# Sales Engineers

SOC 41-9031. Page: https://educationguide.com/careers/sales-engineers

Sell business goods or services, the selling of which requires a technical background equivalent to a baccalaureate degree in engineering.

## Pay and outlook
- U.S. median wage $124,900 (middle half $92,890–$161,230; BLS May 2025)
- Ages 25-34: median $106,133; 88% hold a bachelor's or higher (Census ACS 2020-2024)
- Jobs 2025-35: 2.8%; ~3.8k openings a year; typical entry: Bachelor's degree

## Fields of degree of young workers (ages 25-34, bachelor's+)
- Mechanical Engineering: 23% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/mechanical-engineering)
- Electrical Engineering: 6% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/electrical-engineering)
- General Engineering: 5% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/engineering)
- Computer Engineering: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/computer-engineering)
- Business Management And Administration: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/business-administration)
- General Business: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/business)
- Chemical Engineering: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/chemical-engineering)
- Computer Science: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/computer-science)
- Industrial And Manufacturing Engineering: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/industrial-engineering)
- Physics: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/physics)

## Median wage by state
- AK: $71,080
- AL: $104,410
- AR: $130,760
- AZ: $131,870
- CA: $139,160
- CO: $139,990
- CT: $123,660
- DE: $167,200
- FL: $125,530
- GA: $98,840
- IA: $83,450
- ID: $128,030
- IL: $99,710
- IN: $74,960
- KS: $98,000
- KY: $90,190
- LA: $121,680
- MA: $136,200
- MD: $153,410
- ME: $95,180
- MI: $114,180
- MN: $100,570
- MO: $90,960
- NC: $121,530
- NE: $90,140
- NH: $107,850
- NJ: $139,010
- NM: $119,420
- NV: $99,020
- NY: $137,480
- OH: $97,420
- OK: $114,520
- OR: $128,170
- PA: $98,500
- PR: $62,970
- RI: $149,750
- SC: $114,250
- SD: $119,110
- TN: $111,580
- TX: $130,610
- UT: $117,650
- VT: $116,790
- WA: $147,620
- WI: $117,970
- WV: $135,260

Method: https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#careers

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