AI Career Radar

Electrical Engineers

Research, design, develop, test, or supervise the manufacturing and installation of electrical equipment, components, or systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use.

AI exposure36 / 100Moderate exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation30
Freedom to set tasks90
Repeating the same tasks70
$120,630Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+9.9%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (much faster than average)BLS Employment Projections
68Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Critical Thinking
63
75
Active Listening
63
72
Speaking
63
72
Monitoring
63
63
Judgment and Decision Making
63
56
Active Learning
62
72
Complex Problem Solving
62
72
Coordination
62
56
Reading Comprehension
61
75
Time Management
61
50
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
78
Social Perceptiveness
60
50
Learning Strategies
58
50
Instructing
58
50
Systems Analysis
57
56
Systems Evaluation
56
56
Service Orientation
56
44
Persuasion
54
47
Mathematics
53
60
Science
52
50
Negotiation
52
44
Management of Personnel Resources
50
50
Operations Analysis
49
53
Installation
48
0
Quality Control Analysis
47
50
Troubleshooting
47
44
Management of Financial Resources
47
35
Technology Design
47
31
Management of Material Resources
47
31
Equipment Selection
47
28
Equipment Maintenance
47
25
Operations Monitoring
46
47
Repairing
46
25
Programming
45
28
Operation and Control
43
9

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$175,140
10-yr growth
+15.8%
Skill gap
11%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Social Perceptiveness, Judgment and Decision Making, Management of Personnel Resources, Management of Financial Resources

82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$166,570
10-yr growth
+9.7%
Skill gap
4%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Judgment and Decision Making, Persuasion, Negotiation, Time Management

#3ProsthodontistsHealthcare
82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$311,180
10-yr growth
+5.8%
Skill gap
5%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Time Management, Judgment and Decision Making

81/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
4%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Judgment and Decision Making, Systems Analysis, Operations Monitoring, Time Management

80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$167,220
10-yr growth
+8.2%
Skill gap
7%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Social Perceptiveness, Coordination, Time Management, Management of Personnel Resources

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Electrical Engineers could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.