Stationary engineers & boiler operators

Detailed Occupation

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2022 Workforce
99.7k
Average Age
48
Estimated Job Growth
2.69%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$80,631
Average Male Salary
$80,654
Average Female Salary
$80,119

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Stationary engineers & boiler operators workforce. Stationary engineers & boiler operators workforce in 2022 was 99,745 people, of which 4.43% were women and 95.6% were men. Stationary engineers & boiler operators are paid most in Boone & Hamilton (Northwest) Counties PUMA, IN but are relatively concentrated in Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning & Development District 1 (North) PUMA, LA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
95,331
Male Workforce
± 7.58k
4,414
Female Workforce
± 1.63k

The Stationary engineers & boiler operators workforce in 2022 was 99,745 people (4.43% women and 95.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of 11.5% between 2014 (89,489) and 2022 (99,745).

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Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Stationary engineers & boiler operators.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Wyoming ($157,728), Louisiana ($135,404), and California ($100,227).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$80,631
AVERAGE WAGE
#134 in the ranking (2022)
$64,683
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Stationary engineers & boiler operators earned an average of $80,631, $15,948 more than the average national salary of $64,683

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Wage Distribution

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0.306
WAGE GINI

In 2022, Stationary engineers & boiler operators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.306, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Stationary engineers & boiler operators (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Stationary engineers & boiler operators and on wages for those in the field. General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals is the industry that employs the most Stationary engineers & boiler operators, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Stationary engineers & boiler operators, by average wage, is Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores ($184,352).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
99.7k
2022 Workforce
± 7,751
0.797%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 10.9%

This graphic shows the share of Stationary engineers & boiler operators employed by various industries. General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals employs the largest share of Stationary engineers & boiler operators at 41.6%, followed by Traveler accommodation with 37.8% and Real estate property managers, offices of real estate appraisers, and other activities related to real estate with 20.7%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Stationary engineers & boiler operators in the US. The workforce of Stationary engineers & boiler operators in 2022 was 99,745 people, with 4.43% woman, and 95.6% men. The average age of male Stationary engineers & boiler operators in the workforce is 48.2 and of female Stationary engineers & boiler operators is 42.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Stationary engineers & boiler operators is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Stationary engineers & boiler operators in 2022 was 99,745 people, with 4.43% woman, and 95.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (16,486 people), 60 to 64 years (13,611  people), and 50 to 54 years (13,230 people). Among them they concentrated 43.6% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In 2022, 15.1% of Stationary engineers & boiler operators workers were Hispanic and 84.9% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (71.6%), Puerto Rican (19.6)%, and Salvadoran (8.8)%

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Races

In 2022, 68.9% of the Stationary engineers & boiler operators workforce were White, of which 4.23% were women and 95.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (11.7%) and Asian (6.71%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Stationary engineers & boiler operators from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Stationary engineers & boiler operators is Engineering but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Engineering.

Among the necessary skills for Stationary engineers & boiler operators, Operations Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Stationary engineers & boiler operators need more than the average amount of N/A.

Majors

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The most common majors achieved by Stationary engineers & boiler operators in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (10,221 people), Business (2,507 people), and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (1,424 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Stationary engineers & boiler operators workers were High School or Equivalent (36,500 people), Some college (26,475 people), and Bachelors Degree (14,543 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Stationary engineers & boiler operators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Stationary engineers & boiler operators need many skills, but most especially Operations Monitoring, Repairing, Operation and Control.

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 2.84%, but Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators are expected to see a growth of 2.69% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators.
2.69%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
2.84%
National Growth
10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Stationary engineers & boiler operators. This profession is expected to grow less than than 2.84%, the average rate of national job growth.

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