Engineering

Occupational areas and positions include all disciplines of engineering and architecture.

Engineering Hiring Projections

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PROFESSIONAL FIELD
Key Occupational Area/Position		 # of Employees
as of 9/30/08		 Total Hires
FY 2007-08		 Projected Hires
FY 2010-12
Broadcasting Board of Governors
Electrical Engineering 17 0 0
Department of Commerce
Electrical Engineering 296 30 18
Department of Defense (Excluding Services)
Civil Engineering 43 14 2
Computer Engineering 178 57 23
Electrical Engineering 818 128 161
General Engineering 929 295 167
Department of Energy
Electrical Engineering 390 27 156
General Engineering 1,591 217 494
Nuclear Engineering 247 37 157
Department of Homeland Security
912 230 375
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Construction Analyst 119 20 12
General Engineering 61 2 3
Department of Labor
Mining Engineering 188 26 30
Department of State
205 34 38
Department of the Army
Civil Engineering 5,088 643 925
Computer Engineering 1,223 154 237
Electrical Engineering 2,939 215 367
General Engineering 4,450 369 432
Department of the Interior
Civil Engineering 894 75 114
Department of the Navy
Civil Engineering 704 159 214
Computer Engineering 1,290 174 262
Electrical Engineering 8,192 644 1,483
General Engineering 3,782 309 428
Department of Transportation
5,384 562 1,515
Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Engineering 1,922 273 367
Federal Communications Commission
Electrical Engineering 278 53 75
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Aerospace Engineering 4,515 578 373
Computer Engineering 912 75 168
Electrical Engineering 806 71 50
General Engineering 2,911 276 430
Materials Engineering 260 21 63
National Science Foundation
Program Director 61 5 8
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
1,740 386 312
United States Air Force
Civil Engineering 236 35 49
Computer Engineering 343 39 78
Electrical Engineering 4,498 528 863
General Engineering 2,510 147 193
TOTAL 60,932 6,908 10,642
PROFESSIONAL FIELD
Key Occupational Area/Position		 Total Left
FY 2007-08		 Average
Age		 Retirement
Eligibility
2009		 Retirement
Eligibility
FY 2012
Broadcasting Board of Governors
Electrical Engineering 4 55 5 8
Department of Commerce
Electrical Engineering 41 50 71 93
Department of Defense (Excluding Services)
Civil Engineering 11 46 12 19
Computer Engineering 30 41 15 28
Electrical Engineering 132 47 171 248
General Engineering 153 54 166 266
Department of Energy
Electrical Engineering 44 46 68 114
General Engineering 184 49 358 627
Nuclear Engineering 28 50 85 119
Department of Homeland Security
183 50 171 241
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Construction Analyst 22 55 67 79
General Engineering 11 56 37 48
Department of Labor
Mining Engineering 37 49 49 72
Department of State
39 53 48 55
Department of the Army
Civil Engineering 612 46 949 1,578
Computer Engineering 96 40 77 121
Electrical Engineering 294 46 425 668
General Engineering 573 47 721 1,193
Department of the Interior
Civil Engineering 136 48 184 316
Department of the Navy
Civil Engineering 121 46 118 186
Computer Engineering 111 39 68 116
Electrical Engineering 744 45 1,032 1,607
General Engineering 426 47 620 1,018
Department of Transportation
538 48 483 665
Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Engineering 173 48 339 509
Federal Communications Commission
Electrical Engineering 40 47 71 73
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Aerospace Engineering 248 45 428 735
Computer Engineering 82 46 86 153
Electrical Engineering 50 46 96 151
General Engineering 261 47 397 677
Materials Engineering 13 47 35 57
National Science Foundation
Program Director 10 58 13 19
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
178 46 298 538
United States Air Force
Civil Engineering 59 48 61 83
Computer Engineering 35 43 27 60
Electrical Engineering 454 44 522 866
General Engineering 299 49 419 712
TOTAL 6,472 48 8,792 14,118
  • Hiring projections for the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Housing and Urban Development are Partnership for Public Service projections based on historical hiring data.
  • The Intelligence Community will also be hiring for Engineering positions but is unable to provide data.

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Current Mission-Critical Engineering Positions by Agency

Agency Engineering Positions
Department of Defense 37,223
Department of the Navy 13,968
Department of the Army 13,700
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 9,404
United States Air Force 7,587
Department of Transportation 5,384
Department of Energy 2,228
Department of Defense (Excluding Services) 1,968
Environmental Protection Agency 1,922
Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1,740
Department of Homeland Security 912
Department of the Interior 894
Department of Commerce 296
Federal Communications Commission 278
Department of State 205
Department of Labor 188
Department of Housing and Urban Development 180
National Science Foundation 61
Broadcasting Board of Governors 17

Percentage of Engineering Positions by Region

Source: Fedscope 09/08

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