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Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

Research, design, develop, or test electronic components and systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use employing knowledge of electronic theory and materials properties. Design electronic circuits and components for use in fields such as telecommunications, aerospace guidance and propulsion control, acoustics, or instruments and controls.

Wages

Median annual wage, U.S.$130,220
Employment, U.S.96,900
Median hourly wage$62.60
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$81,840$101,680$130,220$167,670$206,960
By state (50)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama1,940$120,7201.47
Alaska180$106,8100.89
Arizona2,100$118,1201.04
Arkansas150$109,8300.19
California20,830$160,5201.84
Colorado6,080$127,0103.39
Connecticut1,130$106,0401.07
District of Columbia400$157,0400.92
Florida5,280$116,8600.85
Georgia2,630$123,0100.86
Hawaii310$126,6900.80
Idaho500$102,7700.93
Illinois960$129,3900.25
Indiana1,420$112,2000.71
Iowa350$81,3300.36
Kansas770$103,7400.86
Kentucky860$101,8600.69
Louisiana450$100,3900.37
Maine$127,490
Maryland3,390$155,6501.97
Massachusetts5,910$138,2302.61
Michigan2,960$127,2001.08
Minnesota1,200$112,3900.66
Mississippi160$112,4000.22
Missouri740$117,6300.41
Montana140$93,3800.43
Nebraska250$91,1400.39
Nevada360$116,1800.37
New Hampshire320$105,1900.76
New Jersey1,820$158,7300.68
New Mexico1,110$136,9902.05
New York2,220$119,1800.37
North Carolina2,090$115,9200.68
North Dakota50$104,8600.17
Ohio3,240$118,8300.94
Oklahoma1,410$109,1201.32
Oregon1,730$124,4001.42
Pennsylvania1,440$121,2600.38
Rhode Island970$136,3603.10
South Carolina1,030$113,7200.72
South Dakota190$84,1500.68
Tennessee740$122,9200.36
Texas9,520$132,2201.09
Utah1,570$128,4301.45
Vermont70$86,1800.38
Virginia3,280$119,9901.28
Washington1,950$130,2700.88
West Virginia90$120,1700.20
Wisconsin360$93,7100.19
Wyoming110$95,9100.64

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Robotics Engineers40.982
2Computer Hardware Engineers40.977
3Photonics Engineers40.976
4Electrical Engineers40.976
5Microsystems Engineers50.975
6Fuel Cell Engineers40.972
7Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians30.966
8Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians30.965
9Manufacturing Engineers40.964
10Mechatronics Engineers40.962

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
Database ArchitectsProgramming1.240.945
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety EngineersTime Management1.000.942
Validation EngineersScience1.130.939
Materials ScientistsScience1.630.938
Petroleum EngineersTime Management0.870.936
Geodetic SurveyorsMathematics0.760.934
Water/Wastewater EngineersTime Management1.000.932
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersProgramming0.870.930

Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, excluding software Electronics Engineers, Except Computer already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
PTC Creo Parametric15 of 2016.1x
Microsoft Visual Basic15 of 207.2x
Finite element method FEM software8 of 2033.6x
Rapid prototyping software7 of 2040.4x
Microsoft Project17 of 203.9x
Ansys Fluent6 of 2034.6x
Minitab10 of 206.6x
ANSYS simulation software6 of 2023.1x
Debugging software6 of 2021.3x
Simulation software6 of 2021.3x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 4.00 4.12
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 4.00 4.12
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 4.00 4.12
SpeakingEssential skill 3.88 4.00
Active ListeningEssential skill 3.75 4.00
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.75 3.88
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 3.75 3.88
MathematicsEssential skill 3.50 4.12
WritingEssential skill 3.50 4.00
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 3.38 4.00
MonitoringEssential skill 3.38 3.75
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 3.25 3.50
Active LearningEssential skill 3.12 4.00
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 3.12 3.88
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 3.00 3.38
InstructingTransferable skill 3.00 3.25
ScienceEssential skill 3.00 3.25
Technology DesignTransferable skill 3.00 3.25
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.00 3.12
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 3.00 3.12
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 3.00 3.00
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 2.88 3.12
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 2.88 3.00
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 2.88 3.00
PersuasionTransferable skill 2.88 3.00
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 2.88 3.00
Service OrientationTransferable skill 2.88 2.88
NegotiationTransferable skill 2.75 3.00
RepairingTransferable skill 2.75 3.00
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 2.75 2.88
ProgrammingTransferable skill 2.75 2.88
Time ManagementTransferable skill 2.75 2.88
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 2.75 2.75
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 2.00 2.25
InstallationTransferable skill 1.62 0.75
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Engineering and Technology 4.75 6.24
Computers and Electronics 4.55 6.05
Design 4.34 6.18
Mathematics 4.04 5.38
English Language 3.75 4.01
Mechanical 3.20 4.28
Physics 3.17 4.49
Education and Training 3.01 3.74
Production and Processing 2.82 2.84
Administration and Management 2.72 3.54
Law and Government 2.65 2.57
Customer and Personal Service 2.62 2.57
Telecommunications 2.51 1.83
Chemistry 2.40 2.68
Public Safety and Security 2.40 2.40
Sales and Marketing 2.16 2.10
Personnel and Human Resources 2.11 2.14
Building and Construction 2.11 2.02
Administrative 2.10 2.77
Economics and Accounting 1.94 1.66
Communications and Media 1.76 1.37
Foreign Language 1.51 1.02
Psychology 1.50 1.33
Geography 1.48not rated
Transportation 1.42not rated
Therapy and Counseling 1.40not rated
Biology 1.35not rated
Sociology and Anthropology 1.33not rated
Medicine and Dentistry 1.31not rated
History and Archeology 1.15not rated
Fine Arts 1.13not rated
Philosophy and Theology 1.09not rated
Food Production 1.00not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Oral Comprehension 4.00 4.38
Written Comprehension 4.00 4.38
Deductive Reasoning 4.00 4.25
Inductive Reasoning 4.00 4.25
Oral Expression 4.00 4.25
Information Ordering 4.00 4.12
Near Vision 4.00 4.12
Problem Sensitivity 3.88 4.12
Written Expression 3.88 4.12
Mathematical Reasoning 3.75 4.12
Category Flexibility 3.50 4.12
Fluency of Ideas 3.50 3.88
Visualization 3.38 4.12
Originality 3.38 4.00
Number Facility 3.25 3.38
Speech Recognition 3.25 3.12
Flexibility of Closure 3.12 3.38
Speech Clarity 3.12 3.12
Finger Dexterity 3.00 3.25
Arm-Hand Steadiness 3.00 3.12
Perceptual Speed 3.00 3.00
Speed of Closure 3.00 3.00
Visual Color Discrimination 2.88 3.25
Selective Attention 2.88 3.00
Manual Dexterity 2.88 2.88
Far Vision 2.75 2.88
Memorization 2.75 2.88
Time Sharing 2.75 2.50
Hearing Sensitivity 2.62 2.62
Control Precision 2.50 2.88
Wrist-Finger Speed 2.00 1.75
Auditory Attention 1.88 1.75
Depth Perception 1.88 1.75
Reaction Time 1.75 1.50
Trunk Strength 1.75 1.38
Extent Flexibility 1.75 1.12
Rate Control 1.75 1.00
Multilimb Coordination 1.62 1.12
Response Orientation 1.62 1.00
Static Strength 1.50 0.50
Dynamic Strength 1.25not rated
Stamina 1.25not rated
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.12not rated
Dynamic Flexibility 1.00not rated
Explosive Strength 1.00not rated
Glare Sensitivity 1.00not rated
Gross Body Coordination 1.00not rated
Night Vision 1.00not rated
Peripheral Vision 1.00not rated
Sound Localization 1.00not rated
Spatial Orientation 1.00not rated
Speed of Limb Movement 1.00not rated

Software used

Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.

All 52
  • Magellan Firmware
  • MathWorks Simulink
  • Mathsoft Mathcad
  • McCabe Software TRUEchange
  • Mentor Graphics PADS
  • Microsoft Visual Basic.NET
  • Microsoft Visual C# .NET
  • National Instruments LabVIEW
  • OrCAD Capture
  • Rabbit Semiconductor Dynamic C
  • Real time operating system RTOS software
  • Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
  • Synopsys Saber
  • SystemVerilog
  • Three-dimensional 3D computer aided design CAD software
  • Two-dimensional 2D computer aided design CAD software
  • Verilog
  • Very high speed integrated circuit VHSIC hardware description language VHDL simulation software
  • Very high-speed integrated circuit VHSIC hardware description language VHDL
  • Visual Numerics PV-WAVE
  • Web browser software
  • Xilinx Integrated Software Environment ISE

Where it concentrates

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Warner Robins, GA98020.75$113,980
Lexington Park, MD58013.17$156,750
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA5,9708.45$194,370
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL9706.35$128,220
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL4205.38$116,500
Huntsville, AL8905.38$133,330
Boulder, CO5904.90$132,230
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ1004.58$116,340
Ogden, UT7704.55$120,600
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH1,0404.50$135,000

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