Mechanical Engineers · SOC 17-2141
Wage data not published: mechanical engineer in the Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
BLS publishes this occupation for the area but suppressed its wage estimates in the May 2025 release (marker “*”). We show exactly what is published below — suppressed values are never estimated or filled in.
- Employment in this area
- 340
- Per 1,000 jobs
- 1.3
Where BLS does publish this occupation
- Mechanical Engineers in North Carolina (statewide)
- Mechanical Engineers in the Greensboro metro area
- Mechanical Engineers in the Asheville metro area
- Mechanical Engineers in the Greenville metro area
- Mechanical Engineers in the Charlotte metro area
- Mechanical Engineers in the Goldsboro metro area
- Mechanical Engineers — national overview
- All published occupations in the Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.