Electronics Designers

Median Salary: $52,100

Many electronics designers across the nation share a number of key professional attributes. For example, stress tolerance, initiative, and adaptability/flexibility can be vital for success in the industry, especially when blended with career training. Around 30,590 people were employed as electronics designers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to develop these traits and receive top-notch training, particularly if you're looking to advance in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for electronics designers in the U.S. was $52,100 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $25.00. Of course, income can vary with training and by location. Below, you'll find more data about electronics designers, including wages and job density for metro areas all over the nation.

Electronics designers should be skilled in:

  • Oral Expression
  • Near Vision
  • Speech Clarity
  • Problem Sensitivity
  • Speech Recognition

Different people go into different careers; electronics designers are typically:

  • Conventional
  • Realistic
  • Artistic

Working as an electronics designer requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Engineering and Technology
  • Mechanical
  • English Language
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Production and Processing

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of people employed as electronics designers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of electronics designers in each city as compared to the national average.

Alabama
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Job Density
Birmingham 200 $53,600 $25.80 $61,200 $29.40 75.6%
Huntsville 210 $50,400 $24.20 $64,100 $30.80 332.5%
Mobile 80 $56,600 $27.20 $77,000 $37.00 101.3%
Montgomery 50 $43,400 $20.90 $56,800 $27.30 33.3%
Alaska
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Anchorage NA $61,900 $29.80 $68,700 $33.00 NA
Arizona
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Phoenix 330 $61,200 $29.40 $72,500 $34.90 -19.2%
Tucson NA $46,700 $22.40 $57,500 $27.60 NA
Arkansas
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Fayetteville 30 $45,700 $22.00 $55,500 $26.70 -33.8%
Fort Smith 30 $44,000 $21.20 $48,100 $23.10 12.8%
Little Rock 100 $44,600 $21.40 $51,700 $24.80 24.8%
California
City/Area Employees Median
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Bakersfield NA $39,800 $19.10 $54,900 $26.40 NA
Fresno NA $47,500 $22.90 $60,500 $29.10 NA
Los Angeles (Area) 990 $49,600 $23.90 $63,200 $30.40 -11.5%
Modesto 40 $57,000 $27.40 $74,000 $35.60 4.3%
Oakland 250 $64,600 $31.10 $80,300 $38.60 8.5%
Oxnard 90 $62,800 $30.20 $82,900 $39.90 32.9%
Riverside 120 $50,500 $24.30 $59,500 $28.60 -55.6%
Sacramento 200 $48,100 $23.10 $53,700 $25.80 -0.9%
San Diego 270 $50,600 $24.30 $64,400 $31.00 -9%
San Francisco (Area) 390 $64,200 $30.80 $78,700 $37.80 -16.2%
San Francisco (City) 140 $63,700 $30.60 $77,100 $37.10 -41%
San Jose 600 $70,500 $33.90 $89,400 $43.00 190.2%
San Luis Obispo 60 $44,600 $21.50 $62,100 $29.90 166.7%
Santa Rosa 40 $65,200 $31.30 $79,300 $38.10 -9.4%
Stockton NA $44,300 $21.30 $59,200 $28.50 NA
Colorado
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Colorado Springs 70 $53,900 $25.90 $68,100 $32.80 12.8%
Denver 350 $56,400 $27.10 $68,100 $32.80 23.1%
Fort Collins 80 $44,200 $21.30 $54,800 $26.30 152.1%
Connecticut
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Bridgeport 140 $57,300 $27.60 $71,000 $34.10 60.7%
Hartford 120 $59,500 $28.60 $74,300 $35.70 -6.8%
New Haven 90 $55,600 $26.70 $74,600 $35.90 39.7%
Norwich 140 $58,000 $27.90 $74,200 $35.70 348.7%
