Exactly 14,520 of the 16,210 mechanical engineering professionals employed in Illinois, work in Joliet. Between 2006 and 2010, in Joliet, there has been a 3% growth in the number of mechanical engineering professionals. As the employment for mechanical engineering professionals in Joliet has increased, overall employment in Joliet has also increased.

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Salaries for mechanical engineering professionals in Joliet have increased. Joliet mechanical engineering professionals made $64,836 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for mechanical engineering professionals in Joliet was $59,252 per year. The growth in the salary of mechanical engineering professionals in Joliet is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Mechanical engineering professionals make a median salary of $61,832 per year in Joliet. The 10% of mechanical engineering professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $39,230 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 143% higher salaries.

Mechanical engineering professional salaries in Joliet are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

Many of Joliet's mechanical engineering professionals are graduates of the only accredited mechanical engineering school in the city.

There are a total of 3 degree and certificate programs in mechanical engineering offered by Joliet's mechanical engineering schools.

In 2010 approximately 6 students completed mechanical engineering courses.