1. Industry Update – AOE Conference
October, 2012
Joe Lampinen, LEED AP
Director, Engineering Services

2. Introducing Kelly®
• Kelly® has been recruiting engineers for industrial clients since 1965
– 2012 is our 47th year in the engineering employment market
• 4th largest supplier of contract/project engineers in North America
– Over $350M annual revenue in engineering services
• One of the largest employers of engineers in the USA
– Over 7,500 engineering employees on project engagements any given week
• Large practices in product development, manufacturing, quality and
plant/facilities engineering
• Serving aerospace, automotive, chemicals, consumer products, electronics,
food & beverage, medical device, pharmaceuticals and oil & gas segments,
among others

3. Issues in Industry
• Lean Six Sigma
• Project Management
• Sustainability
• Quality Engineering
• Reshoring
• Automation

4. Engineering in the USA
• Regarding the “Big 4” engineering disciplines in the USA
– Civil
– Electrical
– Industrial
– Mechanical
• 812,848 total in the workforce
• 56% of these engineers have B.S., 26% have M.S./M.Eng.
• Median compensation in the range $70K to $80K
• This data not inclusive of
– Chemical Engineers, Petroleum Engineers, Nuclear Engineers, Safety Engineers,
Environmental Engineers, Materials Engineers or other specialists

5. Engineering in the USA
• Demand for engineers
– 978,664 jobs posted over past 24 months
– Positive monthly trend (from 35k/mo to 50k/mo)
• Demand variables
– Discipline
– Function
– Industry
– Geography
– Other factors
• In many geographies, functions/industries, demand exceeds supply
(negative unemployment)
• “Skills mismatch”

6. Engineering Demand by Industry
• Engineering Services
– 43,900
• Power Generation
– 13,675
• Aerospace
– 12,102
• Medical Device
– 9,765
• Pharmaceuticals
– 9,207
• Semi-conductors and Processors
– 8,374
• Automotive
– 7,628

7. Civil Engineers
• 207,879 total civil engineers in workforce
• 101,909 job postings over past 24 months
– Monthly postings have doubled from 3,000 to 6,000
• Most active employers are engineering services companies
– URS, Bechtel, AECOM, CH2MHill, HNTB, Parsons, Jacobs
• Median compensation $72,000/yr

8. Electrical Engineers
• 152,020 total electrical engineers in workforce
• 169,483 job postings over past 24 months
– Positive monthly trend, growing from 6,000/mo to 8,000/mo
• Most active employers during this period
– GE, LockheedMartin, URS, Bechtel, SAIC, Eaton, CH2MHill
• Median compensation $75,000/yr

9. Industrial Engineers
• 217,062 total industrial engineers in workforce
• 470,168 job postings over past 24 months
– Positive monthly trend from 15,000/mo to 25,000/mo
• Most active employers during this period
– GE, LockheedMartin, Honeywell, Boeing, Bechtel, GM, 3M, Medtronic
• Median compensation $76,500/yr

10. Mechanical Engineers
• 235,887 total mechanical engineers in workforce
• 237,104 job postings over the past 24 months
– Positive trend during the period from 8,000/mo to 12,000/mo
• Most active employers during the period
– GE, Navistar, LockheedMartin, Bechtel, Siemens, Honeywell, URS,
Cummins
• Median compensation $74,000/yr

11. Questions/Discussion