Becoming an Electronic Worker via Online Education?

At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths. DeVry University, one of the highest ranking online schools, is a US school (accredited) offering electronics courses to train individuals to become top-notch electronic workers, electricians, electronic technologists, electronics engineers, electronics technicians, electronics engineering technicians, etc. Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 193,570 people employed as electrical and electronic equipment assemblers alone in America, and their average annual salary is $30,690. Electronics engineers make on average $91,540 per year and there are about 135,990 of them employed today. Colleges and universities like DeVry University that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Electronic Worker Salary Information

Category: Electronics engineers, except computer

Total # Employed in the US 135,990
Average Hourly Wage: $44.01/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$27.34 $33.88 $42.94 $53.07 $64.11
Average Yearly Salary $91,540
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$56,860 $70,480 $89,310 $110,390 $133,350
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
0.2% 4.1% 9.2% 8.9% 50.1% 22.5% 5.0%
Electronics engineers, except computer — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Florida $52.23/hr $108,640
Virginia $51.72/hr $107,580
North Dakota $49.96/hr $103,910
Colorado $48.25/hr $100,370
Missouri $47.49/hr $98,790
District of Columbia $46.6/hr $96,930
Ohio $46.52/hr $96,750
Connecticut $46.32/hr $96,350
Mississippi $46.18/hr $96,050
Arkansas $44.81/hr $93,200
Oklahoma $43.87/hr $91,240
Puerto Rico $43.67/hr $90,840
Nebraska $43.58/hr $90,650
Tennessee $43.44/hr $90,360
Alabama $42.8/hr $89,010
North Carolina $42.8/hr $89,030
Oregon $42.53/hr $88,460
Iowa $42.31/hr $88,010
Wyoming $42.03/hr $87,420
New York $41.8/hr $86,950
Guam $41.65/hr $86,620
Kansas $41.42/hr $86,140
South Carolina $41.22/hr $85,740
Delaware $40.65/hr $84,550
Idaho $40.64/hr $84,530
Washington $40.63/hr $84,510
Utah $40.62/hr $84,480
Michigan $40.41/hr $84,060
Wisconsin $40.25/hr $83,720
Alaska $39.95/hr $83,090
South Dakota $39.87/hr $82,930
New Hampshire $39.8/hr $82,780
Indiana $39.64/hr $82,450
Maryland $39.1/hr $81,320
Nevada $38.37/hr $79,800
Hawaii $38.18/hr $79,420
Kentucky $37.94/hr $78,920
Montana $37.84/hr $78,700
Louisiana $37.71/hr $78,450
Maine $37.1/hr $77,170
New Mexico $36.12/hr $75,120
Massachusetts $35.83/hr $74,520
Pennsylvania $34.81/hr $72,400
West Virginia $34.78/hr $72,340
California $33.87/hr $70,450
New Jersey $32.49/hr $67,580


Category: Electrical and electronic engineering technicians

Total # Employed in the US 154,050
Average Hourly Wage: $26.64/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$16.05 $20.49 $26.36 $31.47 $38.3
Average Yearly Salary $55,410
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$33,380 $42,610 $54,820 $65,470 $79,660
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
3.7% 23.5% 33.1% 22.7% 14.1% 2.3% 0.5%
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Alaska $37.04/hr $77,040
Florida $35.34/hr $73,500
Indiana $30.55/hr $63,550
Mississippi $30.44/hr $63,310
New York $29.19/hr $60,720
Colorado $28.82/hr $59,940
Iowa $28.62/hr $59,520
Missouri $27.74/hr $57,700
Virginia $27.63/hr $57,460
New Jersey $27.55/hr $57,300
Delaware $27.54/hr $57,290
Ohio $27.39/hr $56,970
Washington $27.26/hr $56,700
Connecticut $27.22/hr $56,620
Idaho $27.11/hr $56,390
New Hampshire $27.11/hr $56,400
Wyoming $27.09/hr $56,350
Oklahoma $26.92/hr $55,980
Kentucky $26.66/hr $55,450
Nevada $26.59/hr $55,300
Tennessee $26.56/hr $55,240
North Dakota $26.55/hr $55,220
Nebraska $26.39/hr $54,900
South Dakota $25.99/hr $54,060
Maine $25.99/hr $54,060
Kansas $25.93/hr $53,930
Massachusetts $25.45/hr $52,930
Maryland $25.43/hr $52,890
Louisiana $25.39/hr $52,810
New Mexico $25.11/hr $52,230
Utah $25.1/hr $52,200
South Carolina $24.9/hr $51,790
Pennsylvania $24.78/hr $51,540
Hawaii $24.59/hr $51,140
District of Columbia $24.44/hr $50,830
Arkansas $24.41/hr $50,770
Wisconsin $24.41/hr $50,780
North Carolina $24.28/hr $50,500
Montana $24.25/hr $50,440
Oregon $24.12/hr $50,170
Michigan $24.01/hr $49,940
Guam $23.64/hr $49,160
Alabama $23.56/hr $49,010
Puerto Rico $22.29/hr $46,370
California $20.27/hr $42,160
West Virginia $19.43/hr $40,420


