Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Risk & user votes

Calculated automation risk

34% (Low Risk)

Low Risk (21-40%): This occupation has a lower risk of full replacement by AI, software, or robotic systems. Some tasks may be automated or assisted, but the role usually still relies on human judgement, communication, responsibility, physical adaptability, or practical decision-making.

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Human strengths important in this job

These are human abilities and work contexts that are important in this occupation. They may help explain why parts of the role are harder to replace end-to-end, but they are not the only inputs into the automation score.

Decision-making and problem solving

Very important
Why this matters
Analyze information, weigh tradeoffs, and choose the best solution—especially when situations are ambiguous, high-stakes, or have real-world consequences.
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Thinking creatively

Quite important
Why this matters
Coming up with original ideas and designs—creating new concepts, products, systems, or artistic work. This kind of open-ended invention and taste-based judgment is harder to automate end-to-end than routine, rule-based tasks.
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Coordinating others’ work

Quite important
Why this matters
Bringing people together, assigning tasks, and keeping a group aligned so work gets done.
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Communicating with people outside the organization

Quite important
Why this matters
Represents the organization to customers, the public, or government—handling questions, concerns, and relationship-building through conversations, writing, calls, or email.
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Consulting and advising others

Quite important
Why this matters
Provide guidance and expert advice to managers or teams on technical, system, or process decisions—explaining options, tradeoffs, and recommended actions.
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Active learning

Quite important
Why this matters
Keeps learning from new information and applying it to make better decisions now and in the future, especially when situations change.
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What users think

Based on 142 votes

38% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 34% chance of automation.

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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?

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Pay & outlook

Wages

High paid relative to other professions

In 2024, the median annual wage for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians was $77,180 ($37 per hour).

The median annual wage for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians was 55.9% higher than the national median annual wage, which stood at $49,500.

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Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Growth

Slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians' job openings is expected to rise 0.6% by 2034

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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.

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2024 there were 92,710 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'.

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What people are saying (7)

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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.
Ahmed Mir
03 Mar 2026 21:27
Yea i agree
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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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.

O*NET-SOC code: 17-3023.00