17-3023 Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians
Employment by industry, occupation, and percent distribution, 2020 and projected 2030.

Employment in thousands.
Industries with fewer than 50 jobs, confidential data, or poor-quality data are not displayed.

Industry Title	Industry Code	Industry Type	2020 Employment	2020 Percent of Occupation	2020 Percent of Industry	Projected 2030 Employment	Projected 2030 Percent of Occupation	Projected 2030 Percent of Industry	Employment Change, 2020-2030	Employment Percent Change, 2020-2030	Industry Sort	Display Level
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Total employment	TE1000	Summary	117.0	100.0	0.1	118.9	100.0	0.1	1.9	1.6		0
Self-employed workers	TE1100	Line Item	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.0	-11.2	2	1
Total wage and salary employment	TE1200	Summary	116.6	99.6	0.1	118.5	99.7	0.1	1.9	1.6	3	1
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	210000	Summary	1.2	1.0	0.2	1.4	1.2	0.2	0.2	18.7	12	2
Oil and gas extraction	211000	Line Item	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.2	13	3
Mining (except oil and gas)	212000	Summary	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	9.1	14	3
Metal ore mining	212200	Line Item	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.0	10.0	16	4
Support activities for mining	213000	Line Item	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.7	0.6	0.2	0.2	39.3	18	3
Utilities	220000	Summary	4.9	4.2	0.9	4.6	3.9	0.9	-0.3	-5.7	19	2
Utilities	221000	Summary	4.9	4.2	0.9	4.6	3.9	0.9	-0.3	-5.7	20	3
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution	221100	Summary	4.5	3.9	1.2	4.3	3.6	1.2	-0.3	-5.7	21	4
Electric power generation	221110	Summary	1.4	1.2	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.9	-0.4	-25.7	22	5
Fossil fuel electric power generation	221112	Line Item	1.0	0.9	1.3	0.7	0.6	1.3	-0.3	-30.9	24	6
Nuclear electric power generation	221113	Line Item	0.2	0.2	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.6	-0.1	-31.6	25	6
Natural gas distribution	221200	Line Item	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	-7.4	32	4
Construction	230000	Summary	3.9	3.3	0.1	3.9	3.3	0.1	0.0	1.2	34	2
Construction of buildings	236000	Summary	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	6.2	35	3
Nonresidential building construction	236200	Line Item	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	6.2	37	4
Heavy and civil engineering construction	237000	Summary	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	2.3	38	3
Utility system construction	237100	Summary	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	2.1	39	4
Power and communication line and related structures construction	237130	Line Item	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	2.0	40	5
Specialty trade contractors	238000	Summary	3.4	2.9	0.1	3.4	2.9	0.1	0.0	0.7	45	3
Building equipment contractors	238200	Summary	3.2	2.8	0.1	3.3	2.7	0.1	0.0	0.6	51	4
Electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors	238210	Line Item	2.7	2.3	0.3	2.7	2.2	0.3	0.0	-0.4	52	5
Plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors	238220	Line Item	0.5	0.4	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	5.1	53	5
Other specialty trade contractors	238900	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	4.1	59	4
Manufacturing	31-330	Summary	43.8	37.4	0.4	42.7	35.9	0.3	-1.1	-2.4	60	2
Food manufacturing	311000	Summary	0.5	0.4	0.0	0.5	0.4	0.0	0.0	2.3	61	3
Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing	311300	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	-5.1	64	4
Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing	311400	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	-1.0	65	4
Dairy product manufacturing	311500	Line Item	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	66	4
Textile mills and textile product mills	313-40	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	-13.1	74	3
Textile mills	313000	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	-15.9	75	4
Textile product mills	314000	Line Item	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	-9.8	76	4
Wood product manufacturing	321000	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	17.7	80	3
Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood product manufacturing	321200	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	19.0	82	4
Paper manufacturing	322000	Summary	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	-8.2	84	3
Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills	322100	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	-7.4	85	4
Converted paper product manufacturing	322200	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	-9.1	86	4
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing	324000	Line Item	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	4.5	88	3
Chemical manufacturing	325000	Summary	1.5	1.3	0.2	1.6	1.3	0.2	0.1	4.1	89	3
Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing	325400	Line Item	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.0	6.4	90	4
Chemical manufacturing (3255,6)	3250A2	Line Item	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.2	91	4
Chemical manufacturing (3251,2,3,9)	3250A1	Line Item	1.0	0.9	0.3	1.1	0.9	0.3	0.0	3.1	92	4
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing	326000	Summary	0.5	0.5	0.1	0.5	0.5	0.1	0.0	-0.4	93	3
Plastics product manufacturing	326100	Line Item	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.0	-0.1	94	4
Rubber product manufacturing	326200	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	-1.4	95	4
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing	327000	Line Item	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	-2.7	96	3
Primary metal manufacturing	331000	Summary	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.0	2.8	97	3
Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing	331100	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	3.4	98	4
Alumina and aluminum production and processing	331300	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	-2.5	100	4
Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production and processing	331400	Line Item	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.0	3.9	101	4
Fabricated metal product manufacturing	332000	Summary	0.9	0.8	0.1	1.0	0.8	0.1	0.1	9.5	103	3
Fabricated metal product manufacturing (3323,4)	3320A2	Line Item	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	11.2	104	4
Machine shops; turned product; and screw, nut, and bolt manufacturing	332700	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	6.7	105	4
Machine shops	332710	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	11.8	106	5
Coating, engraving, heat treating, and allied activities	332800	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	9.9	108	4
Fabricated metal product manufacturing (3321,2,5,6,9)	3320A1	Line Item	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.0	9.1	109	4
Machinery manufacturing	333000	Summary	3.7	3.1	0.3	4.0	3.4	0.4	0.3	9.1	110	3
Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing	333300	Line Item	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.6	0.1	14.0	111	4
Metalworking machinery manufacturing	333500	Line Item	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	8.8	112	4
Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing	333600	Line Item	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.0	10.4	113	4
Machinery manufacturing (3331,2,4,9)	3330A1	Line Item	2.5	2.2	0.4	2.7	2.3	0.4	0.2	8.0	114	4
Computer and electronic product manufacturing	334000	Summary	25.6	21.9	2.4	23.1	19.4	2.1	-2.5	-9.9	115	3
Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing	334100	Line Item	2.0	1.7	1.2	1.8	1.5	1.1	-0.2	-7.8	116	4
Communications equipment manufacturing	334200	Line Item	2.6	2.3	3.1	2.5	2.1	2.8	-0.1	-4.2	117	4
Audio and video equipment manufacturing	334300	Line Item	0.5	0.5	2.5	0.5	0.4	2.6	-0.1	-11.1	118	4
Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing	334400	Line Item	12.2	10.4	3.3	10.7	9.0	3.0	-1.5	-12.2	119	4
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing	334500	Line Item	7.7	6.5	1.8	7.0	5.9	1.6	-0.6	-7.9	120	4
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing	335000	Summary	4.7	4.1	1.3	5.4	4.6	1.3	0.7	14.1	122	3
Electric lighting equipment manufacturing	335100	Line Item	0.3	0.3	0.8	0.3	0.3	0.8	0.0	-0.6	123	4
Household appliance manufacturing	335200	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	14.4	124	4
Electrical equipment manufacturing	335300	Line Item	2.0	1.7	1.5	2.2	1.9	1.5	0.3	12.9	125	4
Other electrical equipment and component manufacturing	335900	Line Item	2.3	2.0	1.6	2.7	2.3	1.7	0.4	17.2	126	4
Transportation equipment manufacturing	336000	Summary	3.7	3.2	0.2	4.0	3.3	0.2	0.2	5.7	127	3
Motor vehicle manufacturing	336100	Line Item	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.1	32.4	128	4
Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing	336200	Line Item	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.8	129	4