Category: Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment

Total # Employed in the US 13,900
Average Hourly Wage: $22.38/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$13.78 $17.43 $22.03 $26.72 $31.23
Average Yearly Salary $46,550
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$28,660 $36,260 $45,830 $55,570 $64,950
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
2.7% 35.0% 31.9% 19.8% 9.3% 1.1% 0.2%
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Iowa $29.93/hr $62,250
Tennessee $28.68/hr $59,650
Montana $26.53/hr $55,180
Colorado $26.26/hr $54,630
Nebraska $26.14/hr $54,380
Delaware $25.38/hr $52,790
Mississippi $25.25/hr $52,520
Louisiana $23.08/hr $48,010
Kansas $22.85/hr $47,520
Indiana $22.72/hr $47,260
Wyoming $22.3/hr $46,390
Michigan $22.29/hr $46,360
Maine $21.8/hr $45,340
Hawaii $21.71/hr $45,160
Guam $21.45/hr $44,610
South Carolina $21.38/hr $44,470
Connecticut $21.15/hr $43,990
Kentucky $20.95/hr $43,580
Maryland $20.87/hr $43,400
Nevada $20.64/hr $42,930
Utah $20.1/hr $41,810
Oregon $19.86/hr $41,320
Massachusetts $19.79/hr $41,170
South Dakota $19.4/hr $40,360
Arkansas $19.4/hr $40,350
Washington $19.35/hr $40,250
Missouri $19.04/hr $39,590
New Hampshire $19.03/hr $39,590
Ohio $18.86/hr $39,230
Virginia $18.74/hr $38,980
Alabama $18.72/hr $38,940
New Jersey $17.72/hr $36,860
Idaho $17.69/hr $36,800
North Dakota $17.51/hr $36,420
Wisconsin $16.72/hr $34,770
West Virginia $13.3/hr $27,670


Category: Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay

Total # Employed in the US 22,870
Average Hourly Wage: $29.66/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$20.9 $25.82 $29.94 $34.33 $39.21
Average Yearly Salary $61,700
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$43,470 $53,700 $62,270 $71,400 $81,560
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
2.7% 35.0% 31.9% 19.8% 9.3% 1.1% 0.2%
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Colorado $35.79/hr $74,430
North Dakota $34.61/hr $71,980
Arkansas $34.33/hr $71,420
Puerto Rico $33.96/hr $70,640
Pennsylvania $33.83/hr $70,370
Tennessee $33.36/hr $69,380
Delaware $32.88/hr $68,380
District of Columbia $32.72/hr $68,070
Indiana $32.31/hr $67,200
Oklahoma $31.56/hr $65,640
Alaska $31.37/hr $65,250
New Hampshire $31.34/hr $65,190
Nebraska $31.28/hr $65,050
Montana $31.04/hr $64,560
Mississippi $30.88/hr $64,230
Kansas $30.76/hr $63,970
Guam $30.65/hr $63,740
Iowa $30.64/hr $63,730
New York $30.5/hr $63,440
Kentucky $30.04/hr $62,490
Connecticut $29.76/hr $61,900
West Virginia $29.56/hr $61,480
North Carolina $29.55/hr $61,460
Florida $29.38/hr $61,110
Missouri $29.3/hr $60,940
New Mexico $29.24/hr $60,810
Louisiana $29.05/hr $60,420
Maine $28.96/hr $60,240
Idaho $28.54/hr $59,360
South Carolina $28.32/hr $58,910
Washington $28.31/hr $58,890
Massachusetts $28.29/hr $58,850
Utah $28.28/hr $58,810
Oregon $28.24/hr $58,740
Hawaii $28.16/hr $58,560
New Jersey $27.96/hr $58,160
Michigan $27.44/hr $57,070
Wyoming $26.56/hr $55,250
Alabama $26.08/hr $54,250
California $25.87/hr $53,800
Nevada $25.73/hr $53,530
Maryland $25.64/hr $53,330
Wisconsin $24.16/hr $50,250
Ohio $23.6/hr $49,080
South Dakota $23.17/hr $48,200


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