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Metro Areas Sorted by Total Employment for
Engineers

Listed below are the 10 largest metro areas based on the total number of people employed in Engineers jobs , as of 2019

   
Metro AreaTotal EmploymentAnnual Mean Salary
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn9,530$94,600
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim8,590$109,530
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell5,370$100,630
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara5,000$127,330
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward4,940$113,050
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land3,480$131,870
Huntsville3,110$121,150
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington3,100$106,230
San Diego-Carlsbad2,970$114,580
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue2,060$110,100

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Total employment and salary for professions similar to engineers

Source : 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov; O*NET® 24.3 Database, O*NET OnLine, National Center for O*NET Development, Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, onetonline.org