Corrosion Engineer

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

A Corrosion Engineer researches and develops methods to prevent corrosion and limit damage created by corrosion. Researches new materials and develops engineering processes to maintain and protect structures or industrial plants that may be affected by corrosion.

Job Outlook

There were 1 Corrosion Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 301 in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the Materials Engineer industry, which includes the Corrosion Engineer career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:

Salary

Many new Corrosion Engineer jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.

National

The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $118,665.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $118,665.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Corrosion Engineer postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $111,988.

Education and Experience

Posted Corrosion Engineer jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.

Education Level	Percentage
Associate's Degree	0%
Bachelor's Degree	77.74%
Master's Degree	21.59%
Doctoral Degree	11.63%
Other	5.65%

Posted Corrosion Engineer jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.

Years of Experience	Percentage
0 to 2 years	13.58%
3 to 5 years	42.39%
6 to 8 years	18.11%
9+ years	25.93%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Corrosion Engineer positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.

Baseline Skills

A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.

Communication (38.54%)
Operations (37.54%)
Management (36.88%)
Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (26.58%)
Problem Solving (24.92%)
Planning (24.58%)
Research (18.94%)
Leadership (17.61%)
Microsoft Office (17.61%)
Writing (16.61%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

Materials Engineering (22.56%)
Cathodic Protection (48.48%)
Corrosion Control (59.93%)
Corrosion Engineering (70.71%)
Material Selection (21.89%)
Project Management (26.94%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

Materials Science (16.5%)
Natural Gas (8.75%)
Proposal Development (6.06%)
Failure Mechanisms (9.43%)
Application Programming Interface (API) (16.16%)
Data Analysis (14.48%)
Welding (7.07%)
Procurement (6.06%)
ASME Boiler And Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) (16.16%)
Continuous Improvement Process (3.37%)
Chemical Engineering (12.46%)
Metal Coating (3.7%)
Cost Estimation (5.72%)
Data Management (6.06%)
Erosions (3.03%)
Refinery Experience (9.09%)
Oil and Gas (18.18%)
Integrity Management (17.17%)
Metallurgy (19.87%)
Asset Integrity Management Systems (14.14%)
Chemistry (12.12%)
Construction (8.42%)
Auditing (13.13%)
Soil Science (5.05%)
Painting (3.03%)
Technical Assistance (3.03%)
Industrial Coating (8.42%)
Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) (6.4%)
Technological Change (2.69%)
Engineering Design Process (7.07%)
R (Programming Language) (3.03%)
Mitigation (10.44%)
Fabrication (4.04%)
Failure Analysis (10.1%)
Mechanical Engineering (12.79%)
Risk-Based Inspection (10.77%)
Environment Health And Safety (3.7%)
Subcontracting (4.04%)
Technical Drawing (3.7%)
Process Improvement (3.7%)
Root Cause Analysis (7.07%)
Technical Supervision (5.39%)
Industry Standards (11.78%)

Salary Boosting Skills

A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.

Cathodic Protection (59.75%)
Corrosion Engineering (87.14%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Corrosion Engineer skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

Corrosion and Materials Engineer
Corrosion Control Technician
Corrosion Specialist
Integrity Engineer
Materials Engineer
Engineer
Principal Engineer
Engineering Specialist
Inspection Engineer

Similar Occupations

If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.

Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Corrosion Engineer jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

Jacobs Solutions (11)
Entrust Solutions Group (11)
Northrop Grumman (9)
Burns & McDonnell (8)
Formosa Plastics (8)
Buckeye Partners (7)
KBR (7)
NES Fircroft (6)
Marathon Petroleum (6)
Coffman Engineers (5)

North Carolina

KBR (1)

NC State Programs Relevant to this Career

If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!

Textiles Master's Degrees

All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.

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