Women in Engineering:

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Women continue to be one of the most

underrepresented demographics

in engineering.

86.4%13.6%of employed engineers with

bachelor’s degrees are womenof employed engineers withbachelor’s degrees are men

For advanced degrees, the gap continues.

18%

14%

of employed engineers with

master’s degrees are women

of employed engineers with

doctorate degrees are women

82%

86%

of employed engineers with

master’s degrees are men

of employed engineers with

doctorate degrees are men

Women are closing the gap, however, in a few

disciplines. Here are the top three engineeringprofessions with the most women:*

Civil Engineer

23,000

Electrical Engineer

20,000

Mechanical Engineer

14,000

*Excluding “other” engineers. Limited to holders of bachelors’ degrees.

And here are the bottom three professions with

the fewest employed women engineers:*

Chemical Engineer

10,000

Industrial Engineer

8,000

Aerospace Engineer

5,000

*Excluding “other” engineers. Limited to holders of bachelors’ degrees.

Of the 291,000 undergraduates to receive

engineering degrees in the last five years, only60,000 (21%) were women.

Compare that to master’s

recipients. In the last five years...

22% of master’s recipientswere women

78% of master’s recipientswere men

29,000 gradutes 103,000 gradutes

Of the 110,800 women engineers

employed in universities...

...roughly 10% are deans,

department heads or chairs

The only area in which women engineers overwhelminglyoutnumbered male engineers is leaving the workforcebecause of obligations at home.

Of the 992,000 engineers who left work for family

responsibilities, 86% were women.

Recent data reports the average median salary across all

engineering occupations, races and sexes is $90,000.

$82,000median annual

salary of

full-time woman

engineer

$92,000median annual

salary of

full-time male

engineer

This disparity continues into positions of leadership.

Of the 237,000 engineers who are managers:

91%216,000 are men

9%21,000 are women

Sources:

Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SEST)

National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

National Science Foundation

National Survey of College Graduates