What does it cost to hire an engineering technologist in Moreno Valley?

Tier I to Tier VI, $6,240 to $54,340 per search, set by the seniority of the role and never by salary or location. A contingency firm billing 20 to 30% of this role's $80,790 median wage in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area (BLS OEWS, May 2025) would charge roughly $16,158 to $24,237 on the first year salary alone.

What should an offer for an engineering technologist in Moreno Valley look like?

Employers in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area pay engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other a median of $80,790, with the middle half of the market between $64,810 and $104,000 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). A band set below $64,810 competes for the bottom quarter of that market.

Hiring an engineering technologist in Moreno Valley, CA

Employers in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area pay engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other a median of $80,790 a year, with the middle half of the market between $64,810 and $104,000 (BLS OEWS, May 2025, SOC 17-3029). Filling it through recruitlocalpros runs Tier I to Tier VI, $6,240 to $54,340 per search, set by the seniority of the role rather than by salary or location, and our vetted recruiting partner handles sourcing, screening and placement end to end.

Do Moreno Valley residents in architecture and engineering work earn more than employers in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area pay?

Moreno Valley residents working in architecture and engineering occupations earn a median of $79,577 (Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011), against $100,510 as the median of the 31 wages BLS publishes for that same occupation group in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area (BLS OEWS, May 2025), a difference of 21%, with the employers figure the higher of the two.

Both sides of that figure describe the whole architecture and engineering group, not this one role. In the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area the group covers 31 occupations BLS publishes a wage for, from environmental engineering technologists and technicians at $59,340 to computer hardware engineers at $134,060 (BLS OEWS, May 2025), with engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other at $80,790 inside it.

That comparison is between two different measures, not a pay gap. The two weight the same occupation group differently: the Census figure is the midpoint across the people who actually hold those jobs, so a group carrying a few very well paid occupations is pulled toward them, while the BLS figure is the midpoint across the 31 published occupation wages, which counts each of those occupations once whatever its headcount. Census also counts where people live and BLS counts where the jobs are, and the two cover different populations, Census the civilian employed population 16 and over, BLS wage-and-salary jobs only. Read the number against other cities, where the same definitional difference applies on both sides, rather than as a shortfall.

Published wages across this group in the metro run above what Moreno Valley residents in it earn, which usually means employers here draw this talent from beyond the city line rather than from inside it.

What does an engineering technologist earn here?

Place of work

What employers pay

Annual wages paid to engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other by employers in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area. BLS OEWS, May 2025, SOC 17-3029.
25th percentile	$64,810
Median	$80,790
75th percentile	$104,000

Half of engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other in this area earn between $64,810 and $104,000 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). A band set below $64,810 competes for the bottom quarter of the market. Occupation detail for SOC 17-3029 at O*NET OnLine.

Place of residence

What Moreno Valley residents earn

$79,577

Median annual earnings of Moreno Valley residents working in architecture and engineering occupations, 935 people (Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011). An occupation group rather than this one role, and where people live rather than where they work, so it is not the same measurement as the wages beside it.

What does the role actually involve?

Core tasks

Interpret the results of all methods of non-destructive testing (NDT), such as acoustic emission, electromagnetic, leak, liquid penetrant, magnetic particle, neutron radiographic, radiographic, thermal or infrared, ultrasonic, vibration analysis, and visual testing.
Interpret or evaluate test results in accordance with applicable codes, standards, specifications, or procedures.
Identify defects in solid materials, using ultrasonic testing techniques.
Make radiographic images to detect flaws in objects while leaving objects intact.
Prepare reports on non-destructive testing results.

Task statements for SOC 17-3029, O*NET OnLine 29.1.

Tools and technologies in demand

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Autodesk AutoCAD, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Project.

Flagged in demand or hot for SOC 17-3029 by O*NET OnLine 29.1. Useful as a screen, not as a checklist.

Is the talent actually in Moreno Valley?

This is a job zone three: medium preparation needed occupation. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. O*NET OnLine, SOC 17-3029.

It does not require a degree, which widens the pool considerably. For context, 17.3% of Moreno Valley adults hold one. Census ACS 5-year 2023, table S1501, residents of Moreno Valley aged 25 and over.

The average Moreno Valley commute runs 34.7 minutes, which is roughly how far your catchment reaches before candidates start saying no. 7.2% of Moreno Valley workers already work from home, so a fully onsite requirement here is competing against that. Census ACS 5-year 2023, place-level commuting characteristics for Moreno Valley.

How often do these jobs turn over?

In Riverside County, architectural, engineering and related services employs 4,549 and turns over 7.2% a quarter, with 425 hires against 428 separations. Average earnings in that industry run $7,176 a month. Census LEHD Quarterly Workforce Indicators, 2024 Q1, NAICS 5413.

That figure covers every occupation in the industry, not this role alone, so read it as the local churn rate rather than as a number about engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other. It still tells you what you are hiring into: a normal churn rate, where a well-run search closes on schedule.

What does the search cost?

The fee is set by the seniority of the role, never by salary and never by location. Across all six tiers it runs $6,240 to $54,340 per search. A contingency firm hiring at this role's $80,790 median in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area (BLS OEWS, May 2025) would bill roughly $16,158 to $24,237 on the first year salary alone.

One owner runs the search from market map to signed offer. Searches typically fill in 23 to 35 days, which is a typical window rather than a promise, and the replacement guarantee runs 45 days at 50% off.

Questions employers ask about hiring an engineering technologist in Moreno Valley

What does it cost to hire an engineering technologist in Moreno Valley?: Tier I to Tier VI, $6,240 to $54,340 per search, set by the seniority of the role and never by salary or location. A contingency firm billing 20 to 30% of this role's $80,790 median wage in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area (BLS OEWS, May 2025) would charge roughly $16,158 to $24,237 on the first year salary alone.
What should an offer for an engineering technologist in Moreno Valley look like?: Employers in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area pay engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other a median of $80,790, with the middle half of the market between $64,810 and $104,000 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). A band set below $64,810 competes for the bottom quarter of that market.
Do Moreno Valley residents in architecture and engineering work earn more than employers in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area pay?: Moreno Valley residents working in architecture and engineering occupations earn a median of $79,577 (Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011), against $100,510 as the median of the 31 wages BLS publishes for that same occupation group in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area (BLS OEWS, May 2025), a difference of 21%. Both figures cover the whole occupation group rather than this one role, and one counts where people live while the other counts where the jobs are, so the percentage is not a pay gap.
Is the talent for this role already in Moreno Valley?: This is a job zone 3 occupation and does not require a degree, which widens the pool considerably. For context, 17.3% of Moreno Valley adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher (Census ACS 5-year 2023, table S1501).

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