DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

17-3023 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Occupational Description:
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. Excludes "Broadcast Technicians" (27-4012).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 5 - North Central 204$24.25/hr$2.06/hr$15.29/hr$18.80/hr$22.51/hr$29.69/hr$35.71/hr
Minnesota 1,960123$29.90/hr$0.63/hr$19.61/hr$23.64/hr$29.31/hr$35.30/hr$41.79/hr
U S 122,5501,716$32.17/hr$0.13/hr$19.04/hr$24.67/hr$31.70/hr$38.33/hr$46.97/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing10$24.94/hr
Other Regional Data For Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 1,250 $30.49/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 160 $21.99/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 160 $29.54/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 110 $24.59/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 90 $26.49/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 70 $33.43/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest 70 $23.03/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 50 $32.45/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 30 $27.38/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 20 $22.51/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 20 $26.33/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 10 $22.50/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A
Related Occupations
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(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Electricians270$30.69/hrN/A
Civil Engineering Technicians70$30.69/hrN/A
Mechanical Engineers50$31.86/hrN/A
Surveying and Mapping Technicians40$27.27/hrN/A
Mechanical Drafters20$29.54/hrN/A
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentN/AN/AN/A
Electrical and Electronics DraftersN/AN/AN/A
Mechanical Engineering TechniciansN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians