Electrical & electronics engineers

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2021 Workforce

246k

Average Age

44.1

Average Salary

$115,531

Average Male Salary

$116,921

Average Female Salary

$102,367

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 $115,531 in 2021.

The 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 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

Employment and salary information for the Electrical & electronics engineers workforce. Electrical & electronics engineers workforce in 2021 was 246,124 people, of which 9.55% were women and 90.5% were men. Electrical & electronics engineers are paid most in Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Hillsboro City PUMA, OR.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

222,622

Male Workforce

± 11.6k

23,502

Female Workforce

± 3.76k

The Electrical & electronics engineers workforce in 2021 was 246,124 people (9.55% women and 90.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of 15.7% between 2014 (212,735) and 2021 (246,124).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Electrical & electronics engineers.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were California ($151,653), District of Columbia ($138,062), and Alaska ($133,918).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$115,531

AVERAGE WAGE

#30 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Electrical & electronics engineers earned an average of $115,531, $55,935 more than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Electrical & electronics engineers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.293

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Electrical & electronics engineers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.293, which is lower 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Electrical & electronics engineers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Electrical & electronics engineers and on wages 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 ($370,455).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

246k

2021 Workforce

± 12,170

7.36%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 6.63%

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 42.1%, followed by Architectural, engineering & related services with 37.9% and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution with 20.1%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Electrical & electronics engineers in the US. The workforce of Electrical & electronics engineers in 2021 was 246,124 people, with 9.55% woman, and 90.5% men. The average age of male Electrical & electronics engineers in the workforce is 44.6 and of female Electrical & electronics engineers is 39.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Electrical & electronics engineers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Electrical & electronics engineers in 2021 was 246,124 people, with 9.55% woman, and 90.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (30,335 people), 25 to 29 years (30,115 people), and 35 to 39 years (29,911 people). Among them they concentrated 36.8% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 8.54% of Electrical & electronics engineers workers were Hispanic and 91.5% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (66.7%), Puerto Rican (18.8)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (14.5)%

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Races

In 2021, 68.3% of the Electrical & electronics engineers workforce were White, of which 7.68% were women and 92.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (18.2%) and Two or More Races (5.68%).

Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Engineering.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Electrical & electronics engineers in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (153,558 people), Business (9,298 people), and Engineering Technologies (7,682 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Electrical & electronics engineers workers were Bachelors Degree (124,757 people), Graduate Degree (77,351 people), and Associates Degree (16,831 people).

The graphic shows the Electrical & electronics engineers workforce by gender and educational level.