Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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)
97,420	1.1 %	$ 35.79	$ 74,440	0.4 %

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

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 22.32	$ 27.88	$ 35.00	$ 41.19	$ 50.63
Annual Wage (2)	$ 46,420	$ 57,990	$ 72,800	$ 85,680	$ 105,320

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)
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	12,890	3.29	$ 33.35	$ 69,370
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	12,440	0.76	$ 35.49	$ 73,830
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation)	7,470	0.35	$ 47.62	$ 99,050
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	6,860	1.62	$ 36.05	$ 74,980
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	4,850	1.23	$ 42.75	$ 88,920

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	12,890	3.29	$ 33.35	$ 69,370
Communications Equipment Manufacturing	1,860	2.23	$ 30.05	$ 62,500
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	6,860	1.62	$ 36.05	$ 74,980
Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	2,280	1.42	$ 29.10	$ 60,520
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	1,920	1.32	$ 29.74	$ 61,860

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)
Other Pipeline Transportation	80	0.96	$ 50.73	$ 105,530
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	110	0.91	$ 49.38	$ 102,720
Oil and Gas Extraction	180	0.17	$ 48.38	$ 100,620
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation)	7,470	0.35	$ 47.62	$ 99,050
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	280	0.26	$ 46.54	$ 96,810

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 2023

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	15,900	0.89	1.38	$ 40.90	$ 85,060
Texas	9,160	0.68	1.05	$ 32.88	$ 68,400
Florida	5,690	0.59	0.93	$ 31.51	$ 65,540
New York	4,260	0.45	0.71	$ 35.48	$ 73,800
Virginia	3,780	0.95	1.48	$ 41.62	$ 86,580

Map of location quotient of electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians by state, May 2023

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)
Oregon	2,650	1.36	2.13	$ 35.46	$ 73,750
New Mexico	1,150	1.36	2.12	$ 37.35	$ 77,700
Vermont	340	1.12	1.75	$ 33.46	$ 69,590
Nevada	1,650	1.12	1.74	$ 32.97	$ 68,580
New Hampshire	700	1.04	1.62	$ 33.62	$ 69,920

Map of annual mean wages of electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians by state, May 2023

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)
Alaska	320	1.04	1.62	$ 44.58	$ 92,730
District of Columbia	270	0.38	0.59	$ 43.98	$ 91,470
Maryland	1,890	0.71	1.10	$ 43.28	$ 90,020
Hawaii	530	0.86	1.34	$ 42.94	$ 89,320
Virginia	3,780	0.95	1.48	$ 41.62	$ 86,580

Map of employment of electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians by area, May 2023

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	4,110	0.66	1.04	$ 38.34	$ 79,740
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	3,330	2.92	4.54	$ 42.09	$ 87,550
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	2,890	1.05	1.63	$ 33.63	$ 69,960
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	2,560	0.65	1.01	$ 32.86	$ 68,350
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	2,560	0.27	0.42	$ 38.50	$ 80,080
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	2,550	1.68	2.61	$ 39.56	$ 82,280
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	2,420	2.01	3.13	$ 35.48	$ 73,800
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	2,100	0.92	1.43	$ 36.76	$ 76,460
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	2,090	0.66	1.02	$ 34.29	$ 71,320
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,950	0.63	0.98	$ 42.91	$ 89,250

Map of location quotient of electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians by area, May 2023

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	290	6.16	9.61	$ 48.92	$ 101,760
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	960	4.05	6.31	$ 29.73	$ 61,840
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	290	3.09	4.82	$ 46.14	$ 95,960
Huntsville, AL	750	2.99	4.66	$ 33.13	$ 68,910
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	3,330	2.92	4.54	$ 42.09	$ 87,550
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	350	2.87	4.47	$ 36.24	$ 75,370
Las Cruces, NM	180	2.44	3.81	$ 36.03	$ 74,940
Enid, OK	50	2.35	3.66	$ 40.07	$ 83,340
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	710	2.25	3.51	$ 43.73	$ 90,950
Battle Creek, MI	110	2.15	3.36	(8)	(8)