Electrical & electronics engineers

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2020 Workforce

229k

Average Age

43.9

Average Salary

$108,791

Average Male Salary

$110,091

Average Female Salary

$96,318

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 $108,791 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Electrical & electronics engineers by wage are Financial managers, Computer and information research scientists, and Pharmacists.

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 Hillsboro City PUMA, OR, 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 Hillsboro City PUMA, OR, Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA, and San Jose (West Central) & Campbell 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 Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments. Electrical & electronics engineers are paid most in Woodbury & Cottage Grove Cities PUMA, MN but are relatively concentrated in Hillsboro City PUMA, OR.

Yearly Wage

$108,791

AVERAGE SALARY

± $3,460

In 2020, Electrical & electronics engineers earned an average of $108,791, $52,838 more than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Financial managers make somewhat more than Electrical & electronics engineers while Pharmacists 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

0.263

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Electrical & electronics engineers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.263, 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.

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, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, Electric lighting & electrical equipment manufacturing, & other electrical component manufacturing, n.e.c., Wired telecommunications carriers, Navigational, measuring, electromedical, & control instruments manufacturing, Aircraft & parts manufacturing, Computer Systems Design, Construction, Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing, and National security & international affairs.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Electrical & electronics engineers, by average wage, are Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments, Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals, and Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing.

Industries by Share

229k

2020 Workforce

± 11,746

4.19%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 7.03%

The number of people employed as Electrical & electronics engineers has been growing at a rate of 4.19%, from 220,027 people in 2019 to 229,243 people in 2020.

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 16.3%, followed by Architectural, engineering & related services with 15.5% and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution with 7.93%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Electrical & electronics engineers in the US. The average age of male Electrical & electronics engineers in the workforce is 44.4 and of female Electrical & electronics engineers is 39.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Electrical & electronics engineers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

208k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 11,179

21.6k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 3,611

90.6% of Electrical & electronics engineers are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex 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)

65.2% 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 Sex

44.4

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.717

39.6

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 2.04

The median age of Electrical & electronics engineers is 43.9, and Male employees are generally 4.82 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.