Electrical Engineers
Electrical engineers get to work with lots high-tech tools to design and build the electronics people depend on every day.
Electrical engineers work with engineers and customers to instal, operate, maintain and provide support for things like electrical equipment, instruments, facilities, components, products and more.
They use tools like evaporators, semiconductor process systems, tube furnaces, generators and lots of technology and software to make decisions, solve problems, do research, analyze information, evaluate information and think outside the box. A lot of electronic engineers’ time is spent in meetings, working on plans and overseeing projects.
Good electronic engineers are good listeners and problem solvers. They are also good at deductive reasoning, writing, time management, problem solving and critical thinking.
To get your first electrical engineering job, you will need your bachelor’s degree and if you plan to advance to upper levels of the electronic engineering world, you will probably need your master’s or doctorate degree.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that employment opportunities for electrical engineers is expected to remain how it is, and that the average annual income of electrical engineers is about $82,000.