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Electrical Engineers

What They Do:

  • Design, implement, maintain, or improve electrical instruments, equipment, facilities, components, products, or systems for commercial, industrial, or domestic purposes.
  • Oversee project production efforts to assure projects are completed on time and within budget.
  • Direct or coordinate manufacturing, construction, installation, maintenance, support, documentation, or testing activities to ensure compliance with specifications, codes, or customer requirements.
  • Perform detailed calculations to compute and establish manufacturing, construction, or installation standards or specifications.
  • Operate computer-assisted engineering or design software or equipment to perform engineering tasks

Source: O*NET (2023)

Sample Job Titles:

  1. Circuits Engineers
  2. Design Engineers
  3. Electrical Control Engineers
  4. Electrical Design Engineers
  5. Electrical Engineers

Source: O*NET 2023

Outlook in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area)

Employment (Q1 2023) 2,183
Projected Annual Growth 0.3%
Average Entry Level Salary $71,515
Median Salary $106,137

Source: Lightcast. Datarun 2023.4

Supply-Demand Snapshot: Electrical Engineers (all levels)
Entry Level Job Ads
1,098
Current Workforce
2,183

Source: Lightcast. Datarun 2023.4

Preferred Certifications

(Entry level jobs requiring a high school diploma, Associate’s degree, and Bachelor's degree)

  • Security Clearance
  • Secret Clearance
  • Professional Engineer (PE) License
  • Top Secret-Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI Clearance)
  • Engineer in Training

Top 10 Skills Requested

(entry level jobs requiring up through a bachelor’s degree)

  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Communication
  • Computer Science
  • Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
  • Project Management
  • Initiative and Leadership
  • Drafting and Engineering Design
  • Safety and Security
  • Basic Electrical Systems
  • System Design and Implementation

Source: Lightcast. Datarun 2023.4

Outlook in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area)

Employment (Q1 2023) 4,222
Projected Annual Growth 0.6%
Average Entry Level Salary $77,404
Median Salary $118,855

Source: Lightcast. Datarun 2023.4

Supply-Demand Snapshot: Electrical Engineers (all levels)
Entry Level Job Ads
2,554
Current Workforce
4,222

Source: Lightcast. Datarun 2023.4

Preferred Certifications

(Entry level jobs requiring a high school diploma, Associate’s degree, and Bachelor's degree)

  • Security Clearance
  • Secret Clearance
  • Professional Engineer (PE) License
  • Top Secret-Sensitive Compartmented Information Clearance
  • Engineer in Training

Top 10 Skills Requested

(entry level jobs requiring up through a bachelor’s degree)

  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Communication
  • Computer Science
  • Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
  • Project Management
  • Initiative and Leadership
  • Drafting and Engineering Design
  • Safety and Security
  • Basic Electrical System
  • System Design and Implementation

Outlook in the Richmond, VA MSA MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area)

Employment (Q1 2023) 910
Projected Annual Growth 1.1%
Average Entry Level Salary $66,337
Median Salary $103,116

Source: Lightcast. Datarun 2023.4

Supply-Demand Snapshot: Electrical Engineers (all levels)
Entry Level Job Ads
537
Current Workforce
910

Source: Lightcast. Datarun 2023.4

Preferred Certifications

(Entry level jobs requiring a high school diploma, Associate’s degree, and Bachelor's degree)

  • Security Clearance
  • Secret Clearance
  • Professional Engineer (PE) License
  • Top Secret-Sensitive Compartmented Information Clearance
  • Engineer in Training

Top 10 Skills Requested

(entry level jobs requiring up through a bachelor’s degree)

  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Communication
  • Computer Science
  • Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
  • Project Management
  • Initiative and Leadership
  • Drafting and Engineering Design
  • Safety and Security
  • Basic Electrical Systems
  • System Design and Implementation

Source: Lightcast. Datarun 2023.4

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