The US Department of Labor’s Bureau Labor Statistics (BLS) has recently stated that the rate of employment for engineering professionals is expected to rise up to 7% until the year 2026. Some other predictions are as follows.
- This number is growing as fast as the average of all the occupations.
- The agency has also predicted an approximate number of 194, 300 new jobs to open in engineering.
- A number of industries are expected to offer these job opportunities including rebuilding infrastructure, renewable energy, oil and gas extension, robotics, cybersecurity, and advanced manufacturing.
- In addition, the median annual wage for engineering occupants, in 2016 was observed as $77,900 which was more than twice as high as all the occupations in the economy.