Exactly 1,630 of Virginia's 19,390 mechanical engineering professionals work in Petersburg. There has been a 15% growth in the number of mechanical engineering professionals in Petersburg between the years 2006 and 2010. Overall employment in Petersburg has also increased.

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As the number of mechanical engineering professionals in Petersburg has grown, salaries for mechanical engineering professionals have also increased. In 2010 Petersburg mechanical engineering professionals earned an average yearly salary of $64,530. The average salary for mechanical engineering professionals in Petersburg was $61,733 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of mechanical engineering professionals in Petersburg is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Petersburg mechanical engineering professionals earn a median yearly salary of $63,298. The 10% of mechanical engineering professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $39,146 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 141% higher salaries.

On average mechanical engineering professionals in Petersburg earn salaries that are higher than the salaries earned by other professionals in Petersburg.

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

There is one degree and certificate program in mechanical engineering offered by Petersburg's mechanical engineering school.

Approximately 7 students completed mechanical engineering courses in 2010.