DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

17-2071 Electrical Engineers

Occupational Description:
Research, design, develop, test, or supervise the manufacturing and installation of electrical equipment, components, or systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use. Excludes "Computer Hardware Engineers" (17-2061).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Central Minnesota 31046$47.61/hr$1.02/hr$32.88/hr$39.19/hr$47.18/hr$57.24/hr$63.96/hr
Minnesota 3,930393$49.15/hr$1.23/hr$30.87/hr$37.87/hr$48.15/hr$60.96/hr$72.35/hr
U S 185,5702,598$50.27/hr$0.20/hr$30.61/hr$37.44/hr$47.86/hr$60.97/hr$75.72/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Electrical Engineers
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing100$49.17/hr
Professional and Business Services80$44.89/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities70$48.80/hr
Other Regional Data For Electrical Engineers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 2,790 $49.75/hr 3.2%
Central Minnesota 310 $47.18/hr -0.3%
Southeast Minnesota 250 $49.40/hr 8.5%
Northwest Minnesota 220 $40.42/hr 5.2%
Northeast Minnesota 210 $45.89/hr -1.1%
Southwest Minnesota 210 $41.97/hr 6.1%
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Electricians1,230$35.55/hr9.4%
Mechanical Engineers600$36.71/hr10.5%
Engineering Managers250$61.22/hr5.6%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer60$69.81/hr14.3%
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety EngineersN/AN/AN/A
Nuclear EngineersN/AN/AN/A
Aerospace EngineersN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Electrical Engineers