Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technologists and Technicians
SOC 17-3023 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
Shrinking -2.9%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $88,500per year
- Projected openings
- 11,520
- Projected change
- -2.9%
- Usually needs
- Associate's degree
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Repairing
- Troubleshooting
- Complex Problem Solving
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $103,848 | 530 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $101,208 | 530 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $95,108 | 950 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $95,104 | 380 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $91,347 | 2,670 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $86,827 | 110 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $86,386 | 50 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $85,533 | 1,670 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $85,461 | 10 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $85,369 | 10 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $84,989 | 2,230 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $83,592 | 600 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $82,277 | 380 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $80,188 | 810 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $72,149 | 40 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calibration Technologists and Technicians | $81,222 | 1,070 | 0% |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $165,013 | 11,330 | +0.5% |
| Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $89,836 | 3,330 | +5.4% |
| Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians | $83,833 | 1,700 | +5.3% |
| Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment | $89,542 | 5,030 | +5.1% |
| Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians | $101,771 | 1,580 | +12.5% |
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