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High Demand Occupations in
Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington Counties

ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING OCCUPATIONS

Occupational Title
2010 Employment Projection
Growth %
2000-2010
Average
Annual
Openings
Education/ Training Typically Required
Entry Level Wages
Architects Except Landscape/ Naval (WOW)
NA
NA
10
Bachelor's Degree
NA
Architectural/ Civil Drafters
900
9.8%
20
Post High School Vocational Training
$15.70
Civil Engineering Technicians (Milw)
260
8.3%
10
Associate Degree
$15.28
Civil Engineers (WOW)
470
11.9%
20
Bachelor's Degree
$20.40
Electrical Engineers (WOW)
550
3.8%
10
Bachelor's Degree
$24.85
Electrical/ Electronic Engineering Technicians
1320
-2.9%
30
Associate Degree
$16.84
Electrical/ Electronics Drafters
500
6.4%
20
Post High School Vocational Training
$16.08
Engineers/ All Others (Milw)
300
-6.3%
10
Bachelor's Degree
$25.21
Environmental Engineers (WOW)
160
33.3%
10
Bachelor's Degree
$22.66
Industrial Engineering Technicians (Milw)
240
-4.0%
10
Associate Degree
$16.92
Industrial Engineers (WOW)
570
-9.5%
10
Bachelor's Degree
$24.06
Mechanical Drafters
1160
1.8%
40
Post High School Vocational Training
$16.33
Mechanical Engineering Technicians
610
0.0%
20
Associate Degree
$15.79
Mechanical Engineers (WOW)
2740
1.9%
80
Bachelor's Degree
$23.71
Surveying/ Map Technicians (Milw)
290
31.8%
20
Moderate on-the-job training
$12.59

* AO: All others, occupations that are not being included in other occupational classifications

** On-the-Job Training is classified as Shrt/trm (Short-term), Mod/trm (Moderate-term) and Long/trm (Long-term)

*** Occupations that are projected with a large number of openings for one of the WDAs are designated with either (Milw) or (WOW); (projections on growth, annual openings and wage information will apply to that WDA only)

**** When information was not available for both WDAs, numbers are marked by (WOW) or (Milw) to indicate figures are only for that WDA

***** The list excludes those occupations which typically require training and education beyond a bachelor's degree.

 

Sources:

Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Labor Market Information webpage

WOW Workforce Development Area employment profile: In-demand occupations derived from the 2000-2010 Wisconsin Projections

Milwaukee Workforce Development Area employment profile: In-demand occupations derived from the 2000-2010 Wisconsin Projections

Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, 2000 Occupational Wage Survey Report: Milwaukee-Waukesha PMSA


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