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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 $97,092 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Electrical & electronics engineers by wage are Management analysts, Information security analysts and Physician assistants. Electrical & electronics engineers are part of the Architecture & engineering occupations category, along with Architects, except naval; Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists; Aerospace engineers; Biomedical & agricultural engineers; Chemical engineers; and Civil engineers.
The top 3 locations that employ the most Electrical & electronics engineers are Sunnyvale & San Jose (North) Cities PUMA, CA, Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos 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 San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA, Sunnyvale & San Jose (North) Cities PUMA, CA and Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA.
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 Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals. Electrical & electronics engineers are paid most in Snoqualmie City, Cottage Lake, Union Hill & Novelty Hill PUMA, WA but are relatively concentrated in San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA.
Demographic information on Electrical & electronics engineers in the US. The average age of male Electrical & electronics engineers in the workforce is 44.3 and of female Electrical & electronics engineers is 39.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Electrical & electronics engineers is White.
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 Agriculture.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Electrical & electronics engineers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Electrical & electronics engineers need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Mathematics, and Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Electrical & electronics engineers need more than the average amount of Technology Design, Science, and Programming.
Projections on wages and job growth for Electrical & electronics engineers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten-year national workforce is projected to grow 7.4%, but Electrical & electronics engineers are expected to see a growth of 6.5% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow slower than the national average.