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing	336300	Line Item	0.8	0.7	0.1	0.9	0.7	0.2	0.1	11.2	130	4
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing	336400	Line Item	2.2	1.9	0.4	2.3	1.9	0.4	0.1	2.4	131	4
Ship and boat building	336600	Line Item	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	-7.9	133	4
Miscellaneous manufacturing	339000	Summary	1.1	0.9	0.2	1.2	1.0	0.2	0.1	8.7	138	3
Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing	339100	Line Item	0.8	0.7	0.2	0.8	0.7	0.3	0.0	5.4	139	4
Other miscellaneous manufacturing	339900	Summary	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.0	17.5	140	4
Wholesale trade	420000	Summary	6.1	5.2	0.1	6.4	5.4	0.1	0.3	5.1	143	2
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods	423000	Summary	5.5	4.7	0.2	5.8	4.8	0.2	0.3	5.1	144	3
Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies merchant wholesalers	423100	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	4.7	145	4
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers	423400	Line Item	0.9	0.7	0.1	0.9	0.8	0.1	0.0	4.4	146	4
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers	423800	Summary	2.2	1.9	0.3	2.3	1.9	0.3	0.1	4.4	147	4
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods (4232,3,5,6,7,9)	4230A1	Line Item	2.3	1.9	0.2	2.4	2.0	0.2	0.1	6.0	150	4
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods	424000	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	4.8	151	3
Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	425000	Line Item	0.5	0.4	0.1	0.5	0.4	0.1	0.0	5.6	157	3
Retail trade	44-450	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	-11.3	158	2
Retail trade, except motor vehicle and parts dealers, food and beverage stores, and general merchandise stores	4445R0	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	-11.3	167	3
Transportation and warehousing	48-490	Summary	1.3	1.2	0.0	1.6	1.3	0.0	0.2	18.3	197	2
Pipeline transportation	486000	Summary	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.0	7.9	213	3
Pipeline transportation of crude oil	486100	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.9	0.1	0.1	0.9	0.0	17.0	214	4
Pipeline transportation of natural gas	486200	Line Item	0.2	0.1	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.5	0.0	-0.6	215	4
Scenic and sightseeing transportation and support activities for transportation	487-80	Summary	0.9	0.8	0.1	1.2	1.0	0.1	0.2	22.0	217	3
Support activities for transportation	488000	Summary	0.9	0.8	0.1	1.2	1.0	0.1	0.2	22.0	222	4
Support activities for air transportation	488100	Line Item	0.9	0.8	0.4	1.1	0.9	0.4	0.2	22.9	223	5
Information	510000	Summary	2.4	2.1	0.1	2.3	1.9	0.1	-0.1	-5.6	233	2
Publishing industries (except Internet)	511000	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	4.1	234	3
Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	511100	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.7	235	4
Motion picture and sound recording industries	512000	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	44.7	239	3
Motion picture and video industries	512100	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	44.7	240	4
Broadcasting (except Internet)	515000	Summary	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	8.4	244	3
Radio and television broadcasting	515100	Summary	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	9.8	245	4
Television broadcasting	515120	Line Item	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	9.3	247	5
Telecommunications	517000	Line Item	1.4	1.2	0.2	1.2	1.0	0.2	-0.2	-16.6	249	3
Data processing, hosting, and related services	518000	Line Item	0.5	0.4	0.1	0.6	0.5	0.1	0.0	8.9	250	3
Real estate and rental and leasing	530000	Summary	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	5.5	273	2
Rental and leasing services	532000	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	5.3	275	3
Rental and leasing services (5322,3,4)	5320A1	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	5.3	277	4
Professional, scientific, and technical services	540000	Summary	27.1	23.2	0.3	28.8	24.3	0.3	1.7	6.4	279	2
Professional, scientific, and technical services	541000	Summary	27.1	23.2	0.3	28.8	24.3	0.3	1.7	6.4	280	3
Architectural, engineering, and related services	541300	Summary	16.0	13.6	1.1	16.0	13.5	1.0	0.1	0.4	283	4
Engineering services	541330	Line Item	13.9	11.9	1.4	13.9	11.7	1.3	0.0	-0.4	285	5
Testing laboratories	541380	Line Item	1.8	1.6	1.1	1.9	1.6	1.1	0.1	5.8	287	5
Specialized design services	541400	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	8.7	288	4
