Electronic Techs Job Overview
Electronic techs are involved in the designing, developing, manufacturing, testing, repairing and installing of electronic equipment. Electronic technicians usually perform a wide array of tasks, depending on the needs of the employer. A lot of them are employed by companies that use electricity to power machinery.
Electronic Techs Schools and Degrees
Community colleges and vocational schools provide programs in electronics. Various professional and educational organizations provide certification.
Job Requirements
Many employers prefer applicants that have an associate degree in electronics. Many employers require applicants to be certified. Technicians with certification may be given additional responsibilities and higher pay.
Nature of Work
- Identify and fix equipment malfunctions
- Test electronic units using test equipment
- Perform preventive maintenance and calibration of systems and equipment
- Replace or adjust improperly functioning electronic components
Electronic Techs Jobs and Outlook
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has projected little or no change in job growth for electronic technicians from 2008 to 2018.
The major employers of electronic techs are shown below:
- Manufactures
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Building equipment contractors
- Utility companies
- Government agencies
In 2009 the median annual earnings for electronic techs was $54,820. Job Numbers and Growth Electronic technicians nationally number 170,000. The unemployment level for workers is low, compared to other occupations. About 3% of employees were unemployed recently. Area Job Conditions Electronic technicians are relatively common in Framingham (Massachusetts), Lowell (Massachusetts), and Cedar Rapids (Iowa). They are rarer in Omaha (Nebraska), Salinas (California), and Visalia (California). Workers are paid highest in Salinas (California), Anchorage (Alaska), and Bremerton (Washington), and lowest in New Bedford (Massachusetts), Olympia (Washington), and Fayetteville (Arkansas). Training and Education Employees are generally expected to have an associate degree. About 18% of electronic technicians hold a bachelor's degree or better. Currently 54% of workers have some college education, though not a degree. About 27% of employees were able to get their jobs with a high-school diploma. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career. Part-Time Work and Self-Employment About 6% of electronic technicians work less than full-time. In 1% of the cases, workers work for themselves.
Electronic Technicians by Metropolitan Area (city and its surroundings) In the table below, a Job Density near 0% means the area has an average number of people in this occupation, for its population. A higher or lower Job Density (e.g., +22% or -45%) tells you there are that many more or fewer workers of that type there than in the average US metro area. So, the higher the number, the more common the occupation. Alabama | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Birmingham | $51,000 | 310 | -53% | | Huntsville | $47,000 | 800 | +213% | | Mobile | $55,000 | 100 | -55% | | Montgomery | $49,000 | 100 | -52% |
Alaska | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Anchorage | $77,000 | 220 | +12% |
Arizona | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Phoenix | $51,000 | 4,630 | +94% | | Tucson | $52,000 | 430 | -7% | | Yuma | $52,000 | 240 | +251% |
Arkansas | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Fayetteville | $30,000 | 280 | +15% | | Fort Smith | $45,000 | 70 | -50% | | Jonesboro | $42,000 | 40 | -27% | | Little Rock | $49,000 | 540 | +27% |
California | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bakersfield | $73,000 | 570 | +72% | | Fresno | $58,000 | 180 | -57% | | Oakland | $57,000 | 1,490 | +13% | | Oxnard | $65,000 | 710 | +91% | | Redding | $63,000 | 60 | -21% | | Riverside | $59,000 | 1,100 | -33% | | Sacramento | $55,000 | 460 | -59% | | Salinas | $82,000 | 40 | -79% | | San Diego | $58,000 | 2,600 | +52% | | San Francisco | $70,000 | 1,060 | -17% | | San Jose | $60,000 | 4,060 | +245% | | San Luis Obispo | $48,000 | 70 | -40% | | Santa Ana | $54,000 | 2,100 | +7% | | Santa Barbara | $53,000 | 320 | +56% | | Santa Cruz | $63,000 | 50 | -51% | | Santa Rosa | $60,000 | 180 | -20% | | Stockton | $64,000 | 220 | -16% | | Visalia | $54,000 | 30 | -81% |
