Careers / Electrical Engineers
Electrical Engineers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$120,630
United States, 2025
Employment
198,750
United States, 2025
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Research, design, develop, test, or supervise the manufacturing and installation of electrical equipment, components, or systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use.
- O*NET code
- 17-2071.00
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Typical tasks
- Design, implement, maintain, or improve electrical instruments, equipment, facilities, components, products, or systems for commercial, industrial, or domestic purposes.
- Oversee project production efforts to assure projects are completed on time and within budget.
- Direct or coordinate manufacturing, construction, installation, maintenance, support, documentation, or testing activities to ensure compliance with specifications, codes, or customer requirements.
- Perform detailed calculations to compute and establish manufacturing, construction, or installation standards or specifications.
- Operate computer-assisted engineering or design software or equipment to perform engineering tasks.
- Confer with engineers, customers, or others to discuss existing or potential engineering projects or products.
- Investigate or test vendors' or competitors' products.
- Inspect completed installations and observe operations to ensure conformance to design and equipment specifications and compliance with operational, safety, or environmental standards.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$76,550
25th percentile
$92,830
75th percentile
$152,950
90th percentile
$184,300
Most important skills
- Writing4.1
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Critical Thinking4.0
- Speaking3.9
- Complex Problem Solving3.9
- Active Learning3.9
- Active Listening3.9
- Monitoring3.5
- Mathematics3.4
- Coordination3.3
- Systems Analysis3.3
- Systems Evaluation3.3
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 21 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
21
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 4.0 | 4.4 | Not selected | 4.4 |
| Writing | 4.1 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Speaking | 3.9 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Active Listening | 3.9 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Learning | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Mathematics | 3.4 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Monitoring | 3.5 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.3 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.3 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.3 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Science | 3.0 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Coordination | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Operations Analysis | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Instructing | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Electrical EngineersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $187,060 | 4,160 | 2025 |
| Slidell, LA | $167,010 | 50 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $166,030 | 2,470 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $164,880 | 100 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $163,720 | 1,280 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | $160,060 | 150 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | $159,360 | 1,050 | 2025 |
| NM | $158,520 | 2,560 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | $145,360 | 4,070 | 2025 |
| CA | $144,040 | 24,230 | 2025 |
| DC | $143,000 | 330 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $140,210 | 4,930 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $139,780 | 8,970 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | $137,030 | 70 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $136,240 | 100 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $136,190 | 1,420 | 2025 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $136,100 | 130 | 2025 |
| NH | $135,710 | 1,600 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | $134,780 | 400 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $134,640 | 230 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.