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 6 Corrosion Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 388 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 2016:
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 $123,127.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $123,127.
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 $109,543.
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 | 80.15% |
| Master's Degree | 17.01% |
| Doctoral Degree | 8.76% |
| Other | 4.38% |
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 | 10.38% |
| 3 to 5 years | 52.83% |
| 6 to 8 years | 16.35% |
| 9+ years | 20.44% |
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 (46.65%)
- Management (42.27%)
- Operations (35.05%)
- Planning (32.47%)
- Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (26.55%)
- Problem Solving (22.68%)
- Research (21.39%)
- Leadership (14.18%)
- Investigation (13.14%)
- Data Interpretation (12.89%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Materials Engineering (16.33%)
- Cathodic Protection (24.77%)
- Corrosion Engineering (26.24%)
- Oil and Gas (17.34%)
- Corrosion Control (29.36%)
- Project Management (25.69%)
- Material Selection (13.39%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Proposal Development (2.11%)
- Natural Gas (11.74%)
- Failure Mechanisms (5.87%)
- Materials Science (17.34%)
- AutoCAD (6.06%)
- Project Implementation (2.75%)
- Metallurgy (11.93%)
- Metal Coating (2.29%)
- Application Programming Interface (API) (15.05%)
- Asset Integrity Management Systems (7.71%)
- ASME Boiler And Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) (15.69%)
- Welding (5.05%)
- Chemistry (10.28%)
- Data Analysis (8.62%)
- Cost Estimation (3.03%)
- Auditing (11.74%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (5.23%)
- Chemical Engineering (15.41%)
- Data Management (5.5%)
- Mechanical Engineering (18.9%)
- Fabrication (3.21%)
- Data Collection (10.55%)
- Engineering Design Process (8.44%)
- Failure Analysis (9.63%)
- Integrity Management (13.85%)
- Laboratory Testing (8.62%)
- Refinery Experience (4.04%)
- Painting (2.66%)
- Petrochemical (4.86%)
- Soil Science (1.65%)
- Industrial Coating (3.3%)
- Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) (8.07%)
- Technical Assistance (1.19%)
- Risk Analysis (9.54%)
- Technical Supervision (1.65%)
- Risk-Based Inspection (6.7%)
- Test Planning (4.5%)
- Root Cause Analysis (4.4%)
- Mitigation (7.34%)
- Subcontracting (3.12%)
- Environment Health And Safety (4.68%)
- Industry Standards (16.51%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- CP System (0.64%)
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 (100%)
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 Specialist
- Corrosion Control Technician
- Materials Engineer
- Engineer
- Integrity Engineer
- Clinical Microbiologist
- Principal Engineer
- 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.
- Materials Engineer (General)
- Metallurgical Engineer
- General Engineering Technician / Technologist
- Materials Development Engineer
- Materials Research Engineer
- Physical / Geoscience Technician
- Chemical Engineer (General)
- Industrial Engineer (General)
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
- Black & Veatch (47)
- DNV (14)
- Marathon Petroleum (12)
- Entrust Solutions Group (11)
- Constellation Energy (10)
- KBR (9)
- Burns & McDonnell (8)
- NES Fircroft (7)
- Jacobs Solutions (6)
- Coffman Engineers (6)
North Carolina
- Black & Veatch (4)
- Siemens Energy (1)
- 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!
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.