Colorado | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Boulder | $58,000 | 480 | +145% | | Colorado Springs | $51,000 | 740 | +137% | | Denver | $57,000 | 1,120 | -30% | | Fort Collins | $65,000 | 150 | +4% | | Greeley | $48,000 | 90 | +4% |
Connecticut | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bridgeport | $53,000 | 390 | -29% | | Danbury | $48,000 | 170 | +109% | | Hartford | $54,000 | 600 | -18% | | New Haven | $52,000 | 410 | +18% | | Norwich | $70,000 | 430 | +189% |
Delaware | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Wilmington | $50,000 | 660 | +60% |
District of Columbia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Washington | $59,000 | 3,130 | +6% |
Florida | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Deltona | $41,000 | 150 | -20% | | Fort Lauderdale | $52,000 | 870 | -7% | | Fort Walton Beach | $50,000 | 450 | +416% | | Gainesville | $46,000 | 50 | -63% | | Jacksonville | $55,000 | 820 | +7% | | Lakeland | $51,000 | 150 | -37% | | Miami | $49,000 | 650 | -49% | | Ocala | $46,000 | 230 | +107% | | Orlando | $52,000 | 1,360 | +2% | | Palm Bay | $49,000 | 1,330 | +452% | | Panama City | $52,000 | 140 | +78% | | Pensacola | $51,000 | 370 | +105% | | Port St Lucie | $47,000 | 70 | -54% | | Sarasota | $52,000 | 130 | -60% | | Tallahassee | $63,000 | 130 | -34% | | Tampa | $42,000 | 1,580 | +2% | | West Palm Beach | $57,000 | 1,020 | +50% |
Georgia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Albany | $61,000 | 40 | -42% | | Atlanta | $54,000 | 2,930 | -3% | | Augusta | $58,000 | 190 | -25% | | Macon | $58,000 | 40 | -66% | | Rome | $59,000 | 30 | -23% | | Savannah | $49,000 | 80 | -56% | | Warner Robins | $57,000 | 270 | +390% |
Hawaii | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Honolulu | $62,000 | 400 | -27% |
Idaho | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Boise | $67,000 | 1,300 | +289% | | Coeur Dalene | $58,000 | 50 | -18% | | Pocatello | $57,000 | 40 | +26% |
Illinois | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Champaign | $52,000 | 60 | -45% | | Chicago | $57,000 | 3,150 | -36% | | Decatur | $45,000 | 60 | +16% | | Peoria | $54,000 | 120 | -42% | | Rockford | $57,000 | 100 | -46% | | Springfield | $61,000 | 100 | -18% |
Indiana | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bloomington | $41,000 | 210 | +168% | | Evansville | $50,000 | 140 | -34% | | Fort Wayne | $52,000 | 190 | -27% | | Gary | $58,000 | 180 | -48% | | Indianapolis | $53,000 | 800 | -30% | | Michigan City | $41,000 | 90 | +92% | | South Bend | $52,000 | 120 | -27% | | Terre Haute | $48,000 | 40 | -50% |
Iowa | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Ames | $51,000 | 50 | +22% | | Cedar Rapids | $52,000 | 950 | +487% | | Davenport | $48,000 | 120 | -47% | | Des Moines | $53,000 | 180 | -56% | | Sioux City | $54,000 | 30 | -63% | | Waterloo | $50,000 | 40 | -60% |
Kansas | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Topeka | $54,000 | 60 | -54% | | Wichita | $51,000 | 510 | +33% |
Kentucky | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bowling Green | $51,000 | 50 | -22% | | Lexington | $53,000 | 110 | -63% | | Louisville | $51,000 | 410 | -48% | | Owensboro | $46,000 | 50 | -6% |
Louisiana | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Alexandria | $48,000 | 40 | -41% | | Baton Rouge | $53,000 | 850 | +84% | | Houma | $54,000 | 40 | -64% | | Lafayette | $45,000 | 200 | +14% | | Lake Charles | $53,000 | 110 | +9% | | New Orleans | $52,000 | 600 | -7% | | Shreveport | $55,000 | 90 | -58% |
Maine | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bangor | $55,000 | 60 | -17% | | Portland | $48,000 | 240 | -4% |
