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Median annual earnings in May 2006 of engineering technicians by specialty are shown in the following tabulation.
| Aerospace engineering and operations technicians | $53,300 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians | 50,660 |
| Industrial engineering technicians | 46,810 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians | 45,850 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians | 44,720 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 40,560 |
| Environmental engineering technicians | 40,560 |
Median annual earnings of wage-and-salary electrical and electronics engineering technicians were $50,660 in May 2006. The middle 50 percent earned between $39,270 and $60,470. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $30,120, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $73,200. Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of electrical and electronics engineering technicians are:
| Wired telecommunications carriers | $54,780 |
| Engineering services | 48,330 |
| Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing | 45,720 |
| Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing | 45,140 |
| Employment services | 38,910 |
Median annual earnings of wage-and-salary civil engineering technicians were $40,560 in May 2006. The middle 50 percent earned between $31,310 and $51,230. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $25,250, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $62,920. Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of civil engineering technicians are:
| Local government | $45,800 |
| Architectural services | 42,310 |
| Engineering services | 41,180 |
| State government | 35,870 |
| Testing laboratories | 31,800 |
In May 2006, the median annual salary for aerospace engineering and operations technicians in the aerospace products and parts manufacturing industry was $52,060, and the median annual salary for environmental engineering technicians in the architectural, engineering, and related services industry was $38,060. The median annual salary for industrial engineering technicians in the aerospace product and parts manufacturing industry was $57,330. In the architectural, engineering, and related services industry, the median annual salary for mechanical engineering technicians was $43,920. Electro-mechanical technicians earned a median salary of $41,550 in the navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing industry.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition, Engineering Technicians, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos112.htm (visited March 20, 2009). Used by permission.
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