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Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians in North Carolina

Want to work in North Carolina as an Electrical or Electronics Engineering Technician? Read this first!

7.2% Jobs Projection
$60,450 Median Salary
260 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians in North Carolina are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians in North Carolina is growing faster than average.

  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians in North Carolina earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians Work in North Carolina?

In North Carolina, there were 2,010 people working as Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians in the year 2018.

There were 2,200 Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 190 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,595 Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians working in it, which means North Carolina has more Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians than average.

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Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians in this state are growing at a rate of 7.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 2.0%.

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North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 260 annual Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians job openings in North Carolina, and 2,970 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 12,000 annual jobs and 139,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians ranged from $39,080 to $83,650 with $60,450 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $18.79 to $40.22. The median hourly rate was $29.06.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $28.1 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.96.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top North Carolina Metros for Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 2,090 $69,390
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 540 $63,440
Raleigh, NC 450 $54,800
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 200 $52,270
Greensboro-High Point, NC 170 $69,280
Fayetteville, NC 100 $63,230
Rocky Mount, NC 60 $58,940
Winston-Salem, NC 60 $47,240

Top States for Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians Employment

The table below shows the states where most Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 22,990 $65,160
Texas 12,110 $67,160
Florida 6,350 $58,180
New York 6,060 $64,770
Virginia 5,790 $69,850
Pennsylvania 4,690 $56,440
Massachusetts 3,870 $66,380
Oregon 3,460 $62,750
Maryland 3,380 $69,860
Georgia 3,350 $66,800
Illinois 3,270 $67,510
Arizona 3,190 $63,190
Tennessee 3,060 $55,910
Ohio 2,900 $61,540
Michigan 2,790 $60,290
New Jersey 2,580 $69,850
Alabama 2,330 $59,830
Washington 2,300 $71,920
Indiana 2,080 $61,970
North Carolina 2,010 $60,450

Below are the states where Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $85,990
District of Columbia $80,040
Vermont $78,900
Wyoming $75,510
Washington $71,920
West Virginia $71,330
Hawaii $71,280
Colorado $70,790
Maryland $69,860
New Jersey $69,850

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