Maryland | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Baltimore | $58,000 | 1,720 | +3% | | Bethesda | $59,000 | 990 | +36% | | Hagerstown | $56,000 | 140 | +20% | | Salisbury | $37,000 | 110 | +88% |
Massachusetts | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Barnstable Town | $52,000 | 120 | +1% | | Boston | $60,000 | 3,660 | +66% | | Brockton | $51,000 | 50 | -52% | | Framingham | $53,000 | 1,450 | +634% | | Haverhill | $55,000 | 80 | -10% | | Lawrence | $46,000 | 100 | +56% | | Leominster | $51,000 | 30 | -46% | | Lowell | $48,000 | 960 | +563% | | New Bedford | $34,000 | 70 | -5% | | Springfield | $51,000 | 380 | +1% | | Worcester | $55,000 | 430 | +40% |
Michigan | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Ann Arbor | $43,000 | 90 | -55% | | Detroit | $51,000 | 1,170 | +30% | | Flint | $50,000 | 70 | -58% | | Grand Rapids | $49,000 | 620 | +30% | | Holland | $47,000 | 350 | +192% | | Jackson | $57,000 | 220 | +281% | | Lansing | $51,000 | 100 | -58% | | Muskegon | $47,000 | 70 | +3% | | Niles | $49,000 | 60 | -15% | | Saginaw | $53,000 | 130 | +48% | | Warren | $47,000 | 1,270 | -14% |
Minnesota | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Duluth | $55,000 | 190 | +25% | | Minneapolis | $54,000 | 2,220 | -3% | | Rochester | $47,000 | 90 | -17% | | St Cloud | $51,000 | 90 | -25% |
Mississippi | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Gulfport | $56,000 | 160 | +24% | | Jackson | $49,000 | 260 | -18% |
Missouri | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Columbia | $51,000 | 50 | -47% | | Joplin | $50,000 | 30 | -68% | | Kansas City | $56,000 | 1,370 | +4% | | Springfield | $53,000 | 130 | -46% | | St Louis | $52,000 | 880 | -49% |
Montana | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Billings | $58,000 | 80 | -15% |
Nebraska | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Lincoln | $45,000 | 180 | -9% | | Omaha | $52,000 | 130 | -78% |
Nevada | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Carson City | $59,000 | 40 | +42% | | Las Vegas | $58,000 | 940 | -20% | | Reno | $49,000 | 180 | -30% |
New Hampshire | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Manchester | $48,000 | 180 | +45% | | Nashua | $52,000 | 470 | +182% | | Portsmouth | $60,000 | 80 | +26% | | Rochester | $46,000 | 70 | +10% |
New Jersey | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Camden | $52,000 | 280 | -58% | | Edison | $57,000 | 1,050 | -20% | | Newark | $51,000 | 1,180 | -8% | | Trenton | $57,000 | 250 | -6% |
New Mexico | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Albuquerque | $60,000 | 1,690 | +244% | | Las Cruces | $52,000 | 300 | +333% |
New York | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Albany | $55,000 | 440 | -20% | | Binghamton | $43,000 | 220 | +75% | | Buffalo | $45,000 | 510 | -25% | | Elmira | $53,000 | 100 | +166% | | Glens Falls | $47,000 | 40 | -32% | | Ithaca | $43,000 | 150 | +225% | | Nassau | $59,000 | 1,670 | +4% | | New York | $61,000 | 3,420 | -48% | | Poughkeepsie | $52,000 | 220 | -26% | | Rochester | $45,000 | 820 | +29% | | Syracuse | $55,000 | 510 | +32% | | Utica | $50,000 | 140 | -8% |
North Carolina | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Asheville | $49,000 | 70 | -68% | | Charlotte | $55,000 | 690 | -39% | | Durham | $44,000 | 520 | +53% | | Fayetteville | $52,000 | 110 | -25% | | Greensboro | $51,000 | 440 | -6% | | Hickory | $52,000 | 100 | -49% | | Raleigh | $46,000 | 600 | -7% | | Rocky Mount | $46,000 | 70 | +7% | | Winston Salem | $52,000 | 150 | -44% |
Ohio | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Akron | $47,000 | 380 | -10% | | Canton | $50,000 | 80 | -62% | | Cincinnati | $53,000 | 870 | -34% | | Cleveland | $51,000 | 730 | -46% | | Columbus | $49,000 | 950 | -20% | | Dayton | $51,000 | 480 | -2% | | Mansfield | $56,000 | 40 | -31% | | Toledo | $53,000 | 140 | -64% | | Youngstown | $49,000 | 110 | -62% |
Oklahoma | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Oklahoma City | $62,000 | 1,110 | +55% | | Tulsa | $46,000 | 480 | -13% |
