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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   46,850 28,680 33,500 45,500 56,640
    22.50 13.80 16.10 21.90 27.25
All Other Drafters, Engineering, and Mapping Technicians 17-3099 880 39,500 20,890 22,200 37,860 51,870
    19.00 10.05 10.70 18.20 24.95
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 17-1011   48,590 33,440 37,600 44,740 58,730
    23.35 16.10 18.10 21.50 28.25
Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-3011 370 34,900 23,190 26,840 33,500 40,440
    16.80 11.15 12.90 16.10 19.45
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 17-1021 40 27,870 19,340 21,230 26,740 33,930
    13.40 9.30 10.20 12.85 16.30
Chemical Engineers 17-2041 100 77,590 48,170 59,170 75,270 96,330
    37.30 23.15 28.45 36.20 46.30
Civil Engineering Technicians 17-3022 260 33,370 26,620 28,460 32,980 38,610
    16.05 12.80 13.70 15.85 18.55
Civil Engineers 17-2051 1,080 55,020 36,050 40,940 52,960 70,940
    26.45 17.35 19.70 25.45 34.10
Computer Hardware Engineers 17-2061   43,560 26,670 32,130 43,290 55,470
    20.95 12.80 15.45 20.80 26.65
Electrical Engineers 17-2071 440 54,970 41,950 46,470 52,700 64,960
    26.45 20.15 22.35 25.35 31.25
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 17-3023 1,390 46,130 34,120 38,810 48,760 54,500
    22.20 16.40 18.65 23.45 26.20
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 17-3012 130 38,270 28,160 29,690 35,820 46,890
    18.40 13.55 14.25 17.20 22.55
Electro-Mechanical Technicians 17-3024 230 29,560 21,170 22,470 28,740 34,390
    14.20 10.20 10.80 13.80 16.55
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072 290 63,710 42,570 48,170 61,570 79,790
    30.65 20.45 23.15 29.60 38.35
Engineers, All Other 17-2199 390 55,330 29,710 35,070 49,530 69,330
    26.60 14.30 16.85 23.80 33.35
Environmental Engineering Technicians 17-3025 40 36,380 24,780 27,430 33,040 41,830
    17.50 11.90 13.20 15.90 20.10
Environmental Engineers 17-2081 230 53,010 38,230 42,050 52,420 63,650
    25.50 18.40 20.20 25.20 30.60
Industrial Engineering Technicians 17-3026 260 33,070 26,460 28,520 33,000 38,380
    15.90 12.70 13.70 15.85 18.45
Industrial Engineers 17-2112 500 53,160 36,610 45,460 53,870 65,010
    25.55 17.60 21.85 25.90 31.25
Landscape Architects 17-1012   45,670 33,500 38,370 46,360 54,700
    21.95 16.10 18.45 22.30 26.30
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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