Careers and Salary Information

2009 Connecticut Engineering Employment Data*

Field Number Employed
Mechanical Engineers 5,200
Electrical Engineers 1,930
Industrial Engineers 3,570
Civil Engineers 3,050
Environmental Engineers 670
Chemical Engineers 140
Computer Hardware Engineers 390
Biomedical Engineers 90

Most lucrative college degrees

Field Average Starting Salary
Computer Engineering $ 61,738
Chemical Engineering $ 64,902
Electrical Engineering $ 60,125
Mechanical Engineering $ 58,766
Computer Science $ 61,407
Industrial Engineering $ 58,358
Agricultural Engineering $ 54,352
Biomedical Engineering $ 54,158
Actuarial Science $ 56,320

 

* Source: U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov

** Source: CNN here.

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