Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

17-2061 Computer Hardware Engineers

Occupational Description:
Research, design, develop, or test computer or computer-related equipment for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use. May supervise the manufacturing and installation of computer or computer-related equipment and components. Excludes “Software Developers, Applications" (15-1132) and “Software Developers, Systems Software (15-1133).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2024

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	230	69	$62.22/hr	$42.64/hr	$51.89/hr	$55.53/hr	$71.49/hr	$88.03/hr

Leading Industries for Computer Hardware Engineers

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Manufacturing	60	$55.14/hr
Information	N/A	N/A
Professional and Business Services	170	$55.80/hr
Public Administration	N/A	N/A

Other Regional Data for Computer Hardware Engineers

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Central Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	200	$55.53/hr	2.2%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	210	$55.53/hr	N/A
Minnesota	230	$55.53/hr	4.4%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Electrical Engineers	3,960	$51.18/hr	4.9%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	990	$52.84/hr	10.5%
Mechanical Engineers	5,660	$46.81/hr	13.7%
Materials Scientists	370	$50.84/hr	8.2%

Task for Computer Hardware Engineers

Direct technicians, engineering designers or other technical support personnel as needed.
Confer with engineering staff and consult specifications to evaluate interface between hardware and software and operational and performance requirements of overall system.
Provide technical support to designers, marketing and sales departments, suppliers, engineers and other team members throughout the product development and implementation process.
Store, retrieve, and manipulate data for analysis of system capabilities and requirements.
Direct technicians, engineering designers or other technical support personnel as needed.
Test and verify hardware and support peripherals to ensure that they meet specifications and requirements, by recording and analyzing test data.
Design and develop computer hardware and support peripherals, including central processing units (CPUs), support logic, microprocessors, custom integrated circuits, and printers and disk drives.
Build, test, and modify product prototypes, using working models or theoretical models constructed with computer simulation.
Update knowledge and skills to keep up with rapid advancements in computer technology.
Provide technical support to designers, marketing and sales departments, suppliers, engineers and other team members throughout the product development and implementation process.