Electrical & electronics engineers

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2024 Workforce

279k

Average Age

43.5

Average Salary

$132,165

Average Male Salary

$133,762

Average Female Salary

$117,125

About

Electrical & electronics engineers are most often employed by the Architectural, engineering & related services industry. The average yearly wage for Electrical & electronics engineers was $132,165 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Electrical & electronics engineers are Washington County (Central)--Hillsboro City PUMA, OR, Santa Clara County (Southwest)--Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA, and Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Electrical & electronics engineers are Washington County (Central)--Hillsboro City PUMA, OR, Santa Clara County (Southwest)--Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA, and Santa Clara County (Central)--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 2024 was 278,561 people, of which 9.6% were women and 90.4% were men.

Electrical & electronics engineers are paid most in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Washington County (Central)--Hillsboro City PUMA, OR.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

251,818

Male Workforce

± 12.3k

26,743

Female Workforce

± 4.01k

The Electrical & electronics engineers workforce in 2024 was 278,561 people (9.6% women and 90.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of 30.4% between 2014 (213,629) and 2024 (278,561).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

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

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($187,019), California ($180,441), and Washington ($147,597).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$132,165

AVERAGE WAGE

#25 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Electrical & electronics engineers earned an average of $132,165, $62,287 more than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Electrical & electronics engineers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.301

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Electrical & electronics engineers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.301, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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. Architectural, engineering & related services 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 Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals ($298,023).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

279k

2024 Workforce

± 12,946

2.96%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 6.43%

This graphic shows the share of Electrical & electronics engineers employed by various industries. Architectural, engineering & related services employs the largest share of Electrical & electronics engineers at 35.6%, followed by Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. with 35.6% and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution with 17.7%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Electrical & electronics engineers in the US. The workforce of Electrical & electronics engineers in 2024 was 278,561 people, with 9.6% woman, and 90.4% men. The average age of male Electrical & electronics engineers in the workforce is 44.1 and of female Electrical & electronics engineers is 38.3, 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 2024 was 278,561 people, with 9.6% woman, and 90.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (37,098 people), 30 to 34 years (35,529 people), and 35 to 39 years (33,344 people). Among them they concentrated 38.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 10.3% of Electrical & electronics engineers workers were Hispanic and 89.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (46.6%), Puerto Rican (13.5)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (8.75)%

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Races

In 2024, 63.9% of the Electrical & electronics engineers workforce were White, of which 7.67% were women and 92.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (18.1%) and Two or More Races (8.83%).

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 2024 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 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (173,543 people), Business (12,261 people), and Engineering Technologies (8,550 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 (144,737 people), Graduate Degree (87,587 people), and Associates Degree (17,988 people).

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