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Estimated employment1,760
Mean wage29.31
Entry wage20.50
10th percentile wage18.60
50th percentile wage28.60
90th percentile wage42.67
 Top Employing Industries
 Industry Employment  Percent 
Manufacturing90050.9%
Professional and Business Services39022.0%
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities22012.6%
Public Adminsitration1206.6%
Financial Activities503.1%
 Best Paying Industries
 Industry Employment  Median Wage 
Public Adminsitration12035.10
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities22029.75
Manufacturing90029.49
Professional and Business Services39028.00
Financial Activities5027.11
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
Median Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to Occupational Group  Difference 
Current$29.31 $38.50  -$9.18
2013$29.21+.3%$38.37 +.3%-$9.15
2012$28.65+1.9%$37.64 +1.9%-$8.98
2011$28.10+2.0%$36.90 +2.0%-$8.80
2010$27.66+1.6%$36.33 +1.6%-$8.66
2009$27.18+1.8%$35.69 +1.8%-$8.51
2008$26.89+1.1%$35.31 +1.1%-$8.42
2007$26.09+3.1%$34.26 +3.1%-$8.17
2006$25.21+3.5%$33.11 +3.5%-$7.90
2005$24.24+4.0%$31.84 +4.0%-$7.59
YearThis OccupationCompared to All Occupations  Difference 
Current$29.31 $26.43  $2.88
2013$29.21+.3%$26.36 +.3%$2.85
2012$28.65+1.9%$25.83 +2.1%$2.83
2011$28.10+2.0%$25.38 +1.7%$2.71
2010$27.66+1.6%$24.99 +1.6%$2.67
2009$27.18+1.8%$24.57 +1.7%$2.61
2008$26.89+1.1%$24.23 +1.4%$2.65
2007$26.09+3.1%$23.61 +2.6%$2.47
2006$25.21+3.5%$22.86 +3.3%$2.35
2005$24.24+4.0%$22.15 +3.2%$2.09

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 percent of workers earn between this wage range, 10 percent earn less while 10 percent earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2014
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