Oregon | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bend | $51,000 | 60 | -23% | | Corvallis | $54,000 | 60 | +84% | | Eugene | $56,000 | 60 | -67% | | Medford | $57,000 | 100 | +2% | | Portland | $54,000 | 2,400 | +81% | | Salem | $57,000 | 80 | -56% |
Pennsylvania | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Allentown | $51,000 | 380 | -10% | | Altoona | $43,000 | 40 | -40% | | Harrisburg | $43,000 | 330 | -17% | | Johnstown | $52,000 | 80 | +27% | | Lancaster | $50,000 | 130 | -55% | | Philadelphia | $53,000 | 2,590 | +7% | | Pittsburgh | $52,000 | 1,700 | +17% | | Reading | $43,000 | 150 | -25% | | Scranton | $54,000 | 210 | -34% | | State College | $45,000 | 80 | +27% | | Williamsport | $41,000 | 70 | +25% | | York | $46,000 | 200 | -9% |
Rhode Island | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Providence | $54,000 | 790 | +10% |
South Carolina | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Charleston | $61,000 | 830 | +128% | | Columbia | $48,000 | 380 | -14% | | Florence | $52,000 | 40 | -59% | | Greenville | $57,000 | 550 | +44% | | Spartanburg | $49,000 | 130 | -11% |
South Dakota | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Sioux Falls | $43,000 | 80 | -52% |
Tennessee | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Chattanooga | $49,000 | 150 | -48% | | Clarksville | $54,000 | 50 | -42% | | Jackson | $45,000 | 40 | -38% | | Johnson City | $46,000 | 90 | +5% | | Kingsport | $39,000 | 110 | -19% | | Knoxville | $45,000 | 360 | -14% | | Memphis | $44,000 | 350 | -56% | | Nashville | $56,000 | 660 | -32% |
Texas | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Amarillo | $55,000 | 120 | +2% | | Austin | $44,000 | 2,180 | +125% | | Beaumont | $60,000 | 200 | +5% | | Brownsville | $56,000 | 70 | -53% | | College Station | $48,000 | 60 | -33% | | Corpus Christi | $61,000 | 250 | +16% | | Dallas | $58,000 | 4,610 | +71% | | El Paso | $49,000 | 260 | -21% | | Fort Worth | $60,000 | 2,050 | +86% | | Houston | $54,000 | 4,030 | +22% | | Longview | $46,000 | 80 | -27% | | Lubbock | $51,000 | 70 | -52% | | Mcallen | $51,000 | 60 | -78% | | Midland | $53,000 | 120 | +60% | | San Antonio | $54,000 | 460 | -57% | | Texarkana | $46,000 | 50 | -17% | | Tyler | $52,000 | 60 | -43% | | Victoria | $50,000 | 50 | -2% | | Waco | $55,000 | 60 | -47% | | Wichita Falls | $56,000 | 60 | -7% |
Utah | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Logan | $38,000 | 200 | +298% | | Ogden | $59,000 | 270 | +10% | | Provo | $46,000 | 190 | -6% | | Salt Lake City | $45,000 | 1,000 | +26% |
Vermont | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Burlington | $47,000 | 90 | -31% |
Virginia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Blacksburg | $51,000 | 110 | +60% | | Charlottesville | $45,000 | 160 | +47% | | Lynchburg | $45,000 | 140 | +19% | | Richmond | $53,000 | 790 | +4% | | Roanoke | $57,000 | 160 | -16% | | Virginia Beach | $61,000 | 1,530 | +59% |
Washington | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bremerton | $74,000 | 210 | +119% | | Kennewick | $66,000 | 160 | +53% | | Olympia | $32,000 | 30 | -73% | | Seattle | $54,000 | 1,170 | -36% | | Spokane | $51,000 | 270 | +5% | | Tacoma | $51,000 | 390 | +16% |
West Virginia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Charleston | $45,000 | 130 | -26% | | Huntington | $53,000 | 50 | -63% | | Morgantown | $52,000 | 90 | +77% |
Wisconsin | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Appleton | $51,000 | 210 | +55% | | Eau Claire | $40,000 | 140 | +59% | | Janesville | $42,000 | 40 | -46% | | La Crosse | $45,000 | 190 | +143% | | Madison | $47,000 | 290 | -31% | | Milwaukee | $48,000 | 1,480 | +37% | | Oshkosh | $44,000 | 180 | +84% | | Racine | $50,000 | 110 | +24% |
Wyoming | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Cheyenne | $56,000 | 40 | -15% |
Salary and employment data obtained from the United States Department of Labor. Individual salaries depend on location, education and career background. Thanks to CityTownInfo.com for this electronic technician schools and jobs info.
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