Engineers, All Other
Also called: Application Engineer, Bioengineer, Biomedical Engineer, Coastal Engineer, Commercial Engineer, Consulting Engineer, Corrosion Control Engineer, Design Engineer
All engineers not listed separately.
What engineers, all other do
Typical path into the job (BLS)
Engineers, All Other salary
The median annual wage for engineers, all other is $122,930 (BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025–35, national). The lowest 10 percent earn less than $66,810 and the highest 10 percent earn more than $189,950. The mean annual wage is $125,330.
The mean hourly wage of $60.00 is 8.3× the federal minimum wage of $7.25. State minimums are higher in most large states. Minimum wage by state →
How does your pay compare with people your age?
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Pay by percentile
Annual wage percentiles from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Percentiles are a good proxy for pay by experience.
Projected pay for Engineers, All Other (3, 5 and 10 years)est.
Today $122,930 → in 3 years $134,700 → in 5 years $143,200 → in 10 years $166,800 (10-year range $143,400–$193,600). The model assumes pay growth of +3.1% per year.
What drives the annual growth rate
Projected pay = current pay × (1 + annual growth)^years. The annual growth rate starts from a base wage-growth rate and adds or subtracts labor demand (BLS projected employment growth), wage momentum and AI replacement risk for each occupation. Projections are not guarantees. How it is calculated →
Outlook score for Engineers, All Other
Each component is a percentile rank among all occupations in the same country (0–100). Weights: labor demand 25, wage momentum / openings 15, pay level 15, AI resistance 25, aging workforce 10 (Japan only), entry barrier 10.
Will AI replace Engineers, All Other? AI replacement risk
How AI is changing this job
A written analysis for this occupation is being prepared.
AI replacement risk compares the parts of a job that are easy to hand to AI or software (processing information, documentation, repetitive computer work) with the parts that are hard to automate (physical work, working closely with people, judgment in unpredictable settings), using O*NET work activities, work context, skills and knowledge. The result is a relative position among all occupations in the country, scaled to 0–100%. Methodology →
Labor demand for Engineers, All Other
Employment projections are from the BLS Employment Projections program (2025–35). Annual openings include both new jobs and replacement of workers who leave the occupation.
The same job in Japan
| Engineers, All Other United States | 産業用ロボット開発技術者 Japan | 太陽光発電の企画・調査 Japan | 自動運転開発エンジニア（自動車） Japan | バイオマス発電プラントの設計 Japan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median / average pay | $122,930 | ¥6.59M ≈ $41,910 | ¥7.37M ≈ $46,856 | ¥7.25M ≈ $46,127 | ¥6.79M ≈ $43,183 |
| Pay in 10 years (est.) | $166,800 | ¥8.24M | ¥8.41M | ¥9.05M | ¥9.14M |
| Outlook score | 57 | 58 | 47 | 55 | 66 |
| AI replacement risk | 35% Low | 60% Moderate | 74% High | 61% High | 35% Low |
| Workers | 154K | — | — | — | — |
Matched by occupation (SOC code). Yen converted at 157.25 JPY/USD for reference; Japanese figures are averages, U.S. figures are medians, and the surveys define occupations differently.
Skills, education and requirements for Engineers, All Other
How to become engineers, all other
A step-by-step guide for this occupation is being prepared. The education, training and experience data above show the typical path.
Career path and how to earn more as engineers, all other
Career-path guidance is being prepared. Pay by percentile is shown in the Pay section.