District of Columbia
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Washington (Area) 740 $54,500 $26.20 $64,300 $30.90 13.7%
Florida
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Jacksonville 160 $44,100 $21.20 $69,700 $33.50 14.1%
Miami (Area) 280 $47,700 $23.00 $64,000 $30.80 -45.7%
Orlando 210 $48,000 $23.10 $57,500 $27.60 -9%
Palm Bay 60 $37,900 $18.20 $49,400 $23.80 39.7%
Tampa 540 $41,800 $20.10 $54,700 $26.30 102.1%
Georgia
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Atlanta 640 $51,200 $24.60 $62,600 $30.10 20.1%
Hawaii
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Honolulu NA $48,800 $23.50 $56,800 $27.30 NA
Idaho
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Boise City 150 $65,300 $31.40 $81,000 $39.00 135.9%
Illinois
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Chicago (Area) 930 $59,600 $28.60 $82,100 $39.50 -16.2%
Springfield 60 $59,900 $28.80 $63,700 $30.60 122.6%
Indiana
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Evansville 50 $38,200 $18.40 $46,100 $22.20 19.7%
Indianapolis 80 $45,900 $22.10 $59,500 $28.60 -59.8%
Iowa
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Cedar Rapids 30 $24,500 $11.80 $47,800 $23.00 1.7%
Davenport 40 $54,600 $26.20 $68,500 $32.90 -0.4%
Des Moines NA $44,500 $21.40 $50,400 $24.20 NA
Kansas
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Wichita 170 $43,200 $20.80 $58,400 $28.10 147%
Kentucky
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Lexington 80 $56,200 $27.00 $65,400 $31.40 37.6%
Louisville 70 $51,900 $25.00 $69,900 $33.60 -53%
Louisiana
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Baton Rouge 170 $59,700 $28.70 $75,700 $36.40 94.4%
New Orleans 190 $55,800 $26.80 $63,300 $30.50 63.7%
Maine
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Portland 70 $49,700 $23.90 $63,600 $30.60 46.2%
Maryland
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Baltimore 460 $45,300 $21.80 $67,000 $32.20 56%
Massachusetts
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Boston (Area) NA $62,800 $30.20 $78,300 $37.60 NA
Springfield 60 $50,400 $24.30 $69,700 $33.50 -7.7%
Worcester 50 $60,000 $28.90 $66,900 $32.20 345.7%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
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Detroit (Area) 600 $56,800 $27.30 $70,600 $34.00 45.3%
Holland 60 $44,300 $21.30 $51,200 $24.60 153.8%
Jackson 80 $38,200 $18.40 $46,900 $22.50 578.6%
Minnesota
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Minneapolis 410 $52,200 $25.10 $66,300 $31.90 0.9%
Mississippi
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Jackson 240 $46,200 $22.20 $54,800 $26.40 320.5%
Missouri
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Kansas City 470 $49,700 $23.90 $57,800 $27.80 105.1%
St. Louis 310 $51,000 $24.50 $64,000 $30.80 1.3%
Montana
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Billings 90 $44,700 $21.50 $54,200 $26.10 369.7%
Nebraska
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Omaha 50 $41,300 $19.90 $62,300 $29.90 -48.7%
Nevada
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Las Vegas 200 $51,800 $24.90 $81,900 $39.40 1.3%
New Hampshire
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Manchester 50 $50,800 $24.40 $65,700 $31.60 122.2%
New Mexico
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Albuquerque 100 $53,900 $25.90 $64,400 $31.00 10.3%
New York
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Albany 120 $56,200 $27.00 $68,000 $32.70 17.5%
Binghamton 50 $60,300 $29.00 $74,800 $36.00 81.6%
Buffalo 120 $66,600 $32.00 $76,300 $36.70 -4.3%
New York (Area) 1,540 $63,800 $30.70 $78,600 $37.80 -20.1%
