Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

17-3023 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge, usually under the direction of engineering staff, to design, build, repair, calibrate, and modify electrical components, circuitry, controls, and machinery for subsequent evaluation and use by engineering staff in making engineering design decisions. Excludes "Broadcast Technicians" (27-4012).

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
122,550	1.4 %	$31.84	$66,240	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$18.84	$24.42	$31.38	$37.94	$46.49
Annual Wage (2)	$39,190	$50,790	$65,260	$78,910	$96,690

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	17,830	1.19	$30.53	$63,510
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	12,800	3.53	$30.53	$63,510
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	7,860	1.93	$29.92	$62,240
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	7,480	0.37	$41.27	$85,840
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	6,070	0.28	$32.05	$66,670

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	12,800	3.53	$30.53	$63,510
Communications Equipment Manufacturing	2,410	2.95	$29.02	$60,370
Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing	470	2.41	$30.57	$63,580
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	7,860	1.93	$29.92	$62,240
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	2,940	1.85	$29.60	$61,580

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution	420	0.38	$41.97	$87,300
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	7,480	0.37	$41.27	$85,840
Cable and Other Subscription Programming	60	0.12	$40.95	$85,180
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	(8)	(8)	$40.03	$83,270
Technical and Trade Schools	(8)	(8)	$39.58	$82,330

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	23,380	1.35	1.61	$33.84	$70,380
Texas	11,140	0.90	1.07	$32.96	$68,560
Florida	6,510	0.74	0.89	$29.47	$61,300
New York	5,730	0.60	0.72	$32.51	$67,620
Virginia	5,370	1.39	1.66	$34.71	$72,190

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Oregon	3,160	1.66	1.98	$30.76	$63,990
New Mexico	1,230	1.49	1.79	$30.82	$64,110
Idaho	1,060	1.45	1.74	$28.30	$58,870
Virginia	5,370	1.39	1.66	$34.71	$72,190
Alaska	440	1.39	1.67	$41.01	$85,310

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Vermont	270	0.89	1.07	$41.16	$85,600
Alaska	440	1.39	1.67	$41.01	$85,310
District of Columbia	340	0.47	0.57	$39.30	$81,740
Wyoming	180	0.64	0.77	$37.09	$77,150
Maryland	3,430	1.27	1.52	$35.82	$74,510

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	5,950	0.95	1.14	$32.21	$66,990
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	5,220	4.58	5.49	$34.58	$71,920
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	4,260	0.44	0.53	$34.93	$72,660
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	3,780	1.53	1.83	$32.31	$67,200
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	3,320	1.05	1.25	$36.04	$74,960
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	3,200	1.14	1.37	$32.79	$68,200
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	3,090	0.84	1.01	$33.86	$70,430
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	3,030	0.99	1.19	$33.64	$69,980
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	3,000	2.01	2.40	$34.97	$72,740
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	2,920	2.41	2.89	$30.98	$64,440