DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

41-9031 Sales Engineers

Occupational Description:
Sell business goods or services, the selling of which requires a technical background equivalent to a baccalaureate degree in engineering. Excludes ?Engineers? (17-2011 through 17-2199) whose primary function is not marketing or sales.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Northwest Minnesota 5010$44.92/hr$4.16/hr$27.32/hr$30.27/hr$37.57/hr$49.57/hr$81.93/hr
Minnesota 1,060176$47.97/hr$1.68/hr$27.53/hr$34.85/hr$44.66/hr$59.51/hr$75.54/hr
U S 63,5502,224$55.32/hr$0.55/hr$29.03/hr$37.45/hr$50.96/hr$68.48/hr$85.49/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Sales Engineers
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing40$32.36/hr
Other Regional Data For Sales Engineers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 840 $45.60/hr 2.5%
Southeast Minnesota 80 $41.92/hr N/A
Central Minnesota 60 $45.32/hr 9.3%
Northwest Minnesota 50 $37.57/hr 2.9%
Southwest Minnesota 50 $44.13/hr 9.7%
Northeast Minnesota 20 $44.91/hr N/A
Related Occupations
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Amusement and Recreation Attendants420$11.52/hr27.9%
Industrial Production Managers410$44.28/hr6.9%
Parts Salespersons370$14.64/hr1.9%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products210$32.13/hr-0.4%
Engineering Managers160$52.98/hr2.9%
Commercial and Industrial Designers20$26.62/hr8.7%
Tasks for Sales Engineers