Computer hardware engineers held about 77,700 jobs in 2014. The industries that employed the most computer hardware engineers were as follows:
Computer systems design and related services
22%
Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing
16
Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing
15
Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences
7
Government
6
Computer hardware engineers usually work in research laboratories that build and test various types of computer models. Most work in high-tech manufacturing firms.
Work Schedules
Most computer hardware engineers work full time. About 1 in 4 worked more than 40 hours per week in 2014.