Fuel Cell Engineers


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Fuel Cell Engineers

Fuel Cell Engineers - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

  • Engineering firms
  • Federal government agencies

Outlook

Growth for this career will be strong. Emerging technologies, such as fuel cell technology, will create new job opportunities. Opportunities will be best for those with training in the latest software tools. Such tools allow engineers and designers to eliminate the need for prototypes.

Fuel Cell Engineers (CIS 100571)

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Illinois
12,527
Large
&
8.7%
8.2%
>>>>
872
High
  Champaign Area
201
Medium
&
6.0%
5.2%
>>>>
13
Very few
  Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area
263
Medium
&
10.6%
2.9%
>>>>
19
Very few
  Cook County
4,624
Large
&
8.4%
9.2%
>>>>
320
Moderate
  Decatur Area
191
Large
&
13.6%
3.8%
>>>>
15
Few
  DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area
807
Large
&
7.2%
10.3%
>>>>
54
Few
  Du Page County
1,855
Large
&
5.7%
8.8%
>>>>
122
Moderate
  Edwardsville Area
183
Medium
&
15.3%
12.4%
>>>>
14
Very few
  Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area
54
Small
&
3.7%
-0.2%
>>>>
3
Very few
  Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area
140
Medium
&
5.0%
6.0%
>>>>
9
Very few
  Lake County
810
Large
&
14.1%
11.7%
>>>>
62
Few
  McHenry County
231
Medium
&
6.1%
7.6%
>>>>
15
Very few
  Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area
121
Medium
&
8.3%
4.4%
>>>>
8
Very few
  Northwest Illinois Area
304
Large
&
20.7%
4.3%
>>>>
26
Few
  Peoria-Bloomington Area
839
Large
&
10.0%
4.5%
>>>>
59
Few
  Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area
148
Medium
&
13.5%
3.5%
>>>>
11
Very few
  Rock Island-Moline Area
270
Large
&
11.5%
5.6%
>>>>
20
Few
  Rockford Area
597
Large
&
4.0%
6.6%
>>>>
37
Few
  Shawnee National Forest Area
41
Small
&
4.9%
1.1%
>>>>
3
Very few
  Springfield Area
161
Medium
&
0.0%
4.6%
>>>>
10
Very few
  St Louis-Belleville Area
232
Medium
&
10.3%
0.9%
>>>>
16
Very few
  Vermilion County
43
Small
&
20.9%
-0.5%
>>>>
4
Very few
  Will County
437
Large
&
10.8%
14.9%
>>>>
32
Few
United States
286,100
Large
&
10.0%
2.8%
>>>>
19,200
Moderate
Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.