Occupational Employment and Wages, November 2003

41-9031 Sales Engineers

Sell business goods or services, the selling of which requires a technical background equivalent to a baccalaureate degree in engineering. Exclude "Engineers" (17-2011 through 17-2199) whose primary function is not marketing or sales.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
Metropolitan area profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
69,220 3.2 % $35.16 $73,120 0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $19.04 $24.89 $32.94 $42.75 $54.41
Annual Wage (2) $39,610 $51,760 $68,510 $88,920 $113,170

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Computer systems design and related services 5,480 $41.59 $86,520
Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers 4,730 $32.46 $67,520
Electronic markets and agents and brokers 4,670 $35.35 $73,520
Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers 4,280 $37.23 $77,450
Electric goods merchant wholesalers 4,060 $34.61 $71,990

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Nondepository credit intermediation (7) $52.37 $108,930
ISPs and web search portals 560 $47.71 $99,240
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 150 $47.45 $98,690
Automotive equipment rental and leasing 390 $46.14 $95,970
Office administrative services 210 $46.09 $95,870

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Connecticut 1,820 $36.48 $75,880 0.112%
Massachusetts 3,090 $40.08 $83,360 0.099%
Utah 1,000 $33.58 $69,850 0.096%
Michigan 3,940 $36.19 $75,270 0.091%
Oregon 1,380 $37.49 $77,980 0.090%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Colorado 1,140 $40.36 $83,950 0.054%
California 10,640 $40.17 $83,560 0.074%
Massachusetts 3,090 $40.08 $83,360 0.099%
Texas 5,390 $37.89 $78,800 0.058%
Oregon 1,380 $37.49 $77,980 0.090%

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
San Jose, CA PMSA 2,440 $44.75 $93,070 0.285%
Lowell, MA-NH PMSA 270 $39.75 $82,680 0.221%
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 360 $40.25 $83,730 0.190%
Hartford, CT MSA 1,030 $34.23 $71,200 0.173%
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 1,260 $36.65 $76,240 0.157%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 50 $52.94 $110,120 0.026%
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA 220 $49.20 $102,330 0.110%
Oakland, CA PMSA 600 $46.67 $97,070 0.060%
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA 40 $46.42 $96,550 0.024%
Galveston-Texas City, TX PMSA 40 $46.24 $96,180 0.045%

About November 2003 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) Estimates not released.

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Last Modified Date: April 19, 2005