Electrical and Electronics Engineers


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Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Electrical and Electronics 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
  • Measuring and navigation equipment companies
  • Electric power generation companies

Outlook

This career is expected to grow faster than average. Technological innovation will increase the demand for electrical and electronics engineers in research and development. The most growth is projected to occur largely in engineering services firms.

Electrical and Electronics Engineers (CIS 100307)

Location Employment & Growth >>>> Annual openings



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Illinois
7,023
Large
&
4.3%
8.2%
>>>>
489
Moderate
  Champaign Area
106
Small
&
4.7%
5.2%
>>>>
9
Very few
  Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area
124
Small
&
4.0%
2.9%
>>>>
8
Very few
  Cook County
2,864
Large
&
2.3%
9.2%
>>>>
192
Few
  Decatur Area
75
Small
&
6.7%
3.8%
>>>>
5
Very few
  DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area
359
Medium
&
13.9%
10.3%
>>>>
31
Very few
  Du Page County
1,065
Large
&
0.5%
8.8%
>>>>
68
Few
  Edwardsville Area
99
Small
&
16.2%
12.4%
>>>>
8
Very few
  Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area
31
Very small
&
9.7%
-0.2%
>>>>
2
Very few
  Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area
82
Small
&
7.3%
6.0%
>>>>
6
Very few
  Lake County
494
Large
&
10.3%
11.7%
>>>>
37
Few
  McHenry County
120
Small
&
5.8%
7.6%
>>>>
8
Very few
  Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area
70
Small
&
14.3%
4.4%
>>>>
6
Very few
  Northwest Illinois Area
170
Medium
&
12.4%
4.3%
>>>>
14
Very few
  Peoria-Bloomington Area
297
Medium
&
3.4%
4.5%
>>>>
20
Very few
  Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area
60
Small
&
-1.7%
3.5%
>>>>
4
Very few
  Rock Island-Moline Area
120
Medium
&
2.5%
5.6%
>>>>
8
Very few
  Rockford Area
200
Medium
&
0.0%
6.6%
>>>>
13
Very few
  Shawnee National Forest Area
26
Very small
&
11.5%
1.1%
>>>>
1
Very few
  Springfield Area
127
Small
&
-3.1%
4.6%
>>>>
8
Very few
  St Louis-Belleville Area
154
Medium
&
5.8%
0.9%
>>>>
12
Very few
  Vermilion County
14
Very small
&
14.3%
-0.5%
>>>>
0
None
  Will County
283
Medium
&
12.0%
14.9%
>>>>
22
Very few
United States
287,800
Large
&
9.1%
4.0%
>>>>
19,000
Moderate
Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.