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Schools and Degrees

Undergraduate and graduate degrees are available in electronics engineering. The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology provides accreditation for college and university engineering programs.

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Training and Education

Expect to get a bachelor's degree for this occupation. The share of electronics engineers with a bachelor's degree or higher is 81%. About 17% of workers got additional education after high school, but did not have to get a college degree. There was no need to go beyond high school for 3% of employees.

Job Overview

Electronics engineers design, develop and oversee the manufacturing of electronic equipment for commercial, industrial, scientific, medical and military applications. Electronics engineers work with various types of technologies including global positioning systems, portable music players, televisions, radar and communications systems. Some electronic engineers work in fields which are closely related to computers.

Job Requirements

Many electronics engineers have a bachelor's degree in electronics engineering. Some of the courses provided in many electronics engineering programs are communications, electronic circuits, microprocessors, logic circuit design, electronic materials and devices, and signals processing. Most of these programs include a circuit design project.

Nature of Work

  • Evaluate operational systems and provide design modifications to fix equipment malfunctions or to make changes in system requirements
  • Establish procedures for product testing
  • Determine equipment and material needs
  • Inspect electronic instruments, equipment, systems and products to make sure they conform to safety standards, specifications and applicable regulations and codes

Area Job Conditions

Warner Robins (Georgia), San Jose (California), and Boulder (Colorado) boast the most electronics engineers for their size population. Chattanooga (Tennessee), Springfield (Massachusetts), and Lexington (Kentucky) have the fewest.

The highest salaries for workers are in and around Framingham (Massachusetts), Tucson (Arizona), and Edison (New Jersey). The lowest-paying areas are Augusta (Georgia), Lafayette (Louisiana), and College Station (Texas).

Part-Time and Self Employment

It is estimated that 2% of electronics engineers work less than full time. Self-employment is the choice of 2% of workers.

Electronics Engineers 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
Auburn $71,000 30 -26%
Birmingham $85,000 260 -50%
Decatur $83,000 50 0%
Huntsville $99,000 1,130 +430%

Alaska

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Anchorage $93,000 120 -30%

Arizona

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Phoenix $95,000 4,160 +122%
Tucson $84,000 300 -16%

Arkansas

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Fayetteville $67,000 70 -67%
Little Rock $72,000 300 -17%

California

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Bakersfield $99,000 770 +185%
Fresno $76,000 240 -28%
Los Angeles $106,000 4,890 +13%
Modesto $76,000 40 -75%
Oakland $94,000 1,890 +78%
Oxnard $103,000 1,330 +329%
Riverside $95,000 810 -37%
Sacramento $96,000 1,140 +24%
Salinas $87,000 70 -57%
San Diego $99,000 3,600 +158%
San Francisco $102,000 590 -44%
San Jose $113,000 7,510 +688%
San Luis Obispo $83,000 50 -45%
Santa Ana $96,000 3,290 +112%
Santa Barbara $99,000 250 +46%
Santa Cruz $107,000 50 -41%
Santa Rosa $84,000 100 -44%
Stockton $91,000 140 -35%

Colorado

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Colorado Springs $98,000 490 +87%
Denver $90,000 2,580 +94%
Fort Collins $104,000 550 +337%

Connecticut

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Bridgeport $89,000 470 +5%
Danbury $74,000 50 -23%
Hartford $78,000 220 -64%
New Haven $87,000 250 -12%
Norwich $91,000 30 -76%

District of Columbia

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Washington $106,000 4,000 +54%

Florida

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Deltona $78,000 40 -74%
Fort Lauderdale $79,000 700 -5%
Fort Walton Beach $91,000 360 +388%
Jacksonville $79,000 350 -45%
Miami $78,000 500 -52%
Orlando $86,000 940 -13%
Palm Bay $81,000 880 +334%
Pensacola $77,000 90 -40%
Port St Lucie $70,000 40 -66%
Sarasota $85,000 60 -76%
Tallahassee $67,000 80 -51%
Tampa $79,000 450 -63%
West Palm Beach $83,000 110 -80%

Georgia

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Athens $64,000 60 -12%
Atlanta $84,000 2,630 +7%
Augusta $72,000 50 -76%
Macon $77,000 30 -66%
Savannah $70,000 50 -67%
Warner Robins $83,000 1,150 +2197%

Hawaii

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Honolulu $89,000 360 -22%

Idaho

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Boise $81,000 100 -63%
Idaho Falls $55,000 40 -7%

Illinois

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Chicago $85,000 3,800 -5%
Rockford $88,000 100 -29%
Springfield $79,000 120 +12%

Indiana

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Elkhart $62,000 90 -16%
Evansville $85,000 80 -54%
Fort Wayne $65,000 160 -24%
Gary $70,000 60 -79%
Indianapolis $76,000 620 -35%
Lafayette $70,000 90 +24%
South Bend $78,000 70 -46%

Iowa

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Cedar Rapids $72,000 180 +28%
Davenport $69,000 40 -79%
Des Moines $84,000 120 -65%

Kansas

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Topeka $72,000 40 -64%
Wichita $67,000 160 -47%

Kentucky

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Louisville $80,000 300 -53%

Louisiana

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Baton Rouge $87,000 100 -74%
Lafayette $64,000 50 -65%
Lake Charles $73,000 40 -54%
New Orleans $86,000 280 -50%

Maine

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Portland $91,000 190 -8%

Maryland

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Baltimore $92,000 1,560 +12%
Bethesda $107,000 610 0%
Salisbury $84,000 40 -20%

