Architecture & Engineering
Electrical Engineers
SOC 17-2071
Design the electrical systems and electronics in everything from grids to gadgets.
The job
Median pay
$121k
$93k to $153k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+9.9% projected
Openings a year
11k
BLS projection
Typical education
Bachelor's
Our model
AI displacement risk
High
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
6/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
68th pct
More exposed than 68% of occupations · modeled estimate · 37th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
63/100
Key skills
- Writing
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Active Learning
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 24,230 | 1.3 | 1.0× | $144k |
| Texas | 20,870 | 1.5 | 1.2× | $129k |
| Michigan | 10,840 | 2.5 | 1.9× | $106k |
| Florida | 9,220 | 0.9 | 0.7× | $105k |
| New York | 8,770 | 0.9 | 0.7× | $119k |
| Washington | 7,610 | 2.1 | 1.7× | $133k |
| Virginia | 7,260 | 1.8 | 1.4× | $119k |
| North Carolina | 7,090 | 1.4 | 1.1× | $110k |
| Pennsylvania | 6,970 | 1.1 | 0.9× | $111k |
| Ohio | 6,360 | 1.1 | 0.9× | $101k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 5,950 | 1.2 | 0.9× | $108k~ |
| Illinois | 5,460 | 0.9 | 0.7× | $108k |
| Arizona | 5,370 | 1.7 | 1.3× | $101k |
| Massachusetts | 5,040 | 1.4 | 1.1× | $128k |
| Maryland | 4,650 | 1.7 | 1.3× | $125k |
| Alabama | 4,600 | 2.2 | 1.7× | $126k |
| Colorado | 4,200 | 1.5 | 1.1× | $121k |
| Indiana | 4,000 | 1.2 | 1.0× | $103k |
| Wisconsin | 3,550 | 1.2 | 0.9× | $100k |
| South Carolina | 3,490 | 1.5 | 1.2× | $98k |
| Minnesota | 3,150 | 1.1 | 0.8× | $110k |
| New Jersey | 2,940 | 0.7 | 0.5× | $125k |
| Connecticut | 2,930 | 1.7 | 1.4× | $104k |
| Tennessee | 2,830 | 0.9 | 0.7× | $104k |
| New Mexico | 2,560 | 2.9 | 2.3× | $159k |
| Oregon | 2,540 | 1.3 | 1.0× | $125k |
| Missouri | 2,410 | 0.8 | 0.6× | $119k |
| Kansas | 2,100 | 1.5 | 1.1× | $103k |
| Oklahoma | 2,080 | 1.2 | 0.9× | $108k |
| Utah | 1,680 | 1.0 | 0.8× | $106k |
| New Hampshire | 1,600 | 2.3 | 1.8× | $136k |
| Kentucky | 1,540 | 0.8 | 0.6× | $99k |
| Iowa | 1,280 | 0.8 | 0.6× | $106k |
| Maine | 1,150 | 1.8 | 1.4× | $115k |
| Mississippi | 1,130 | 1.0 | 0.8× | $105k |
| Nevada | 1,100 | 0.7 | 0.6× | $107k |
| Hawaii | 1,080 | 1.7 | 1.4× | $106k |
| Nebraska | 1,060 | 1.0 | 0.8× | $107k |
| Idaho | 1,000 | 1.2 | 0.9× | $129k |
| Louisiana | 990 | 0.5 | 0.4× | $124k |
| Arkansas | 900 | 0.7 | 0.5× | $97k |
| Vermont | 820 | 2.7 | 2.1× | $111k |
| Montana | 790 | 1.5 | 1.2× | $87k |
| Rhode Island | 670 | 1.3 | 1.1× | $127k~ |
| Delaware | 660 | 1.4 | 1.1× | $127k |
| South Dakota | 530 | 1.2 | 0.9× | $99k |
| West Virginia | 500 | 0.7 | 0.6× | $113k |
| Alaska | 350 | 1.1 | 0.8× | $126k |
| Washington DC | 330 | 0.5 | 0.4× | $143k |
| Wyoming | 280 | 1.0 | 0.8× | $112k |
| North Dakota | 260 | 0.6 | 0.5× | $111k |
Top metro areas
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA8,970 jobs · $140k median
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ6,290 jobs · $128k median
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI6,060 jobs · $114k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX5,770 jobs · $131k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX5,720 jobs · $124k median
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA4,930 jobs · $140k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV4,450 jobs · $126k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN4,290 jobs · $114k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Electrical Engineers interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.