600
    28.95 21.35 23.25 29.00 34.40
Computer Hardware Engineers 17-2061   57,200 47,890 50,320 57,100 66,170
    27.50 23.00 24.20 27.45 31.80
Electrical Engineers 17-2071 430 66,910 50,840 57,080 67,800 80,000
    32.15 24.45 27.45 32.60 38.45
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 17-3023 910 40,020 25,450 28,060 37,910 48,900
    19.25 12.25 13.50 18.25 23.50
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 17-3012 110 63,760 31,160 35,930 60,200 97,120
    30.65 15.00 17.25 28.95 46.70
Electro-Mechanical Technicians 17-3024 130 44,400 29,280 30,920 36,450 49,060
    21.35 14.10 14.85 17.55 23.60
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072   68,640 43,240 48,130 72,130 84,140
    33.00 20.80 23.15 34.70 40.45
Engineers, All Other 17-2199 580 65,690 46,240 51,150 63,680 80,690
    31.60 22.25 24.60 30.60 38.80
Environmental Engineering Technicians 17-3025 130 36,110 22,010 26,780 36,810 42,320
    17.35 10.60 12.90 17.70 20.35
Environmental Engineers 17-2081 240 63,080 40,470 51,480 67,550 80,110
    30.35 19.45 24.75 32.50 38.50
Industrial Engineering Technicians 17-3026 110 41,670 28,750 31,870 38,250 43,720
    20.05 13.80 15.30 18.40 21.00
Industrial Engineers 17-2112 250 58,560 44,270 48,270 57,810 70,230
    28.15 21.30 23.20 27.80 33.75
Landscape Architects 17-1012   50,700 26,010 27,480 50,210 75,430
    24.40 12.50 13.20 24.15 36.25
Mechanical Drafters 17-3013 210 40,960 27,240 30,040 36,260 49,980
    19.70 13.10 14.45 17.45 24.05
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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