Bachelor's degree Electrical and electronics engineering

Find key facts and figures about people who graduated in Electrical and electronics engineering (14.1001) and available program options in this field. This information is applicable to all programs found under Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.

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What jobs do graduates have?

Job title	% of graduates	National salary per hour	Job postings published on Job Bank from 2021 to 2023	Learn more
Electrical and electronics engineers	21.28%	Low: $33.65 Median: $50.67 High: $79.23	5,377 job postings	Electrical and electronics engineers - Learn more
Software engineers and designers	5.84%	Low: $35.00 Median: $56.49 High: $91.35	9,696 job postings	Software engineers and designers - Learn more
Information systems specialists	4.46%	Low: $28.85 Median: $46.15 High: $68.68	18,557 job postings	Information systems specialists - Learn more
Software developers and programmers	3.84%	Low: $30.00 Median: $48.08 High: $76.92	24,121 job postings	Software developers and programmers - Learn more
Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)	2.88%	Low: $32.05 Median: $52.50 High: $78.85	2,034 job postings	Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) - Learn more
Engineering managers	2.50%	Low: $44.42 Median: $71.79 High: $106.25	2,461 job postings	Engineering managers - Learn more
Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians	2.41%	Low: $24.04 Median: $35.58 High: $55.34	6,086 job postings	Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians - Learn more
Computer and information systems managers	2.11%	Low: $43.75 Median: $66.67 High: $103.37	6,216 job postings	Computer and information systems managers - Learn more
Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations	1.50%	Low: Median: High:	6,828 job postings	Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations - Learn more
Web developers and programmers	1.32%	Low: $21.48 Median: $38.46 High: $57.16	6,580 job postings	Web developers and programmers - Learn more

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How much do graduates earn (data from 2021)?

Here’s how much graduates in Electrical and electronics engineering (14.1001) earned in 2021. The data shows their median wage 2, 5, and 10 years after graduation and includes earnings from all the jobs they held in each period.

On average, graduates of 2019 earned a median wage of

$69,000

(2 years after graduation)

On average, graduates of 2016 earned a median wage of

$84,500

(5 years after graduation)

On average, graduates of 2011 earned a median wage of

$104,700

(10 years after graduation)