Electrical & electronics engineers

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2019 Workforce

258k

Average Age

44.2

Average Salary

$108,250

Average Male Salary

$109,445

Average Female Salary

$96,261

About

Electrical & electronics engineers are most often employed by the Architectural, engineering & related services industry. The average yearly wage for Electrical & electronics engineers was $108,250 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Electrical & electronics engineers by wage are Natural sciences managers, Financial managers, and Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers.

Electrical & electronics engineers 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 & electronics engineers are Fremont City (East) PUMA, CA, San Jose (Northwest) & Santa Clara Cities PUMA, CA, and Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Electrical & electronics engineers are Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA, Fremont City (East) PUMA, CA, and Chandler City (South) PUMA, AZ.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Electrical & electronics engineers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Architectural, engineering & related services is the industry that employs the most Electrical & electronics engineers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Electrical & electronics engineers, by average wage, is Data processing, hosting & related services. Electrical & electronics engineers are paid most in Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$108,250

AVERAGE SALARY

± $3,465

In 2019, Electrical & electronics engineers earned an average of $108,250, $52,726 more than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Natural sciences managers make somewhat more than Electrical & electronics engineers while Financial managers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Electrical & electronics engineers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.267

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Electrical & electronics engineers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.267, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Electrical & electronics engineers (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 & electronics engineers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Electrical & electronics engineers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Electrical & electronics engineers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Electrical & electronics engineers, by number of employees, are Architectural, engineering & related services, Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. , Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, Electric lighting & electrical equipment manufacturing, & other electrical component manufacturing, n.e.c., Aircraft & parts manufacturing, Navigational, measuring, electromedical, & control instruments manufacturing, Wired telecommunications carriers, Computer Systems Design, Construction, National security & international affairs, and Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Electrical & electronics engineers, by average wage, are Data processing, hosting & related services, Specialized design services, and Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals.

Industries by Share

258k

2019 Workforce

± 12,468

28.8%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 5.67%

The number of people employed as Electrical & electronics engineers has been growing at a rate of 28.8%, from 200,531 people in 2018 to 258,339 people in 2019.

This graphic shows the share of Electrical & electronics engineers employed by various industries. Architectural, engineering & related services employs the largest share of Electrical & electronics engineers at 15.4%, followed by Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. with 14.4% and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution with 7.29%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Electrical & electronics engineers in the US. The average age of male Electrical & electronics engineers in the workforce is 44.6 and of female Electrical & electronics engineers is 39.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Electrical & electronics engineers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

235k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 11,890

23.4k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 3,757

90.9% of Electrical & electronics engineers are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Electrical & electronics engineers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Electrical & electronics engineers

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

67.5% of Electrical & electronics engineers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 18.8% of Electrical & electronics engineers, Asian (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Electrical & electronics engineers.

Age by Gender

44.6

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.701

39.9

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 2

The median age of Electrical & electronics engineers is 44.2, and Male employees are generally 4.72 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Electrical & electronics engineers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Electrical & electronics engineers is Engineering but a relatively high number of Electrical & electronics engineers hold a major in Engineering.