Exactly 150 of Virginia's 19,390 mechanical engineering professionals work in Lexington. Between 2006 and 2010, in Lexington, there has been a 12% decline in the number of mechanical engineering professionals. As the number of mechanical engineering professionals in Lexington has decreased, overall employment in Lexington has increased.

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In Lexington, salaries for mechanical engineering professionals have increased. In 2010 Lexington mechanical engineering professionals earned an average yearly salary of $61,840. Four years earlier in 2006, mechanical engineering professionals in Lexington made an average salary of $49,250 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Lexington.

Lexington mechanical engineering professionals earn a median yearly salary of $58,995. The 10% of mechanical engineering professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $43,770 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 98% higher salaries.

On average mechanical engineering professional salaries in Lexington are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There is only one accredited mechanical engineering school in the city. Many of Lexington's mechanical engineering professionals are graduates of this school.

Lexington's mechanical engineering school offers one mechanical engineering degree and certificate program.

Approximately 35 students graduated from mechanical engineering courses in 2010.