Editing Mechanical engineering (section)

===Salaries and workforce statistics===
The total number of engineers employed in the U.S. in 2015 was roughly 1.6 million. Of these, 278,340 were mechanical engineers (17.28%), the largest discipline by size.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#17-0000 |title=May 2015 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates |publisher=U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics |access-date=3 March 2017}}</ref> In 2012, the median annual income of mechanical engineers in the U.S. workforce was $80,580. The median income was highest when working for the government ($92,030), and lowest in education ($57,090).<ref>[http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes172141.htm Occupational Employment and Wages, 17-2141 Mechanical Engineers]. U.S. Bureau of Labor, May 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2014.</ref> In 2014, the total number of mechanical engineering jobs was projected to grow 5% over the next decade.<ref>[https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/mechanical-engineers.htm Mechanical Engineers]. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 17 December 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2017.</ref> As of 2009, the average starting salary was $58,800 with a bachelor's degree.<ref>[http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm#earnings "2010–11 Edition, Engineers"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060219092732/http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm#earnings |date=19 February 2006}}. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook. Retrieved 9 May 2010.</ref>