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Materials Science and Engineering Overview - The Field - Preparation -
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Employment 
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, materials engineers 27,500 jobs in 2019. The largest employers of materials engineers were as follows:

Transportation equipment manufacturing 15%
Engineering services 13
Primary metal manufacturing 9
Computer and electronic product manufacturing 8
Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences 7

Sectors
There are four general sectors of industry that employ materials engineers:

Primary Materials Producing
These companies provide basic materials to other companies who manufacture a component for a product or the end product itself. Examples are steel companies, glass companies, polymer powder producing companies, etc. Typically these are relatively large organizations. This sector comprises a small number of companies that support a much larger number of manufacturing businesses.

Manufacturing
These companies produce a component or end product using materials from Primary Producing companies. This sector includes a large number of companies ranging in size from a few to thousands of employees. This sector represents many different industries: transportation, electrical/electronics, machinery, computers/office, biomaterials, durable goods, and non-durable goods.

Service
Companies in this sector provide support for others. Employers include consulting firms, research and development organizations, construction companies, utilities, engineering services, communications companies, and research groups.

Other
Educational institutions, government, legal organizations, healthcare, business services, finance, insurance, and wholesale/retail are some of the other employers of materials engineers.

Employers
Both small and large organizations employ materials engineers. The following is a partial list of employers of materials scientists and engineers:

Note: Some resources in this section are provided by the US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 


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