Electrical and electronics engineers held about 315,900 jobs in 2014. The industries that employed the most electrical engineers in 2014 were as follows:
Engineering services
22%
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution
10
Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing
7
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing
7
Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences
6
The industries that employed the most electronics engineers in 2014 were as follows:
Telecommunications
18%
Federal government, excluding postal service
13
Engineering services
11
Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing
9
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing
7
Electrical and electronics engineers generally work indoors in offices. However, they may visit sites to observe a problem or a piece of complex equipment.
Work Schedules
Most electrical and electronics engineers work full time.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-2024 Edition
Interesting Fact
Thomas Edison not only invented electric light, he also invented wax paper, the phonograph (and record), the radio vacuum tube, the motion picture camera, an electronic voting machine and dozens more!