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.