Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Moderate Risk
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
51%
(Moderate Risk)
POLLING
38%
(Low Risk, Based on 135 votes)
Average: 45%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
3.0%
by year 2033
WAGES
$72,800
or $35.00 per hour
Volume
97,420
as of 2023
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JOB SCORE
5.1/10
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- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Calculated automation risk

51% (Moderate Risk)

Moderate Risk (41-60%): Occupations with a moderate risk of automation usually involve routine tasks but still require some human judgment and interaction.

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User poll

38% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. However, the automation risk level we have generated suggests a higher chance of automation: 51% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Sentiment

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Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians' job openings is expected to rise 3.0% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

High paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians' was $72,800, or $35 per hour

'Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians' were paid 51.5% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 97,420 people employed as 'Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians' within the United States.

This represents around 0.06% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 1 thousand people are employed as 'Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians'.

Job description

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.

SOC Code: 17-3023.00

Comments (6)

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Matt (Moderate)
08 Nov 2025 00:33
I don't think this is a field that will ever be completely automated, but I do think it will be augmented. automated testers already exist and take a lot of the mundane tasks that are required. Trouble shooting will slowly be taken over by AI mostly for repeatable issues. your will be able to use less skilled workers and they will be able to do the tasks of a fully educated technician for the more basic tasks. So you will need less actually trained and skilled technicians for the job.
a Tech (No chance)
01 Jul 2024 19:57
These are jobs that make the automation, troubleshoot them and ensure that things actually work IRL. Soft jobs like programming or software engineering don't actually often dwelve into the domain of hardware, and even when they do the technologists are the ones that actually do the specialized hardware integration.
Saeed (Low)
23 Jun 2023 09:14
Because we are the trainer of robots.. we are teacher of them..and we can maintain them
Maxi
14 Jun 2022 21:19
Robots cant analyze and repair issues on machines. Cant program plcs. Always there is a person that tell the robot what it should do
Blain
13 Feb 2021 17:40
I am finding that electronics are becoming easier for the end user to install and use. You no longer really need a degrees to work in telecoms as a lot is plug and play.
Prashan (Uncertain)
10 Aug 2020 16:33
Still they have no emotional intelligence, AI can not do every job
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