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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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, adjust, 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 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Industry profile for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Geographic profile for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

National estimates for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
99,050 1.1 % $ 34.04 $ 70,810 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 21.12 $ 25.19 $ 31.92 $ 39.37 $ 48.79
Annual Wage (2) $ 43,930 $ 52,400 $ 66,390 $ 81,890 $ 101,480


Industry profile for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 14,340 0.90 $ 32.54 $ 67,690
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 11,660 3.11 $ 31.02 $ 64,520
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 7,510 0.36 $ 45.28 $ 94,180
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 7,240 1.75 $ 35.30 $ 73,410
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 5,110 1.35 $ 40.09 $ 83,390

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 11,660 3.11 $ 31.02 $ 64,520
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 2,580 3.03 $ 28.40 $ 59,080
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 7,240 1.75 $ 35.30 $ 73,410
Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing 2,100 1.41 $ 28.59 $ 59,470
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 5,110 1.35 $ 40.09 $ 83,390

Top paying industries for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 270 0.26 $ 49.00 $ 101,920
Oil and Gas Extraction 180 0.17 $ 45.93 $ 95,530
Other Pipeline Transportation 40 0.50 $ 45.44 $ 94,510
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 80 0.74 $ 45.30 $ 94,230
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 7,510 0.36 $ 45.28 $ 94,180


Geographic profile for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 17,380 0.99 1.47 $ 38.13 $ 79,310
Texas 7,330 0.56 0.84 $ 31.83 $ 66,210
Florida 6,070 0.66 0.98 $ 29.49 $ 61,330
New York 4,400 0.48 0.72 $ 33.47 $ 69,620
Virginia 4,290 1.11 1.65 $ 36.79 $ 76,530


Map of location quotient of electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 460 1.50 2.23 $ 42.71 $ 88,850
New Mexico 1,120 1.37 2.04 $ 36.18 $ 75,250
New Hampshire 830 1.26 1.89 $ 30.97 $ 64,420
Oregon 2,360 1.25 1.86 $ 32.97 $ 68,580
Virginia 4,290 1.11 1.65 $ 36.79 $ 76,530


Map of annual mean wages of electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 180 0.25 0.38 $ 47.52 $ 98,850
Alaska 460 1.50 2.23 $ 42.71 $ 88,850
Hawaii 280 0.47 0.71 $ 42.37 $ 88,140
Maryland 2,420 0.92 1.37 $ 41.01 $ 85,290
Colorado 1,240 0.45 0.67 $ 38.21 $ 79,470



Map of employment of electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 4,310 0.71 1.06 $ 35.14 $ 73,100
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 3,640 3.24 4.84 $ 40.83 $ 84,920
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 3,210 2.15 3.22 $ 36.27 $ 75,440
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 2,730 1.01 1.51 $ 32.75 $ 68,120
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 2,660 0.29 0.43 $ 36.63 $ 76,180
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,560 0.84 1.26 $ 38.86 $ 80,830
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,140 0.89 1.34 $ 38.57 $ 80,230
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,140 0.56 0.84 $ 30.62 $ 63,700
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 1,890 1.60 2.39 $ 34.91 $ 72,610
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,850 0.42 0.63 $ 34.91 $ 72,600


Map of location quotient of electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California-Lexington Park, MD 340 7.27 10.86 $ 44.99 $ 93,580
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 900 3.91 5.84 $ 28.06 $ 58,360
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 390 3.27 4.88 $ 35.04 $ 72,880
Huntsville, AL 780 3.25 4.86 $ 31.98 $ 66,510
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 290 3.24 4.84 $ 43.35 $ 90,170
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 3,640 3.24 4.84 $ 40.83 $ 84,920
Las Cruces, NM 200 2.72 4.06 $ 35.60 $ 74,040
Owensboro, KY 130 2.60 3.88 $ 31.26 $ 65,020
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 160 2.23 3.33 $ 26.36 $ 54,830
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 260 2.18 3.25 $ 39.43 $ 82,010