Computer systems design and related services	541500	Line Item	5.6	4.8	0.3	6.8	5.7	0.3	1.2	20.5	289	4
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services	541600	Line Item	0.8	0.7	0.1	1.0	0.9	0.1	0.2	22.4	290	4
Scientific research and development services	541700	Summary	4.2	3.6	0.6	4.5	3.7	0.5	0.2	5.1	291	4
Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences	541710	Line Item	4.2	3.6	0.6	4.5	3.7	0.6	0.2	5.1	292	5
Other professional, scientific, and technical services	541900	Summary	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.1	29.8	295	4
Management of companies and enterprises	550000	Summary	1.7	1.5	0.1	1.8	1.5	0.1	0.1	3.3	299	2
Management of companies and enterprises	551000	Line Item	1.7	1.5	0.1	1.8	1.5	0.1	0.1	3.3	300	3
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services	560000	Summary	3.2	2.8	0.0	3.7	3.1	0.0	0.5	14.6	301	2
Administrative and support services	561000	Summary	3.1	2.7	0.0	3.6	3.0	0.0	0.5	14.6	302	3
Facilities support services	561200	Line Item	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	7.9	304	4
Employment services	561300	Summary	2.1	1.8	0.1	2.4	2.0	0.1	0.3	13.9	305	4
Temporary help services	561320	Line Item	2.0	1.7	0.1	2.2	1.9	0.1	0.3	14.1	306	5
Investigation and security services	561600	Summary	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.1	26.5	310	4
Security systems services	561620	Line Item	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.1	26.5	312	5
Waste management and remediation services	562000	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	13.1	318	3
Waste treatment and disposal	562200	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	12.6	320	4
Educational services; state, local, and private	610000	Summary	1.7	1.5	0.0	1.8	1.6	0.0	0.1	7.0	322	2
Educational services; state, local, and private	611000	Summary	1.7	1.5	0.0	1.8	1.6	0.0	0.1	7.0	323	3
Elementary and secondary schools; state, local, and private	611100	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	6.7	324	4
Elementary and secondary schools; local	611103	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	7.3	327	5
Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools; state, local, and private	6112-3	Summary	1.5	1.3	0.0	1.6	1.4	0.0	0.1	6.9	328	4
Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state, local, and private	611300	Summary	1.5	1.3	0.0	1.6	1.3	0.0	0.1	7.0	333	5
Colleges, universities, and professional schools; private	611305	Line Item	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.0	13.8	334	6
Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state	611302	Line Item	1.1	1.0	0.1	1.2	1.0	0.1	0.1	4.9	335	6
Healthcare and social assistance	620000	Summary	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	10.8	354	2
Hospitals; state, local, and private	622000	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	8.7	372	3
General medical and surgical hospitals; state, local, and private	622100	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	5.2	373	4
General medical and surgical hospitals; private	622105	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	7.1	374	5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	710000	Summary	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.1	54.9	400	2
Amusement parks and arcades	713100	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	61.2	412	4
Other services (except public administration)	810000	Summary	1.9	1.7	0.0	2.2	1.9	0.0	0.3	14.3	430	2
Repair and maintenance	811000	Summary	1.9	1.6	0.2	2.2	1.9	0.2	0.3	14.3	431	3
Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance	811200	Line Item	1.5	1.3	1.5	1.7	1.4	1.5	0.2	13.4	436	4
Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment (except automotive and electronic) repair and maintenance	811300	Line Item	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.1	18.4	437	4
Government	900000	Summary	16.6	14.2	0.2	16.4	13.8	0.1	-0.2	-1.1	455	2
Federal government	910000	Summary	12.9	11.0	0.4	12.4	10.5	0.4	-0.5	-3.6	456	3
Postal service	491000	Line Item	4.3	3.7	0.7	4.0	3.4	0.7	-0.3	-7.8	457	4
Federal government, excluding postal service	999100	Line Item	8.5	7.3	0.4	8.4	7.1	0.4	-0.1	-1.4	458	4
State government, excluding education and hospitals	999200	Line Item	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.0	-0.4	459	3
Local government, excluding education and hospitals	999300	Line Item	3.3	2.8	0.1	3.6	3.0	0.1	0.3	8.3	460	3

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