Architecture & engineering · SOC 17-2071
Electrical engineers
BLS projects 199,700 jobs in 2025 to become 219,500 by 2035 — +9.9%, against +3.5% across all occupations.
+9.9%
projected change to 2035
About 19,800 more jobs
11,400
openings a year
5.7% of the occupation a year, counting people who retire or move on
$120,630
median annual pay
Usually entered with: bachelor's degree
2025 to 2035
Employment at the start and end of the projection, in jobs.
- 2025 employment199,700
- 2035 projected219,500
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program, 2025–2035 projections.
Other architecture & engineering occupations
The largest occupations in the same group, by projected change to 2035.
- Civil engineers380,600+6.4%
- Industrial engineers365,100+12.4%
- Mechanical engineers298,500+11.2%
- Engineers, all other166,700+3.7%
- Architects, except landscape and naval124,600+4.3%
- Architectural and civil drafters104,100+5.2%
- Electronics engineers, except computer98,200+3.7%
- Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians96,900+2.4%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program.