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Want to work in Nebraska as an Engineer? Read this first!

13.8% Jobs Projection
$87,830 Median Salary
80 Job Openings

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

  • Projected employment for Engineers in Nebraska is growing faster than average.

  • Engineers in Nebraska earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Engineers Work in Nebraska?

520 people worked as Engineers in 2018 in this state.

There were 530 Engineers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,540 Engineers working in it, which means Nebraska has fewer Engineers than average.

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Job Projections for Nebraska

Jobs for Engineers in this state are growing at a rate of 13.8% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.4%.

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Nebraska Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 80 annual Engineers job openings in Nebraska, and 1,070 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 9,500 annual jobs and 141,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Engineers Make in Nebraska?

In 2018 wages for Engineers ranged from $29,570 to $129,260 with $87,830 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $14.21 to $62.14. The median hourly rate was $42.23.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $42.41 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.18.

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

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Top Nebraska Metros for Engineers

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 180 $81,300

Top States for Engineers Employment

View the list below to see where most Engineers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 20,600 $107,300
Texas 10,710 $109,110
Florida 8,570 $77,020
Ohio 7,100 $89,390
Louisiana 5,400 $81,990
New York 4,910 $92,560
Pennsylvania 4,850 $93,400
Maryland 4,530 $128,230
Georgia 4,380 $92,030
Tennessee 4,250 $74,890
Virginia 4,190 $122,940
Illinois 4,000 $84,550
Alabama 3,730 $116,490
New Jersey 3,470 $116,570
Washington 3,160 $107,230
Massachusetts 3,090 $106,680
Oregon 2,760 $87,070
District of Columbia 2,640 $141,320
Colorado 2,500 $111,020
Minnesota 2,450 $101,270

Below are the states where Engineers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $141,320
Maryland $128,230
Virginia $122,940
Alaska $117,520
New Jersey $116,570
Alabama $116,490
New Mexico $114,000
Idaho $111,050
Colorado $111,020
Texas $109,110

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