Massachusetts

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Boston $104,000 2,600 +40%
Brockton $99,000 30 -66%
Framingham $100,000 390 +135%
Haverhill $80,000 100 +25%
Lawrence $90,000 60 +6%
Lowell $92,000 580 +383%
Taunton $98,000 120 +191%
Worcester $113,000 240 -8%

Michigan

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Ann Arbor $76,000 90 -47%
Detroit $78,000 320 -55%
Grand Rapids $85,000 160 -60%
Holland $66,000 40 -58%
Kalamazoo $72,000 40 -71%
Lansing $75,000 40 -80%
Saginaw $79,000 60 -25%
Warren $85,000 810 -29%

Minnesota

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Mankato $79,000 50 -6%
Minneapolis $91,000 1,630 -14%

Mississippi

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Gulfport $81,000 150 +41%
Jackson $78,000 80 -70%

Missouri

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Kansas City $80,000 1,460 +35%
St Louis $87,000 1,630 +14%

Nebraska

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Lincoln $71,000 80 -51%
Omaha $80,000 120 -76%

Nevada

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Las Vegas $82,000 710 -21%
Reno $75,000 50 -75%

New Hampshire

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Manchester $82,000 60 -42%
Nashua $98,000 320 +131%
Portsmouth $81,000 40 -26%

New Jersey

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Atlantic City $94,000 60 -59%
Camden $100,000 310 -44%
Edison $117,000 2,440 +123%
Newark $107,000 1,280 +20%
Trenton $98,000 190 -19%

New Mexico

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Albuquerque $101,000 1,080 +166%
Las Cruces $86,000 320 +425%

New York

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Albany $82,000 110 -77%
Buffalo $66,000 120 -80%
Nassau $91,000 820 -39%
New York $95,000 1,670 -70%
Poughkeepsie $104,000 210 -18%
Rochester $82,000 830 +55%
Utica $109,000 220 +76%

North Carolina

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Asheville $83,000 40 -78%
Charlotte $83,000 800 -12%
Durham $97,000 560 +95%
Greensboro $99,000 550 +47%
Hickory $79,000 30 -80%
Raleigh $85,000 950 +74%
Winston Salem $83,000 110 -49%

Ohio

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Akron $69,000 150 -55%
Cincinnati $91,000 880 -19%
Cleveland $75,000 720 -34%
Columbus $79,000 640 -35%
Dayton $101,000 1,120 +178%
Mansfield $72,000 80 +66%
Toledo $61,000 110 -64%
Youngstown $64,000 50 -79%

Oklahoma

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Oklahoma City $88,000 1,250 +104%
Tulsa $81,000 250 -45%

Oregon

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Bend $80,000 40 -33%
Eugene $85,000 50 -65%
Portland $94,000 2,420 +122%
Salem $80,000 70 -54%

Pennsylvania

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Allentown $69,000 150 -59%
Harrisburg $79,000 270 -20%
Lancaster $80,000 80 -67%
Philadelphia $101,000 1,370 -33%
Pittsburgh $80,000 1,190 -3%
Reading $87,000 120 -30%
Scranton $77,000 80 -71%
State College $81,000 80 +34%
York $76,000 120 -34%

Rhode Island

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Providence $109,000 1,140 +93%

South Carolina

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Charleston $94,000 570 +90%
Columbia $79,000 160 -57%
Greenville $79,000 170 -46%

South Dakota

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Sioux Falls $72,000 30 -79%

Tennessee

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Chattanooga $89,000 90 -62%
Knoxville $83,000 110 -69%
Memphis $79,000 110 -83%
Nashville $85,000 410 -48%

Texas

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Austin $90,000 2,290 +174%
Beaumont $74,000 60 -63%
College Station $46,000 180 +99%
Corpus Christi $87,000 90 -51%
Dallas $94,000 4,960 +121%
El Paso $71,000 170 -40%
Fort Worth $77,000 610 -34%
Houston $91,000 2,070 -26%
San Antonio $83,000 910 -2%
Tyler $88,000 100 +13%

Utah

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Logan $88,000 60 +37%
Ogden $88,000 660 +222%
Provo $81,000 120 -31%
Salt Lake City $92,000 420 -35%

Vermont

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Burlington $92,000 220 +98%

Virginia

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Blacksburg $72,000 60 +4%
Charlottesville $79,000 180 +113%
Richmond $81,000 290 -56%
Roanoke $77,000 50 -68%
Virginia Beach $78,000 1,200 +49%

Washington

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Bremerton $94,000 220 +172%
Kennewick $80,000 120 +21%
Olympia $74,000 50 -49%
Seattle $95,000 3,610 +141%
Spokane $77,000 90 -57%
Tacoma 90 -67%

Wisconsin

City and Area Median Salary Employees Job Density
Appleton $75,000 50 -56%
Green Bay $70,000 40 -77%
Madison $82,000 140 -61%
Milwaukee $83,000 870 -2%
*FOOTNOTES: Job Facts salary and numbers data is based on US Department of Labor Statistics data for 2011. Other data on page may be from earlier years. Typical salary is given as median salary, where 50% in the job make more and 50% less. Salary range is Job Hunt's estimates of typical starting salary as being at the 10th percentile of reported pay and typical top end salary, for the most senior workers, as being at the 90th. Job openings is an estimate of new jobs every year due to growth plus those leaving the field. Where NA is given data is not available. Suggested studies is based on Job Hunt research, suggesting a minimum degree level that is judged to offer the best opportunities for entry-level employment. This Electronics Engineers schools and career page was originally researched by CityTownInfo.com.