Occupation

Responses

Average Starting Rate

Median Starting Rate

Technical and Professional

Accountants

14

$59,951

$28.82

Associate engineers (2-year degree)

3

$63,533

$30.54

CAD drafters

7

$41,686

$20.04

Engineering technicians, electronic

2

$71,800

$34.52

Engineering technicians, mechanical

2

$79,080

$38.02

Engineers

11

$89,360

$42.96

Engineers, chemical

8

$98,915

$47.56

Engineers, electric and electronic

7

$82,194

$39.52

Engineers, mechanical

12

$116,265

$55.90

Sales representatives

5

$51,504

$24.76

Scientists (general)

3

$94,373

$45.37

Technicians (general)

13

$0

$0.00

Production, Maintenance and Distribution

Bench assemblers

0

$0

$0.00

Building and construction trades

3

$31,893

$15.33

CNC machine operators

2

$53,040

$25.50

Electrical and electronic repairer

4

$22,880

$11.00

Electricians

13

$59,967

$28.83

Forklift operators

6

$36,560

$17.58

Hand pickers and packagers

3

$29,120

$14.00

Heavy equipment operators

5

$42,608

$20.48

Machine operators, no setup

2

$29,123

$14.00

Machinists/manufacturing mechanic

4

$55,640

$26.75

Maintenance mechanics

13

$32,165

$15.46

Material handling laborers

4

$21,200

$10.19

Millwrights

6

$48,407

$23.27

Skilled machine trades (general)

2

$36,220

$17.41

Truck drivers

4

$40,229

$19.34

Unskilled laborers (manufacturing, repair)

8

$33,940

$16.32

Welders

6

$52,633

$25.30

Computer and Information Systems

Computer operators

3

$62,053

$29.83

Computer security specialists

3

$123,413

$59.33

Computer support specialists, technicians

6

$59,204

$28.46

Database administrators

6

$91,111

$43.80

Internet development specialists

3

$76,218

$36.64

Network technicians

4

$67,406

$32.41

Programmer/analysts

9

$80,317

$38.61

Systems analysts

6

$75,287

$36.20

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