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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.

Wages

Median annual wage, U.S.$78,190
Employment, U.S.95,130
Median hourly wage$37.59
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$49,510$61,610$78,190$97,650$115,700
By state (51)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama1,620$74,5001.25
Alaska230$92,7601.13
Arizona2,260$77,9601.14
Arkansas310$69,9600.39
California13,450$86,0901.21
Colorado1,410$77,4400.80
Connecticut1,190$81,3901.14
Delaware130$67,3600.43
District of Columbia240$97,6200.56
Florida4,710$73,1900.78
Georgia1,630$78,0700.54
Hawaii460$96,2001.19
Idaho650$77,1701.24
Illinois1,980$85,5100.53
Indiana1,800$70,5400.92
Iowa880$74,8400.93
Kansas770$70,3100.87
Kentucky1,060$64,1200.86
Louisiana1,000$82,9900.84
Maine270$83,4400.68
Maryland2,170$95,8301.29
Massachusetts4,030$77,7101.81
Michigan2,350$74,8000.87
Minnesota1,540$78,2800.85
Mississippi650$81,1800.91
Missouri1,390$72,1200.77
Montana140$82,0500.44
Nebraska710$65,4901.13
Nevada1,140$88,1601.20
New Hampshire590$74,5601.42
New Jersey2,250$85,5100.86
New Mexico1,000$96,0701.88
New York4,390$77,0400.74
North Carolina2,490$76,0400.83
North Dakota120$80,9300.47
Ohio3,260$63,3000.96
Oklahoma1,170$80,8801.12
Oregon1,920$77,9901.59
Pennsylvania3,470$76,0700.93
Rhode Island290$98,6000.95
South Carolina2,060$73,4501.46
South Dakota200$58,3400.73
Tennessee1,820$63,7500.91
Texas8,960$74,0501.04
Utah1,420$72,6701.34
Vermont300$74,7601.62
Virginia4,670$79,5401.86
Washington2,540$93,9301.17
West Virginia300$85,4400.70
Wisconsin1,520$71,8800.84
Wyoming200$99,8401.18

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
1Electronics Engineers, Except Computer40.966
2Photonics Technicians30.965
3Robotics Technicians30.964
4Robotics Engineers40.963
5Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians30.958
6Automotive Engineering Technicians30.954
7Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers1-20.951
8Avionics Technicians30.950
9Electrical Engineers40.949
10Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians40.949

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, 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
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool ProgrammersOperations Monitoring1.000.951
Avionics TechniciansEquipment Maintenance0.880.950
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and TechniciansScience2.000.945
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and RelayEquipment Maintenance0.880.938
Broadcast TechniciansMonitoring0.880.935
Mechanical DraftersOperations Analysis1.000.933
Audio and Video TechniciansService Orientation1.000.921

Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, excluding software Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 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
Dassault Systemes CATIA12 of 209.2x
Oracle Java10 of 204.7x
Field programmable gate array FPGA design software4 of 2036.9x
Very high-speed integrated circuit VHSIC hardware description language VHDL4 of 2030.8x
Autodesk Inventor4 of 2020.5x
Very high speed integrated circuit VHSIC hardware description language VHDL simulation software3 of 2034.6x
C#6 of 205.0x
Finite element analysis FEA software3 of 2019.8x
Real time operating system RTOS software3 of 2019.8x
Mathsoft Mathcad4 of 209.2x

