Materials Engineers Career

The role of Materials Engineers is to evaluate materials and develop machinery and processes to manufacture materials for use in products that must meet specialized design and performance specifications.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $110,430 and $53 per hour. 3 vocational programs could be taken for the Materials Engineers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 24,630 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Materials Engineers Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Materials Engineers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering	1	$39,257	-	-	-
Materials Engineering	7	$39,656	-	-	-
Polymer/Plastics Engineering	1	$29,086	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Materials Engineers Career

The following 16 occupations are related to Materials Engineers.

Related Occupations toMaterials Engineers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Architectural and Engineering Managers	208K	$172,290	$83
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	19,320	$106,700	$51
Chemical Engineers	21,140	$122,910	$59
Electrical Engineers	185K	$117,680	$57
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	96,410	$124,190	$60
Industrial Engineers	333K	$103,150	$50
Mechanical Engineers	281K	$105,220	$51
Engineers, All Other	151K	$118,350	$57
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	97,420	$74,440	$36
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	73,020	$66,640	$32
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	38,930	$67,990	$33
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	13,220	$67,360	$32
Chemists	83,530	$95,560	$46
Materials Scientists	8,810	$112,440	$54
Chemical Technicians	55,880	$60,920	$29
Commercial and Industrial Designers	30,810	$81,870	$39

Vocational Programs for Materials Engineers Career

25K

$53.09

$110,430

Vocational Programs to Prepare Materials Engineers Career

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