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
Northwest Minnesota 18016$25.23/hr$0.79/hr$17.67/hr$20.78/hr$24.20/hr$29.69/hr$35.42/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
Manufacturing160$24.59/hr
Other Regional Data For Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,250 $30.49/hr 0.2%
Central Minnesota 190 $27.03/hr 3.7%
Northwest Minnesota 180 $24.20/hr 9.4%
Southwest Minnesota 170 $29.00/hr 2.6%
Southeast Minnesota 160 $21.99/hr 4.0%
Northeast Minnesota 70 $33.43/hr 2.0%
Related Occupations
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Electricians1,170$27.82/hr9.5%
Mechanical Engineers470$33.92/hr18.1%
Civil Engineering Technicians260$30.36/hr5.7%
Surveying and Mapping Technicians110$28.92/hr4.9%
Mechanical Drafters110$24.09/hr0.8%
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment60$31.62/hr-3.1%
Electrical and Electronics Drafters30$28.18/hrN/A
Mechanical Engineering TechniciansN/AN/A8.8%
Avionics TechniciansN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians