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Estimated employment1,740
Mean wage29.64
Entry wage20.59
10th percentile wage18.16
50th percentile wage29.09
90th percentile wage43.18
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Manufacturing90051.6%
Professional & Business Services41023.7%
Trade, Transportation & Utilities20011.2%
Public Adminsitration1307.2%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Public Adminsitration13035.17
Trade, Transportation & Utilities20031.51
Manufacturing90029.73
Professional & Business Services41028.06
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians (17-3023)
Apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge, usually under the direction of engineering staff, to design, build, repair, calibrate, and modify electrical components, circuitry, controls, and machinery for subsequent evaluation and use by
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$29.64 $39.62  -$9.98
2014$29.50+.5%$39.43 +.5%-$9.93
2013$28.94+1.9%$38.69 +1.9%-$9.74
2012$28.39+1.9%$37.95 +1.9%-$9.55
2011$27.84+2.0%$37.21 +2.0%-$9.37
2010$27.41+1.6%$36.63 +1.6%-$9.22
2009$26.93+1.8%$35.99 +1.8%-$9.06
2008$26.64+1.1%$35.61 +1.1%-$8.96
2007$25.84+3.1%$34.55 +3.1%-$8.70
2006$24.98+3.5%$33.39 +3.5%-$8.41
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$29.64 $26.98  $2.66
2014$29.50+.5%$26.76 +.8%$2.74
2013$28.94+1.9%$26.19 +2.2%$2.76
2012$28.39+1.9%$25.66 +2.1%$2.73
2011$27.84+2.0%$25.22 +1.7%$2.62
2010$27.41+1.6%$24.82 +1.6%$2.58
2009$26.93+1.8%$24.41 +1.7%$2.52
2008$26.64+1.1%$24.08 +1.4%$2.56
2007$25.84+3.1%$23.46 +2.6%$2.39
2006$24.98+3.5%$22.71 +3.3%$2.27

Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2015

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