// ENGINEERING FOR THE WORLD

Kansas City has the engineering backbone to support the nation’s growing advanced energy industry and the workforce to support advanced energy companies. KC’s prominent engineering cluster differentiates it from all the other markets attempting to grow this industry particularly for Advanced Transportation and Battery Technology, BioEnergy and Wind.

The Engineering & Design services sector is a $2.3 billion dollar industry in the Kansas City region—73% above the U.S. average.

• Kansas and Missouri consistently rank in the top 25% of states for the percentage of science & engineering graduates.
• Approximately 150 engineering related firms employ over 10,000 engineers in the region.
• The expanded industry, including both engineering and architectural services firms, comprises 30% of the professional services sector in Kansas City.
• Kansas City is headquarters to internationally recognized engineering leaders including: Bartlett & West Inc., BHC Rhodes, Black & Veatch, Burns & McDonnell, CRB Consulting Engineers, GBA, HNTB Companies, Olsson Associates, Shafer, Kline & Warren, Terracon Consultants, TranSystems Corporation, and MRIGlobal as manager of the National Renewable Energy Lab.
• According to Engineering News Record’s 2011 Rankings, KC is home to 3 of the top 25, 5 of the top 100 and 13 of the top 500 U.S. Engineering and Design Firms:  Black & Veatch #16, HNTB #17, Burns & McDonnell #20, Terracon Consultants Inc. #38, and TranSystems Corporation #56.

// KC AREA ENGINEERING DEGREES CONFERRED, 2010-2011

Degree	Certificates	Associates Degree	Bachelor's Degree	Master's / Doctor's Degree	TOTAL
Engineering	0	11	321	241	573
Engineering Technologies / Technicians	124	122	150	29	425

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, 2010-2011 IPEDS