Manufacturing career directory
Engineers, All Other
All engineers not listed separately.
Also called: Application Engineer, Bioengineer, Biomedical Engineer, Coastal Engineer, Commercial Engineer, Consulting Engineer, Corrosion Control Engineer, Design Engineer, Director Engineering, Distribution Engineer, Engineer, Engineering Analyst, Engineering Consultant, Full Stack Engineer, Hydrodynamicist, Maintainability Engineer, Mathematical Engineer, Metrologist, Nanotechnologist, Ocean Engineer, Optical Engineer, Ordnance Engineer, Packaging Engineer, Photographic Engineer, Photonics Engineer, Reliability Engineer, Salvage Engineer, Service Engineer, Staff Field Engineer, Technical Engineer, Technical Testing Engineer, Testing Engineer, Traffic Engineer
This is a career information profile, not an advertised job opening.
What the worker does
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Skills, machines and equipment
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Education and training
Apprenticeships
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Salary reference
90,970–158,090 USD per year · United States · 2025. Source: BLS OEWS via O*NET · 25th–75th percentiles · SOC 17-2199.
Occupational-group wage references are not guaranteed pay for this specialty or an employer's offer.
Career advancement
- Build design, analysis, validation, and project experience; explore senior technical specialist, project lead, or engineering-management paths with the required qualifications.
- Ask employers which demonstrated skills, education, or credentials are needed for the next role. Related careers are exploration options, not automatic promotions.
How Do I Get This Job?
- Review the skills and responsibilities above.
- Confirm entry requirements with employers and training providers.
- Compare relevant hands-on training and supervised experience.
- Compare real openings and confirm requirements directly with the employer.
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Sources and limitations
O*NET® 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, under CC BY 4.0. ShopFloor adapted occupational grouping, selected manufacturing-relevant occupations, and retained seven legacy guide titles. Specialties and alternative titles are grouped under O*NET occupations; these occupations can also occur outside manufacturing. Source: https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html. No wage, vacancy, certification, or video data is implied. ShopFloor advancement suggestions are general editorial guidance, not O*NET findings or guaranteed career progression. BLS wage ranges, when available, are national 25th–75th percentiles for the source occupational grouping, across industries; they are not local, apprentice, entry-level, or specialty-specific offers.