Electronics Engineering Technologists

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
Semiconductor manufacturers
Federal, state, and local government agencies

Outlook

Growth in this career is expected to decline. Industries such as the computer system design industry will continue to hire technicians. The increase of automotive technology such as computers and GPS technology will also provide job growth for this career. However, many taks performed by techologists are becoming automated, limiting growth.

Electronics Engineering Technologists (CIS 100523)

Location	Employment	&	Growth		>>>>	Annual openings
			This occupation	All occupations
Illinois	2,985 Medium	&	1.7%	8.2%	>>>>	280 Few
Champaign Area	52 Very small	&	-1.9%	5.2%	>>>>	5 Very few
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area	67 Small	&	-3.0%	2.9%	>>>>	6 Very few
Cook County	1,183 Medium	&	2.5%	9.2%	>>>>	113 Few
Decatur Area	40 Very small	&	2.5%	3.8%	>>>>	3 Very few
DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area	148 Small	&	3.4%	10.3%	>>>>	13 Very few
Du Page County	382 Medium	&	-1.8%	8.8%	>>>>	33 Very few
Edwardsville Area	50 Very small	&	18.0%	12.4%	>>>>	6 Very few
Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area	19 Very small	&	-10.5%	-0.2%	>>>>	1 Very few
Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area	41 Very small	&	4.9%	6.0%	>>>>	4 Very few
Lake County	209 Small	&	1.4%	11.7%	>>>>	19 Very few
McHenry County	48 Very small	&	-2.1%	7.6%	>>>>	4 Very few
Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area	41 Very small	&	4.9%	4.4%	>>>>	4 Very few
Northwest Illinois Area	83 Small	&	4.8%	4.3%	>>>>	8 Very few
Peoria-Bloomington Area	115 Small	&	3.5%	4.5%	>>>>	11 Very few
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area	35 Very small	&	5.7%	3.5%	>>>>	3 Very few
Rock Island-Moline Area	49 Very small	&	-2.0%	5.6%	>>>>	5 Very few
Rockford Area	105 Small	&	0.0%	6.6%	>>>>	9 Very few
Shawnee National Forest Area	19 Very small	&	-15.8%	1.1%	>>>>	1 Very few
Springfield Area	55 Very small	&	-1.8%	4.6%	>>>>	5 Very few
St Louis-Belleville Area	69 Small	&	1.4%	0.9%	>>>>	6 Very few
Vermilion County	9 Very small	&	0.0%	-0.5%	>>>>	1 Very few
Will County	114 Small	&	3.5%	14.9%	>>>>	11 Very few
United States	102,500 Medium	&	0.8%	2.8%	>>>>	9,900 Few