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Electrical Engineering

The tables below present the occupations that are most commonly associated with a degree in Electrical Engineering. We have separated the tables depending on whether we examine graduates who stop their education with the bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, and those who get either a masters in Electrical Engineering, a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering. While the list above describes the occupations of students with advanced degrees in Electrical Engineering some students with a bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering will get advanced degrees in other fields. The tables listed below descibe the types of advanced degrees that were chosen by students with a bachelors in Electrical Engineering. Since all of the above tables present information on the average salary, it is possible to lose sight of the fact that some majors place students in jobs with a narrow range of salaries near to the mean while others place students in many different income categories. For this reason, we have drawn two frequency distributions (histograms) of Electrical Engineering Salaries.









Histogram of Electrical Engineering Salaries: Bachelors Degree Only

The diagram below includes all students with a major in Electrical Engineering who received no degree beyond the bachelors.

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Histogram of Electrical Engineering Salaries: Bachelors and Beyond

The diagram below includes all students with a major in Electrical Engineering while an undergraduate. The data includes students who subsequently earned degrees beyond the bachelors.

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Bachelors Degree

The information in the table below is based on data from people of all sexes and ages whose most recent college degree was a bachelors degree majoring in Electrical Engineering.

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  Avg 1993   Number of     Pct of
  Salary    Observations   Majors  Description of Occupation
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  $48,774        218       37.14   Engineers:  Electrical, electronic
  $38,258         70       11.93   Engineers:  Electrical, electronic, industrial, mechanical
  $62,039         39        6.64   Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
  $54,881         30        5.11   Computer engineer - software
  $41,772         25        4.26   Computer engineer - hardware
  $47,192         17        2.90   Computer system analysts
  $43,400         16        2.73   Computer programmers (business, scientific, process control)
  $50,814         14        2.39   OTHER OCCUPATIONS (Not Listed)
  $43,948         13        2.21   OTHER management related occupations
  $37,361         12        2.04   Mechanics and repairers
  $44,971         10        1.70   Other engineers
  $35,666         10        1.70   OTHER computer, information science Occupations
  $57,594         10        1.70   Engineers:  Aeronautical, aerospace, astronautical
  $43,991          9        1.53   Information systems scientists or analysts
  $57,342          9        1.53   Engineers: Industrial
  $52,106          9        1.53   Sales Occupations - Commodities Except Retail (e.g., industrial machinery/equipment/supplies, medical and dental equiptment/supplies)
  $33,081          9        1.53   OTHER engineering technologists and technicians
  $57,073          6        1.02   OTHER marketing and sales occupations
  $40,500          6        1.02   Engineers:  Sales
  $44,694          6        1.02   Engineers:  Mechanical
  $41,669          5         .85   Transportation/material moving occupations
  $35,908          4         .68   Professors:  Trade and Industrial
  $39,771          4         .68   Drafting occupations, including computer drafting
  $57,667          3         .51   Engineers:  Nuclear
  $32,267          3         .51   OTHER service occupations, except health
  $31,160          3         .51   Operators and related occupations (e.g., machine set-up, machine operators and tenders, fabricators, assemblers)
  $48,228          3         .51   Engineers:  Environmental
  $14,773          3         .51   Construction trades, miners and well drillers
  $38,000          2         .34   Engineers:  Bioengineering and biomedical
  $46,500          2         .34   Artists, Broadcasters, Editors, Entertainers, Public Relations Specialists, Writers
  $39,500          2         .34   OTHER administrative (e.g., record clerks, telephone operators)
  $50,240          2         .34   Protective services (e.g., fire fighters, police, guards)
  $39,894          2         .34   Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists
  $58,600          1         .17   Accountants, auditors, and other financial specialists
  $85,250          1         .17   Physicists
  $12,000          1         .17   Food Preparation and Service (e.g., cooks, waitresses, bartenders)
  $46,800          1         .17   Engineers:  Materials or metallurgical
  $46,800          1         .17   Engineers:  Marine engineer or naval architect
  $43,600          1         .17   Engineers:  Civil, including architectural and sanitary
  $36,400          1         .17   Registered nurses, pharmacists, dieticians, therapists, physician assistants
  $36,000          1         .17   Sales Occupations - Retail (e.g., furnishings, clothing, motor vehicles, cosmetics)
  $35,840          1         .17   OTHER health occupations
  $34,000          1         .17   Health Technologists and Technicians (e.g., dental hygienists, health record technologists/technicians, licensed practical nurses, medical or laboratory technicians, radiologic technologists/technicians)
  $30,603          1         .17   Technologists and technicians in the physical sciences

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Masters

The information in the table below is based on data from people of all sexes and ages whose most recent college degree was a masters degree in Electrical Engineering.

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  Avg 1993   Number of     Pct of
  Salary    Observations   Majors  Description of Occupation
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  $59,601         32       43.84   Engineers:  Electrical, electronic
  $56,611          9       12.33   Computer engineer - software
  $86,000          5        6.85   Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
  $73,250          4        5.48   Computer engineer - hardware
  $65,700          3        4.11   Sales Occupations - Commodities Except Retail (e.g., industrial machinery/equipment/supplies, medical and dental equiptment/supplies)
  $81,547          3        4.11   Computer programmers (business, scientific, process control)
  $46,400          3        4.11   Other engineers
  $30,000          2        2.74   Professors:  Engineering
  $31,398          2        2.74   Mechanics and repairers
  $75,000          2        2.74   Engineers:  Aeronautical, aerospace, astronautical
  $20,800          1        1.37   OTHER engineering technologists and technicians
  $69,000          1        1.37   OTHER computer, information science Occupations
  $47,000          1        1.37   Physicists
  $57,720          1        1.37   OTHER management related occupations
  $42,000          1        1.37   Computer system analysts
  $39,999          1        1.37   Statisticians
  $39,520          1        1.37   Drafting occupations, including computer drafting
  $24,000          1        1.37   OTHER physical scientists

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Ph.D.

The information in the table below is based on data from people of all sexes and ages whose most recent college degree was a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering.

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  Avg 1993   Number of     Pct of
  Salary    Observations   Majors  Description of Occupation
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  $66,756          9       60.00   Engineers:  Electrical, electronic
  $81,862          2       13.33   Engineers:  Electrical, electronic, industrial, mechanical
  $45,600          1        6.67   Professors:  Computer Science
  $54,468          1        6.67   Computer engineer - hardware
  $87,000          1        6.67   Computer engineer - software
 $150,000          1        6.67   Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)

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Masters Degrees earned by students with a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering



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  Avg 1993   Number of     Pct of
  Salary    Observations   Majors  Description of Field of Study
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  $62,794         40       29.41   Engineering: Electrical and electronic technologies
  $61,219         22       16.18   Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
  $49,002         19       13.97   Business administration and management
  $56,580         16       11.76   Computer science
  $54,855          7        5.15   Engineering: Computer/systems
  $63,276          3        2.21   OTHER business management/administrative services
  $77,805          3        2.21   Financial management
  $56,000          2        1.47   Public administration
  $55,348          2        1.47   Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
  $55,300          2        1.47   Computer systems analysis
  $55,146          2        1.47   Information services and systems
  $52,500          2        1.47   Computer/information sciences, general
  $47,250          2        1.47   Operations research
  $33,090          2        1.47   Education:  OTHER education
  $52,000          1         .74   Education:  Social science teacher education
  $50,000          1         .74   OTHER engineering
  $49,200          1         .74   Engineering: Materials, including ceramics and textiles
  $40,000          1         .74   Education:  Administration
  $60,000          1         .74   Computer programming
  $60,000          1         .74   Mechanical engineering-related technologies
  $62,000          1         .74   Engineering: Nuclear
  $29,349          1         .74   Engineering: Industrial production technologies
  $29,120          1         .74   OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
  $63,600          1         .74   Education:  Counselor education/guidance services
  $70,000          1         .74   OTHER FIELDS (Not Listed)
  $29,016          1         .74   Psychology:  Counseling

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PhD's earned by students with a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering



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  Avg 1993   Number of     Pct of
  Salary    Observations   Majors  Description of Field of Study
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  $61,094          5       38.46   Engineering: Electrical and electronic technologies
  $80,000          2       15.38   Computer science
  $26,520          1        7.69   Physics
  $43,000          1        7.69   Mathematics:  Applied
  $58,000          1        7.69   Engineering: Computer/systems
  $60,000          1        7.69   Mathematics, general
  $75,400          1        7.69   Engineering: Bioengineering and biomedical
 $115,000          1        7.69   Public policy studies

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Other Professiona Degrees earned by students with a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering

Other advanced degrees include: JD, LLB, ThD, MD, and the DDS.

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  Avg 1993   Number of     Pct of
  Salary    Observations   Majors  Description of Field of Study
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  $42,500          2       25.00   Engineering: Electrical and electronic technologies
  $56,000          2       25.00   Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
 $116,000          1       12.50   Computer/information sciences, general

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Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: 73122.1717@compuserve.com