Facilities Engineer
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Facilities Engineer supports engineering activities surrounding planning, design, and maintenance in a number of indoor environments; including manufacturing facilities, power stations, hospitals, and offices.
Job Outlook
There were 539 Facilities Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 17602 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Mechanical Engineer industry, which includes the Facilities Engineer career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Facilities 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 $78,204.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $84,277.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Facilities Engineer postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $54,898.
Education and Experience
Posted Facilities 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 | 38.85% |
| Master's Degree | 8.17% |
| Doctoral Degree | 1.44% |
| Other | 26.19% |
Posted Facilities 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 | 28.43% |
| 3 to 5 years | 51.38% |
| 6 to 8 years | 11.66% |
| 9+ years | 8.53% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Facilities 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.
- Operations (35.96%)
- Communication (35.82%)
- Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (30.34%)
- Management (29.38%)
- Planning (17.61%)
- Problem Solving (16.14%)
- Leadership (15.82%)
- Customer Service (13.39%)
- Microsoft Office (11.79%)
- Microsoft Excel (10.66%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- HVAC (43.05%)
- Maintenance Engineering (44.84%)
- Facilities Engineering (18.25%)
- Preventive Maintenance (28.83%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Equipment Repair (9.09%)
- Swimming Pool Maintenance (14.43%)
- Power Tool Operation (7.57%)
- Electrical Engineering (6.67%)
- Procurement (5.59%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (8.28%)
- Building Management System (8.62%)
- Engineering Support (3.8%)
- Facility Operations (3.56%)
- Electrical Systems (12.73%)
- Oil and Gas (3.58%)
- AutoCAD (9.05%)
- Construction (15.5%)
- Painting (20.1%)
- Boilers (13.28%)
- Carpentry (20.98%)
- Energy Conservation (9.27%)
- Plumbing (36.59%)
- Project Management (18.2%)
- Mechanical Systems (8.23%)
- Mechanical Engineering (13.31%)
- Valves (Piping) (7.77%)
- Machinery (10.56%)
- Commissioning (6.27%)
- Environment Health And Safety (5.57%)
- Furniture Cleaning (10.49%)
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.
- Maintenance Engineering (100%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Facilities Engineer skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Maintenance Engineer
- Preventative Maintenance Technician
- Facilities Mechanical Engineer
- Building Maintenance Engineer
- Engineer
- Maintenance Reliability Engineer
- Engineer Maintenance Associate
- Data Center Facilities Engineer
- Facilities Operations 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 Facilities Engineer jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Marriott International (773)
- Aimbridge Hospitality (617)
- Aerotek (475)
- Hilton (390)
- JLL (213)
- CBRE (194)
- HNI (181)
- Cardinal Health (168)
- Actalent (154)
- Ford (146)
North Carolina
- Marriott International (32)
- Biogen (30)
- Novo Nordisk (23)
- State of North Carolina (15)
- Hilton (13)
- Red Hat (12)
- Actalent (11)
- HNI (11)
- Aimbridge Hospitality (9)
- JLL (8)
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.