Women in Engineering: An Insights Report from Learn more at ImAnEngineer.com
Women in Engineering:
An Insights Report from
Learn more at ImAnEngineer.com
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