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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

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, 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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

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:

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:

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




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

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California-Lexington Park, MD 680 14.26 17.09 $39.99 $83,190
Huntsville, AL 1,510 6.49 7.78 $28.47 $59,210
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 5,220 4.58 5.49 $34.58 $71,920
Las Cruces, NM 270 3.76 4.51 $33.98 $70,670
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 470 3.61 4.32 $30.40 $63,240
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 310 3.42 4.10 $39.50 $82,150
Logan, UT-ID 200 3.41 4.09 $18.68 $38,850
Eau Claire, WI 280 3.38 4.05 $20.98 $43,640
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 700 3.13 3.76 $32.28 $67,150
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS 460 3.05 3.66 $33.34 $69,350




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 230 1.85 2.22 $43.03 $89,500
Anchorage, AK 240 1.35 1.62 $41.09 $85,470
Bakersfield, CA 830 2.62 3.14 $40.62 $84,490
Salinas, CA 60 0.34 0.40 $40.45 $84,140
California-Lexington Park, MD 680 14.26 17.09 $39.99 $83,190
Lima, OH 30 0.68 0.81 $39.50 $82,170
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 310 3.42 4.10 $39.50 $82,150
Macon, GA 80 0.76 0.91 $39.34 $81,830
Fresno, CA 70 0.17 0.20 $38.46 $79,990
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 790 2.51 3.00 $38.06 $79,170

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 670 3.54 4.25 $35.95 $74,780
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 250 0.92 1.10 $27.28 $56,750
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 220 1.00 1.20 $30.26 $62,950
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 200 1.24 1.49 $28.44 $59,160
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 190 1.51 1.81 $24.84 $51,670

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area 180 3.67 4.40 $45.01 $93,620
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 670 3.54 4.25 $35.95 $74,780
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 70 2.17 2.60 $28.53 $59,340
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 190 1.88 2.26 $34.93 $72,650
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 180 1.62 1.94 $41.48 $86,280

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area 180 3.67 4.40 $45.01 $93,620
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 30 0.33 0.40 $43.87 $91,250
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 50 0.54 0.65 $41.91 $87,170
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 180 1.62 1.94 $41.48 $86,280
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 50 0.70 0.84 $40.67 $84,600


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020