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Job outlook for electrical technical specialists in the United States
Are electrical technical specialist jobs in demand?
Electrical technical specialist job and salary trends over time
Electrical technical specialist jobs over time
Electrical technical specialist job growth rate over time
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 128 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 127 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 127 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 128 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 126 | 0.00% |
Average electrical technical specialist salary over time
Electrical technical specialist salary by year
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $83,320 | $40.06 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | $81,420 | $39.14 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | $79,858 | $38.39 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | $78,552 | $37.77 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | $77,850 | $37.43 | +1.3% |
Electrical technical specialist jobs by state
Most common states for electrical technical specialists
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | 5,576,606 | 1,064 | 19% |
| 2 | Colorado | 5,607,154 | 1,046 | 19% |
| 3 | North Dakota | 755,393 | 137 | 18% |
| 4 | Nebraska | 1,920,076 | 320 | 17% |
| 5 | Delaware | 961,939 | 168 | 17% |
| 6 | Arizona | 7,016,270 | 1,138 | 16% |
| 7 | Idaho | 1,716,943 | 272 | 16% |
| 8 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 111 | 16% |
| 9 | Georgia | 10,429,379 | 1,546 | 15% |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 5,795,483 | 851 | 15% |
| 11 | Kansas | 2,913,123 | 429 | 15% |
| 12 | Alaska | 739,795 | 110 | 15% |
| 13 | Illinois | 12,802,023 | 1,834 | 14% |
| 14 | North Carolina | 10,273,419 | 1,462 | 14% |
| 15 | Iowa | 3,145,711 | 445 | 14% |
| 16 | New Mexico | 2,088,070 | 294 | 14% |
| 17 | South Dakota | 869,666 | 122 | 14% |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | 12,805,537 | 1,625 | 13% |
| 19 | Connecticut | 3,588,184 | 475 | 13% |
| 20 | Maine | 1,335,907 | 172 | 13% |
Most common cities for electrical technical specialists
| Rank | City | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cranberry | 1 | 4% | $82,930 |
| 2 | Baton Rouge | 2 | 1% | $92,920 |
| 3 | Concord | 1 | 1% | $95,719 |
| 4 | Warren | 1 | 1% | $89,586 |
Electrical Technical Specialist job outlook: Expert opinions
Our panel of electrical technical specialist experts
University of Alabama at Birmingham
San Diego State University
University of Utah
Old Dominion University
University of Central Florida
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Wright State University
What Electrical Technical Specialist skills would you recommend for someone trying to advance their career?
Arie Nakhmani: Electrical Engineering has always (from its inception) been a good profession to enter, but now it is better than ever. Now everything is becoming Electrical Engineering, and the world cannot survive without it even for a few days. Electrical Engineering is the most necessary profession for the survival of modern society.
What Electrical Technical Specialist skills would you recommend for someone trying to advance their career?
Dr. Arif Engin: Electrical engineering graduates are sought by a wide range of employers in government and industry for many different types of work. The top occupations in electrical engineering fields are projected to grow and sometimes require an advanced degree.
Florian Solzbacher
Department Chair, Professor, Elect & Computer EngineeringUniversity of Utah
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
What soft skills should all Electrical Technical Specialists possess?
Florian Solzbacher: Engineering is about teamwork. All major quantum leaps and most products require extensive system engineering and diverse skills. Engineers need to be able to understand the languages and workflows not only across engineering disciplines but also ranging into business, legal and ethical aspects of their work. This includes communication and project management skills.
Will there be an enduring impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Electrical Technical Specialists?
Michel Audette Ph.D.: My take on this is what I've seen with my wife's work in industry, which suggests that the industrial landscape is going to be increasingly equipped for, and open to, remote work. I think that the implication for graduates is that they may need to be flexible about working within a geographically distributed team. If company deciders feel that someone is worth employing because of a unique skill set, then they would typically be more willing to hire that person even if unable to make it to work regularly, if that is feasible given the nature of the work; some work, such as hardware testing or industrial production, may not lend itself to remote contributions.
Nonetheless, for those areas that accommodate geographically distributed activity, such as software development, graduates can expect to interact with team members all over the US, possibly all over the world, if someone is deemed unique enough to hire despite living abroad. This places a high premium on the ability and willingness to work in a heterogeneous team, where not only will members look different, but also have myriad accents in their English, which will also impose a certain adaptability and tolerance to team members.
A related impact could also be that global hiring will make it easier for multi-national companies to hire a portion of their talent in countries where wages are lower and motivate US-based engineers to seek out graduate degrees in order to increase their competitiveness and employability at US salaries.
Maria Jacob
ProfessorUniversity of Central Florida
Department of ECE
What type of skills will young Electrical Technical Specialists need?
Maria Jacob: I feel that the skills needed will not change to what is currently required; however, it may well happen that some of the graduates don't have them. For example, good communications skills. It may happen that the graduates have good written skills but not verbal, since more and more we send emails than calling someone. I know, I sound like an old person, which is funny because I'm writing this...
What experience really stands out on Electrical Technical Specialist resumes?
Maria Jacob: Well, this is a too general question to answer. It totally depends on which job you are applying. Is the graduate going to the industry or research? Is the job for testing, designing, coding? What will stand out will depend on this.
However, if I really have to choose one, I always thought that one of the most important things you can learn is to work in a multidisciplinary group. Then, if before graduation a student can have an internship either in the industry or in research that will definitely stand out.
Robert Saunders P.E.
Assistant Department HeadUniversity of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Electrical Engineering Department
What general advice would you give to an Electrical Technical Specialist?
Robert Saunders P.E.: The job market for an electrical engineering student coming out of college is challenging right now. Many companies are still hiring electrical engineering students but, the students can't be as finicky about what jobs they are accepting. More than half of the students are starting their new jobs working remotely, which is a large shift from normal but the companies seem to be using this time to bring the new hires up to speed on policy, procedures, and industry regulations.
What Electrical Technical Specialist skills would you recommend for someone trying to advance their career?
Robert Saunders P.E.: Project management and/or leadership training, either at the university they graduated from, or a good online source. Either or both of these would demonstrate the proactive attitude of the student. And get involved in something; community service groups, design a project, anything that shows you are pushing forward professionally and personally, not just sitting at home.
What general advice would you give to an Electrical Technical Specialist?
Fred Garber Ph.D.: I think the primary question, in the minds of those who are yet to graduate or are still searching, is in regard to the strength of the technical job market, especially the local job market. But you are in a position to definitively answer that question.
In you article, I would ask that you address the following:
Number of employers looking to fill and number of job offerings in the region (by engineering and computer science major) compared to last year and to the previous five years.
Any noticeable differences in job descriptions Zippia is receiving relative to work environment, benefits, starting salaries, etc.
Many of our soon-to-graduate students would be very interested in these quantitative and qualitative comparisons. Additionally, vast numbers of potential students would benefit from such information to guide their career choices.