AI Career Radar

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge, usually under the direction of engineering staff, to design, build, repair, adjust, and modify electrical components, circuitry, controls, and machinery for subsequent evaluation and use by engineering staff in making engineering design decisions.

AI exposure28 / 100Low 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 automation22
Freedom to set tasks77
Repeating the same tasks40
$78,190Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+2.4%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (below average)BLS Employment Projections
63Skill 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
69
Active Listening
63
60
Speaking
63
60
Monitoring
63
56
Judgment and Decision Making
63
50
Active Learning
62
53
Complex Problem Solving
62
53
Coordination
62
41
Reading Comprehension
61
72
Time Management
61
44
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
56
Social Perceptiveness
60
41
Learning Strategies
58
41
Instructing
58
35
Systems Analysis
57
56
Systems Evaluation
56
60
Service Orientation
56
31
Persuasion
54
25
Mathematics
53
47
Science
52
28
Negotiation
52
22
Management of Personnel Resources
50
38
Operations Analysis
49
28
Installation
48
47
Troubleshooting
47
66
Equipment Maintenance
47
50
Quality Control Analysis
47
50
Equipment Selection
47
41
Technology Design
47
38
Management of Material Resources
47
28
Management of Financial Resources
47
25
Repairing
46
63
Operations Monitoring
46
50
Programming
45
31
Operation and Control
43
44

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.

85/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
12%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Active Listening, Coordination

84/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
15%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Service Orientation, Monitoring, Active Learning, Judgment and Decision Making

79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$116,580
10-yr growth
+5.1%
Skill gap
9%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Judgment and Decision Making, Social Perceptiveness, Writing, Active Learning

79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
6%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Installation, Coordination, Time Management, Operations Monitoring

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 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.