Electrical Engineering Major Salary and Careers Data

This page contains key outcome data for the Electrical Engineering Major, estimated using US Census data. See the methodology here. For more on the College Majors Data Dashboard click here.

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Overall Major Information

  • Field: STEM
  • Average Income: $77,000 (Rank: 9 of 173)
  • 25% Make Less Than: $50,000
  • Unemployment Rate: 3.30% (Rank: 57 of 171)
  • Percent Female: 21.5%
  • Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 34.7%
  • Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 3.0%
  • Percent Who Get a PhD: 5.7%
  • Major Popularity Ranking: 22 of 173
  • Major Difficulty (1-5): 3.34 (Rank: 12 of 118)

Careers Information

This list provides the 25 most common careers (occupations) among people in this major, and how much they earn within each occupation.

  1. Electrical and Electronics Engineers: 14.46% (Average Income: $83,000)
  2. Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software: 14.07% (Average Income: $93,000)
  3. Engineers, : 9.01% (Average Income: $84,000)
  4. Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked: 5.58%
  5. Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers: 4.30% (Average Income: $82,000)
  6. Civil Engineers: 2.85% (Average Income: $80,000)
  7. Mechanical Engineers: 2.53% (Average Income: $79,000)
  8. Computer Programmers: 2.53% (Average Income: $77,000)
  9. Managers,  (including Postmasters): 2.44% (Average Income: $102,000)
  10. Aerospace Engineers: 1.89% (Average Income: $84,000)
  11. Industrial Engineers, including Health and Safety: 1.69% (Average Income: $75,000)
  12. Designers: 1.66% (Average Income: $66,000)
  13. Computer Support Specialists: 1.21% (Average Income: $66,000)
  14. Management Analysts: 1.08% (Average Income: $104,000)
  15. Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers: 0.98% (Average Income: $68,000)
  16. Customer Service Representatives: 0.90% (Average Income: $51,000)
  17. Computer Hardware Engineers: 0.87% (Average Income: $80,000)
  18. Computer and Information Systems Managers: 0.81% (Average Income: $91,000)
  19. First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers: 0.79% (Average Income: $60,000)
  20. Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters: 0.75% (Average Income: $65,000)
  21. Other Business Operations and Management Specialists: 0.73% (Average Income: $78,000)
  22. Accountants and Auditors: 0.72% (Average Income: $72,000)
  23. Electricians: 0.68% (Average Income: $49,000)
  24. Retail Salespersons: 0.65% (Average Income: $28,000)
  25. Postsecondary Teachers: 0.63% (Average Income: $70,000)

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