 
Median annual earnings of engineering technicians by specialty is shown in the following tabulation.
| Aerospace engineering and operations technicians |
$51,650 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
42,950 |
| Industrial engineering technicians |
41,910 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians |
41,280 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians |
38,120 |
| Civil engineering technicians |
37,720 |
| Environmental engineering technicians |
36,850 |
Median annual earnings of electrical and electronics engineering technicians were $42,950 in 2002. The middle 50 percent earned between $33,760 and $53,200. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $26,770, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $64,070. Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of electrical and electronics engineering technicians in 2002 are shown below.
| Federal government |
$58,520 |
| Wired telecommunications carriers |
49,610 |
| Architectural, engineering, and related services |
43,670 |
| Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing |
40,110 |
| Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing |
39,760 |
Median annual earnings of civil engineering technicians were $37,720 in 2002. The middle 50 percent earned between $29,030 and $47,260. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $23,080, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $56,910. Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of civil engineering technicians in 2002 are shown below.
| Local government |
42,120 |
| Architectural, engineering, and related services |
36,930 |
| State government |
34,800 |
In 2002, the average annual salary for aerospace engineering and operations technicians in the aerospace products and parts manufacturing industry was $54,530, and the average annual salary for environmental engineering technicians in the architectural, engineering, and related services industry was $32,690. The average annual salary for industrial engineering technicians in the semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing industry was $38,230. In the architectural, engineering, and related services industry, the average annual salary for mechanical engineering technicians was $42,090.
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