Architecture & engineering · SOC 17-2141
Mechanical engineers
BLS projects 298,500 jobs in 2025 to become 332,000 by 2035 — +11.2%, against +3.5% across all occupations.
+11.2%
projected change to 2035
About 33,500 more jobs
17,800
openings a year
6.0% of the occupation a year, counting people who retire or move on
$104,110
median annual pay
Usually entered with: bachelor's degree
2025 to 2035
Employment at the start and end of the projection, in jobs.
- 2025 employment298,500
- 2035 projected332,000
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program, 2025–2035 projections.
Other architecture & engineering occupations
The largest occupations in the same group, by projected change to 2035.
- Civil engineers380,600+6.4%
- Industrial engineers365,100+12.4%
- Electrical engineers199,700+9.9%
- Engineers, all other166,700+3.7%
- Architects, except landscape and naval124,600+4.3%
- Architectural and civil drafters104,100+5.2%
- Electronics engineers, except computer98,200+3.7%
- Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians96,900+2.4%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program.