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Engineering Technicians in Massachusetts

Is Massachusetts a good place for you to work as an Engineering Technician?

3.6% Jobs Projection
$58,510 Median Salary
220 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Engineering Technicians in Massachusetts are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Engineering Technicians in Massachusetts is growing slower than average.

  • Engineering Technicians in Massachusetts earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Engineering Technicians Work in Massachusetts?

In Massachusetts, there were 2,320 people working as Engineering Technicians in the year 2018.

There were 2,550 Engineering Technicians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 230 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 950 Engineering Technicians working in it, which means Massachusetts has more Engineering Technicians than average.

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Job Projections for Massachusetts

Jobs for Engineering Technicians in this state are growing at a rate of 3.6% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.2%.

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Massachusetts Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 220 annual Engineering Technicians job openings in Massachusetts, and 2,570 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 7,100 annual jobs and 80,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Engineering Technicians Make in Massachusetts?

In 2018 wages for Engineering Technicians ranged from $38,550 to $99,630 with $58,510 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $18.53 to $47.9. The median hourly rate was $28.13.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $30.64 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $2.51.

The median salary in Massachusetts is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Massachusetts Metros for Engineering Technicians

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Engineering Technicians.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,530 $61,220
Worcester, MA-CT 470 $52,290
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 250 $69,900
Springfield, MA-CT 210 $56,510

Top States for Engineering Technicians Employment

The table below shows the states where most Engineering Technicians work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 11,280 $69,950
Texas 7,580 $62,080
Illinois 6,320 $62,930
Pennsylvania 5,040 $53,740
Virginia 3,580 $78,260
Michigan 2,670 $62,070
Ohio 2,610 $57,110
Florida 2,570 $58,320
Washington 2,550 $76,530
Massachusetts 2,320 $58,510
Louisiana 2,310 $55,050
Arizona 2,300 $56,370
New York 2,200 $62,480
Maryland 2,170 $88,440
New Mexico 1,940 $78,630
Indiana 1,760 $53,960
Georgia 1,570 $58,350
Colorado 1,530 $62,910
Tennessee 1,450 $56,390
Minnesota 1,450 $56,770

Below are the states where Engineering Technicians get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $95,130
Maryland $88,440
Maine $81,180
Hawaii $79,600
New Mexico $78,630
Virginia $78,260
New Jersey $76,910
Washington $76,530
Nevada $72,540
Rhode Island $71,320

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