Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Providence

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#46. Surveying and mapping technicians

- Median annual wage: $46,230
- Median hourly wage: $22.23
- Total employment: 120 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Surveyors

- Median annual wage: $52,000
- Median hourly wage: $25.00
- Total employment: 170 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Drafters, all other

- Median annual wage: $52,360
- Median hourly wage: $25.18
- Total employment: 40 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Landscape architects

- Median annual wage: $56,200
- Median hourly wage: $27.02
- Total employment: Not available

#42. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $59,840
- Median hourly wage: $28.77
- Total employment: 2,580 people (3.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Calibration technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $64,050
- Median hourly wage: $30.79
- Total employment: 50 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $64,620
- Median hourly wage: $31.07
- Total employment: 270 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $66,160
- Median hourly wage: $31.81
- Total employment: 250 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $68,160
- Median hourly wage: $32.77
- Total employment: 90 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $68,370
- Median hourly wage: $32.87
- Total employment: 360 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $72,580
- Median hourly wage: $34.90
- Total employment: 140 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $74,910
- Median hourly wage: $36.02
- Total employment: 90 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $78,810
- Median hourly wage: $37.89
- Total employment: Not available

#33. Electrical and electronics drafters

- Median annual wage: $79,330
- Median hourly wage: $38.14
- Total employment: 40 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Operations research analysts

- Median annual wage: $80,760
- Median hourly wage: $38.83
- Total employment: 340 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $81,920
- Median hourly wage: $39.38
- Total employment: 430 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other

- Median annual wage: $88,880
- Median hourly wage: $42.73
- Total employment: 300 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Statisticians

- Median annual wage: $91,680
- Median hourly wage: $44.08
- Total employment: 60 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Computer occupations, all other

- Median annual wage: $93,430
- Median hourly wage: $44.92
- Total employment: 950 people (1.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Web developers

- Median annual wage: $95,380
- Median hourly wage: $45.85
- Total employment: Not available

#26. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

- Median annual wage: $95,690
- Median hourly wage: $46.01
- Total employment: 490 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Computer programmers

- Median annual wage: $97,050
- Median hourly wage: $46.66
- Total employment: 380 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Chemical engineers

- Median annual wage: $98,160
- Median hourly wage: $47.19
- Total employment: 70 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Network and computer systems administrators

- Median annual wage: $99,910
- Median hourly wage: $48.03
- Total employment: 1,620 people (2.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Actuaries

- Median annual wage: $101,990
- Median hourly wage: $49.03
- Total employment: 110 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

- Median annual wage: $103,140
- Median hourly wage: $49.59
- Total employment: 160 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Database administrators

- Median annual wage: $103,810
- Median hourly wage: $49.91
- Total employment: 330 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Industrial engineers

- Median annual wage: $104,320
- Median hourly wage: $50.15
- Total employment: 1,420 people (2.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Electrical engineers

- Median annual wage: $104,530
- Median hourly wage: $50.26
- Total employment: 830 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Architects, except landscape and naval

- Median annual wage: $106,480
- Median hourly wage: $51.19
- Total employment: 510 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Environmental engineers

- Median annual wage: $106,620
- Median hourly wage: $51.26
- Total employment: 130 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors

- Median annual wage: $107,450
- Median hourly wage: $51.66
- Total employment: 70 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Civil engineers

- Median annual wage: $108,010
- Median hourly wage: $51.93
- Total employment: 1,310 people (1.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Web and digital interface designers

- Median annual wage: $108,940
- Median hourly wage: $52.38
- Total employment: 380 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Information security analysts

- Median annual wage: $109,410
- Median hourly wage: $52.60
- Total employment: 850 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Computer systems analysts

- Median annual wage: $109,950
- Median hourly wage: $52.86
- Total employment: 1,830 people (2.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Mechanical engineers

- Median annual wage: $110,390
- Median hourly wage: $53.07
- Total employment: 1,650 people (2.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Materials engineers

- Median annual wage: $110,700
- Median hourly wage: $53.22
- Total employment: 120 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Data scientists

- Median annual wage: $116,890
- Median hourly wage: $56.20
- Total employment: 1,200 people (1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Engineers, all other

- Median annual wage: $118,150
- Median hourly wage: $56.80
- Total employment: 460 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Computer hardware engineers

- Median annual wage: $122,870
- Median hourly wage: $59.07
- Total employment: 530 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Computer and information research scientists

- Median annual wage: $123,300
- Median hourly wage: $59.28
- Total employment: 510 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Computer network architects

- Median annual wage: $125,150
- Median hourly wage: $60.17
- Total employment: 600 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electronics engineers, except computer

- Median annual wage: $128,420
- Median hourly wage: $61.74
- Total employment: 1,010 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Software developers

- Median annual wage: $132,010
- Median hourly wage: $63.47
- Total employment: 5,880 people (8.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Database architects

- Median annual wage: $147,370
- Median hourly wage: $70.85
- Total employment: 180 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 364 metros.

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