Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

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2019 Workforce

110k

Average Age

46.1

Estimated Job Growth

1.59%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$64,119

Average Male Salary

$65,482

Average Female Salary

$50,878

About

Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians are most often employed by the Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. industry. The average yearly wage for Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians was $64,119 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians by wage are Training & development specialists, Other Sales Workers, and Firstline supervisors of correctional officers.

Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians are part of the Architecture & engineering occupations, along with Architects, except landscape and naval, Landscape architects, Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists, Aerospace engineers, Chemical engineers, and 16 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians are Santa Rosa County PUMA, FL, La Plata Town & Waldorf PUMA, MD, and Greene, Daviess, Owen, Orange & Martin Counties PUMA, IN. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians are Santa Rosa County PUMA, FL, Greene, Daviess, Owen, Orange & Martin Counties PUMA, IN, and Virginia Beach City (South) PUMA, VA.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians and on wages and locations for those in the field. Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. is the industry that employs the most Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians, by average wage, is Bus service & urban transit. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians are paid most in Isle of Wight, Southampton Counties, Suffolk & Franklin Cities PUMA, VA but are relatively concentrated in Santa Rosa County PUMA, FL.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$64,119

AVERAGE SALARY

± $2,472

In 2019, Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians earned an average of $64,119, $8,595 more than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Firstline supervisors of correctional officers make somewhat more than Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians while Training & development specialists make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.274

WAGE GINI

In 2019, Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.274, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians, by number of employees, are Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. , Architectural, engineering & related services, National security & international affairs, Construction, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, Electric lighting & electrical equipment manufacturing, & other electrical component manufacturing, n.e.c., Postal Service, Electronic & precision equipment repair and maintenance, Navigational, measuring, electromedical, & control instruments manufacturing, Aircraft & parts manufacturing, and Motion pictures & video industries.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians, by average wage, are Bus service & urban transit, Administration of economic programs & space research, and Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills .

Industries by Share

110k

2019 Workforce

± 8,146

32.3%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 8.52%

The number of people employed as Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians has been growing at a rate of 32.3%, from 83,285 people in 2018 to 110,167 people in 2019.

This graphic shows the share of Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians employed by various industries. Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. employs the largest share of Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians at 10%, followed by Architectural, engineering & related services with 6.4% and National security & international affairs with 5.58%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians in the US. The average age of male Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians in the workforce is 46.4 and of female Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians is 43.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

99.9k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 7,757

10.3k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 2,490

90.7% of Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Asian (Non-Hispanic)

68.9% of Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 8.66% of Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians.

Age by Sex

46.4

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.06

43.1

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 3.68

The median age of Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians is 46.1, and Male employees are generally 3.3 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians is Engineering but a relatively high number of Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians hold a major in Engineering Technologies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Projections

Projections on job growth for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians are expected to see a growth of 1.59% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

1.59%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.