Skills

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

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 3.88 4.12
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 3.75 3.62
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 3.62 3.75
RepairingTransferable skill 3.50 3.50
Active ListeningEssential skill 3.38 3.38
SpeakingEssential skill 3.38 3.12
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 3.38 3.00
WritingEssential skill 3.25 3.25
MonitoringEssential skill 3.25 3.00
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 3.25 3.00
Active LearningEssential skill 3.12 3.38
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 3.12 3.12
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 3.00 3.12
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.00 2.88
InstallationTransferable skill 2.88not rated
MathematicsEssential skill 2.88 3.00
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 2.75 3.00
Time ManagementTransferable skill 2.75 2.62
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 2.62 2.75
CoordinationTransferable skill 2.62 2.62
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 2.62 2.62
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 2.62 2.38
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 2.50 2.38
Technology DesignTransferable skill 2.50 2.00
InstructingTransferable skill 2.38 2.62
Service OrientationTransferable skill 2.25 2.12
ProgrammingTransferable skill 2.25 2.00
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 2.12 2.12
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 2.12 1.75
ScienceEssential skill 2.12 1.75
PersuasionTransferable skill 2.00 2.00
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 2.00 1.75
NegotiationTransferable skill 1.88 1.38
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Engineering and Technology 4.48 6.02
Computers and Electronics 4.05 5.71
Design 4.03 5.13
English Language 3.90 4.11
Mechanical 3.41 3.96
Mathematics 3.35 4.61
Production and Processing 3.25 3.49
Telecommunications 3.01 3.78
Customer and Personal Service 2.96 3.07
Physics 2.80 3.26
Communications and Media 2.79 2.68
Administrative 2.77 2.43
Building and Construction 2.72 2.12
Education and Training 2.66 2.79
Public Safety and Security 2.60 2.09
Administration and Management 2.52 2.78
Personnel and Human Resources 1.89not rated
Sales and Marketing 1.81 1.62
Transportation 1.76 1.13
Chemistry 1.67 1.41
Law and Government 1.60 0.62
Psychology 1.51not rated
Geography 1.42not rated
Sociology and Anthropology 1.38not rated
Economics and Accounting 1.37not rated
Foreign Language 1.28 0.25
Food Production 1.12not rated
Biology 1.03not rated
History and Archeology 1.03not rated
Medicine and Dentistry 1.03not rated
Philosophy and Theology 1.02not rated
Fine Arts 1.01not rated
Therapy and Counseling 1.00not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Near Vision 3.88 4.25
Deductive Reasoning 3.88 3.88
Written Comprehension 3.75 4.25
Oral Comprehension 3.75 4.00
Problem Sensitivity 3.75 3.75
Oral Expression 3.62 4.00
Inductive Reasoning 3.62 3.62
Information Ordering 3.50 3.88
Visualization 3.50 3.88
Written Expression 3.50 3.88
Speech Clarity 3.25 2.88
Category Flexibility 3.12 3.25
Finger Dexterity 3.12 3.12
Arm-Hand Steadiness 3.12 3.00
Speech Recognition 3.12 2.75
Visual Color Discrimination 3.00 3.38
Flexibility of Closure 3.00 3.12
Perceptual Speed 3.00 3.12
Fluency of Ideas 3.00 3.00
Mathematical Reasoning 3.00 3.00
Selective Attention 3.00 3.00
Originality 3.00 2.88
Control Precision 2.88 3.00
Manual Dexterity 2.88 3.00
Speed of Closure 2.88 3.00
Number Facility 2.75 3.00
Far Vision 2.75 2.62
Time Sharing 2.62 2.50
Memorization 2.38 2.25
Auditory Attention 2.38 2.00
Trunk Strength 2.38 2.00
Extent Flexibility 2.25 2.12
Wrist-Finger Speed 2.25 1.75
Multilimb Coordination 2.12 2.00
Hearing Sensitivity 2.12 1.75
Depth Perception 2.00 1.75
Reaction Time 2.00 1.75
Sound Localization 2.00 1.50
Response Orientation 1.88 2.00
Peripheral Vision 1.88 1.25
Spatial Orientation 1.88 1.00
Gross Body Coordination 1.75 1.25
Dynamic Strength 1.75 1.00
Static Strength 1.75 1.00
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.62 0.88
Rate Control 1.62 0.88
Glare Sensitivity 1.50 0.75
Stamina 1.50 0.75
Night Vision 1.50 0.62
Explosive Strength 1.38 0.50
Dynamic Flexibility 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 103
  • Altium Designer
  • Anadigm Designer2 EDA
  • Analog Devices VisualDSP++
  • Ansoft HFSS
  • Ansys Fluent
  • BSVC
  • Bentley Systems ProjectWise
  • CST Microwave Studio
  • Cadence OrCAD PSpice
  • Cadence PSpice
  • Canu
  • Circuit simulation software
  • Computer aided software engineering CASE tools
  • Computer-aided engineering CAE software
  • Data acquisition software
  • Database software
  • Debugging software
  • EMA TimingDesigner
  • Emulators
  • FileMaker Pro
  • FlukeView Forms
  • GE Fanuc Automation VersaPro
  • GNU Octave
  • Gnuplot
  • Graphics software
  • HP InfoTech CodeVisionAVR
  • Human machine interface HMI software
  • IBM Cognos Impromptu
  • IBM WebSphere
  • Keysight Technologies Advanced Design System
  • KiCad
  • Logisim
  • MAGIC software
  • Magellan Firmware
  • MathWorks Simulink
  • Mentor Graphics PADS
  • Microchip MPLAB Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer
  • Microsoft Visual Basic.NET
  • Motorola Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Assembler
  • National Instruments LabVIEW
  • National Instruments Multisim
  • OctTools
  • OrCAD Capture
  • Oracle Hyperion
  • Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
  • PTC Creo Parametric
  • PTC Mathcad
  • PUFF
  • PowerWorld software
  • Programmable logic controller PLC software
  • Proportional integral derivative control PID software
  • Rockwell RSLogix
  • Rockwell RSView
  • Root cause analysis software
  • SPLAT!
  • Siemens ModelSim
  • Signal synthesizers
  • Simulation software
  • Spectrum Software Micro-Cap
  • Static Free Software Electric VLSI Design System
  • Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
  • Tanner Research L-Edit
  • Terminal emulation software
  • Texas Instruments Code Composer Studio CCStudio
  • Transmission line simulators
  • Vector Software VectorCast
  • Verilog
  • Wolfram Research Mathematica
  • Xcircuit
  • gEDA
  • ngspice
  • pMatlab

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
Lexington Park, MD3107.11$102,640
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL7404.95$68,040
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA2504.31$106,250
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA2,8804.15$95,280
Huntsville, AL6504.00$68,690
Las Cruces, NM1803.76$85,780
Binghamton, NY2103.50$79,680
Burlington-South Burlington, VT2603.49$66,690
Logan, UT-ID1403.49$37,280
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA6903.48$97,680

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