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Electronics Engineer Workplace Records
Electronics engineering can combine component design, analysis and coordination with manufacturing or maintenance teams. An employment concern may depend on the requirement and approval path in effect. Describe your assigned contribution and the workplace decision separately from a technical outcome that may have several causes.
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A record map for your role
What to organize first
Requirement sequence
List the design instruction and approved changes with the dates they reached you.
Approval boundary
Identify the decisions you could make and those requiring technical or management signoff.
Employment record
Pair your own review with a general project timeline, excluding proprietary technical assets.
Start with the work you actually do
Research, design, develop, or test electronic components and systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use employing knowledge of electronic theory and materials properties. Design electronic circuits and components for use in fields such as telecommunications, aerospace guidance and propulsion control, acoustics, or instruments and controls.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Electronics Engineers, Except Computer (17-2072.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Design electronic components, software, products, or systems for commercial, industrial, medical, military, or scientific applications.Source task 5339 · updated 08/2022
- Operate computer-assisted engineering or design software or equipment to perform electronics engineering tasks.Source task 20497 · updated 08/2022
- Evaluate project work to ensure effectiveness, technical adequacy, or compatibility in the resolution of complex electronics engineering problems.Source task 20494 · updated 08/2022
- