Electrical & electronics engineers

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Total Workforce

201k

Average Age

43.6

Average Salary

$102,340

Average Male Salary

$104,270

Average Female Salary

$87,848

About

Electrical & electronics engineers are most often employed by the Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. industry. The average yearly wage for Electrical & electronics engineers was $102,340 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Electrical & electronics engineers by wage are Pharmacists, Computer network architects, and Compensation & benefits managers.

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

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Electrical & electronics engineers 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 & electronics engineers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Electrical & electronics engineers, by average wage, is Management, scientific & technical consulting services. Electrical & electronics engineers are paid most in Oakland (Northwest) & Emeryville Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$102,340

AVERAGE SALARY

± $3,502

In 2018, Electrical & electronics engineers earned an average of $102,340, $48,451 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Pharmacists make somewhat more than Electrical & electronics engineers while Compensation & benefits 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

0.286

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Electrical & electronics engineers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.286, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. 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 Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. , Architectural, engineering & related services, and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Electrical & electronics engineers, by average wage, are Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing, Management, scientific & technical consulting services, Electronics stores, Construction, & mining & oil & gas field machinery manufacturing , Data processing, hosting & related services, and Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. .

Industries by Share

201k

2018 Workforce

± 10,987

-8.22%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 8.27%

The number of people employed as Electrical & electronics engineers has been declining at a rate of -8.22%, from 218,499 people in 2017 to 200,531 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Electrical & electronics engineers employed by various industries. Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. employs the largest share of Electrical & electronics engineers at 16.8%, followed by Architectural, engineering & related services with 14.2% and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution with 9.14%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Electrical & electronics engineers in the US. The average age of male Electrical & electronics engineers in the workforce is 44 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

177k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 10,322

23.6k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 3,769

88.2% 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)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

65.5% of Electrical & electronics engineers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 18.7% 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

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.777

39.9

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 2.05

The median age of Electrical & electronics engineers is 43.6, and Male employees are generally 4.14 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.