Bachelor's degree Mechanical engineering

Find key facts and figures about people who graduated in Mechanical engineering (14.1901) and available program options in this field. This information is applicable to all programs found under Mechanical Engineering.

What jobs do graduates have?

Job title % of graduates National salary per hour Job postings published on Job Bank from 2021 to 2023 Learn more
Mechanical engineers
29.51%
  • Low: $30.00
  • Median: $46.41
  • High: $70.88
10,223 job postings
Engineering managers
3.34%
  • Low: $41.21
  • Median: $66.50
  • High: $105.00
2,461 job postings
Industrial and manufacturing engineers
2.32%
  • Low: $27.14
  • Median: $43.03
  • High: $69.71
3,440 job postings
Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations
2.20%
  • Low:
  • Median:
  • High:
6,828 job postings
Manufacturing managers
2.00%
  • Low: $29.81
  • Median: $50.00
  • High: $87.27
4,754 job postings
Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
1.53%
  • Low: $22.00
  • Median: $33.00
  • High: $46.70
4,913 job postings
Construction managers
1.51%
  • Low: $28.85
  • Median: $47.00
  • High: $75.48
11,924 job postings
Retail and wholesale trade managers
1.49%
  • Low: $20.19
  • Median: $40.00
  • High: $80.29
61,963 job postings
Software engineers and designers
1.43%
  • Low: $33.46
  • Median: $53.85
  • High: $84.62
9,696 job postings
Information systems specialists
1.30%
  • Low: $27.50
  • Median: $45.67
  • High: $65.93
18,557 job postings

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How much do graduates earn (data from 2021)?

Here’s how much graduates in Mechanical engineering (14.1901) earned in 2021. The data shows their median wage 2, 5, and 10 years after graduation and includes earnings from all the jobs they held in each period.

On average, graduates of 2019 earned a median wage of

$65,500

(2 years after graduation)

On average, graduates of 2016 earned a median wage of

$78,300

(5 years after graduation)

On average, graduates of 2011 earned a median wage of

$100,300

(10 years after graduation)

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