Of the 13,470 mechanical engineering professionals employed in Wisconsin, 480 work in Shell Lake. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of mechanical engineering professionals in Shell Lake has shrunk by 23%. As the employment for mechanical engineering professionals in Shell Lake has decreased, overall employment in Shell Lake has increased.

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Salaries for mechanical engineering professionals in Shell Lake have increased. In 2010 mechanical engineering professionals in Shell Lake reportedly earned an average salary of $53,533 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for mechanical engineering professionals in Shell Lake was $48,390 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Shell Lake.

Mechanical engineering professionals make a median salary of $51,575 per year in Shell Lake. The difference in pay between the mechanical engineering professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 125%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $34,602 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $77,980 per year.

Mechanical engineering professional salaries in Shell Lake are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

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

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

Approximately 7 students graduated from mechanical engineering courses in 2010.