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Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians in Kentucky

Want to work in Kentucky as an Electrical or Electronics Engineering Technician? Read this first!

-5% Jobs Projection
$62,310 Median Salary
70 Job Openings

While jobs for Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians in Kentucky are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians in Kentucky is expected to decrease.

  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians in Kentucky earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians Work in Kentucky?

In Kentucky, there were 880 people working as Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians in the year 2018.

There were 930 Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 50 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,595 Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians working in it, which means Kentucky has fewer Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians than average.

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Job Projections for Kentucky

Jobs for Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians in this state are declining at a rate of 5.4% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 2.0%.

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Kentucky Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 70 annual job openings, and 870 total jobs in 2026 for Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 12,000 annual jobs and 139,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians Make in Kentucky?

In 2018 wages for Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians ranged from $39,090 to $85,830 with $62,310 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $18.8 to $41.26. The median hourly rate was $29.96.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $25.59 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $4.37.

The median salary in Kentucky is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Kentucky Metros for Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 490 $62,350
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 380 $57,700
Lexington-Fayette, KY 210 $58,000
Evansville, IN-KY 90 $71,830
Clarksville, TN-KY 60 $64,130
Owensboro, KY 30 $58,330

Top States for Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians Employment

The table below shows the states where most Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 22,990 $65,160
Texas 12,110 $67,160
Florida 6,350 $58,180
New York 6,060 $64,770
Virginia 5,790 $69,850
Pennsylvania 4,690 $56,440
Massachusetts 3,870 $66,380
Oregon 3,460 $62,750
Maryland 3,380 $69,860
Georgia 3,350 $66,800
Illinois 3,270 $67,510
Arizona 3,190 $63,190
Tennessee 3,060 $55,910
Ohio 2,900 $61,540
Michigan 2,790 $60,290
New Jersey 2,580 $69,850
Alabama 2,330 $59,830
Washington 2,300 $71,920
Indiana 2,080 $61,970
North Carolina 2,010 $60,450

Below are the states where Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $85,990
District of Columbia $80,040
Vermont $78,900
Wyoming $75,510
Washington $71,920
West Virginia $71,330
Hawaii $71,280
Colorado $70,790
Maryland $69,860
New Jersey $69,850

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