Poughkeepsie NA $66,700 $32.10 $83,000 $39.90 NA
Rochester 160 $50,700 $24.40 $75,900 $36.50 40.6%
Syracuse 150 $62,800 $30.20 $81,500 $39.20 103.8%
Utica 80 $55,100 $26.50 $69,100 $33.20 156.8%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
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Asheville 30 $49,800 $23.90 $58,200 $28.00 -16.7%
Charlotte 190 $51,200 $24.60 $60,000 $28.80 -1.7%
Durham 70 $50,000 $24.10 $61,600 $29.60 11.5%
Greensboro 100 $50,300 $24.20 $63,100 $30.30 19.7%
Raleigh 130 $53,600 $25.70 $66,000 $31.80 10.7%
Winston-Salem 50 $49,200 $23.60 $61,100 $29.40 -1.7%
North Dakota
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Fargo NA $35,900 $17.30 $43,300 $20.80 NA
Ohio
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Akron 50 $45,700 $22.00 $52,000 $25.00 -27.4%
Canton 50 $41,200 $19.80 $47,600 $22.90 41.5%
Cincinnati NA $73,300 $35.20 $85,800 $41.30 NA
Cleveland 150 $41,200 $19.80 $54,000 $26.00 -37.2%
Columbus 80 $44,900 $21.60 $54,700 $26.30 -60.3%
Dayton 60 $43,500 $20.90 $51,800 $24.90 -30.8%
Youngstown 50 $40,300 $19.40 $52,500 $25.20 6.4%
Oklahoma
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Oklahoma City 60 $41,200 $19.80 $59,700 $28.70 -58.1%
Tulsa 100 $41,600 $20.00 $66,100 $31.80 0.4%
Oregon
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Portland 290 $50,900 $24.50 $58,700 $28.20 25.6%
Pennsylvania
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Allentown 50 $51,800 $24.90 $63,900 $30.70 -32.1%
Harrisburg 150 $51,600 $24.80 $65,100 $31.30 106.8%
Johnstown 50 $50,300 $24.20 $59,400 $28.60 302.6%
Lancaster 60 $45,200 $21.70 $50,900 $24.50 17.5%
Philadelphia (Area) 820 $59,100 $28.40 $70,700 $34.00 70.1%
Pittsburgh 360 $50,600 $24.30 $62,500 $30.00 38.9%
Reading 70 $50,600 $24.40 $65,200 $31.30 84.2%
York 80 $49,700 $23.90 $63,600 $30.60 99.1%
Rhode Island
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Providence 170 $55,000 $26.50 $59,600 $28.70 37.2%
South Carolina
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Charleston 110 $52,600 $25.30 $61,200 $29.40 71.4%
Columbia 70 $52,100 $25.10 $62,800 $30.20 -8.1%
Greenville 190 $52,600 $25.30 $65,700 $31.60 174.4%
Spartanburg NA $48,400 $23.30 $58,600 $28.20 NA
Tennessee
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Chattanooga 80 $66,500 $32.00 $74,900 $36.00 54.7%
Knoxville 60 $54,000 $26.00 $64,700 $31.10 -21.8%
Memphis NA $59,900 $28.80 $78,000 $37.50 NA
Nashville 300 $49,500 $23.80 $64,300 $30.90 76.1%
Texas
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Austin 470 $41,600 $20.00 $51,500 $24.80 159%
Beaumont 60 $52,900 $25.50 $60,800 $29.20 60.3%
Dallas (Area) 770 $48,400 $23.30 $60,100 $28.90 21.4%
El Paso 80 $28,200 $13.60 $44,100 $21.20 22.6%
Houston 1,110 $50,100 $24.10 $63,400 $30.50 85%
San Antonio 350 $43,900 $21.10 $50,300 $24.20 76.9%
Utah
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Ogden 40 $38,100 $18.30 $45,000 $21.70 -16.2%
Salt Lake City NA $52,100 $25.00 $59,400 $28.60 NA
Virginia
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Richmond 100 $46,500 $22.30 $66,900 $32.20 -26.1%
Virginia Beach 130 $49,300 $23.70 $62,200 $29.90 -26.9%
Washington
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Bellingham NA $56,000 $26.90 $64,100 $30.80 NA
Seattle (Area) 920 $55,000 $26.40 $69,200 $33.30 65.8%
Spokane 80 $49,100 $23.60 $59,900 $28.80 70.1%
Wisconsin
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Appleton 40 $49,200 $23.60 $62,500 $30.10 41.9%
Eau Claire 40 $50,700 $24.40 $62,900 $30.20 128.6%
Green Bay NA $46,500 $22.40 $55,600 $26.70 NA
Madison 50 $46,700 $22.50 $60,800 $29.20 -28.6%
Milwaukee 280 $48,500 $23.30 $55,900 $26.90 46.6%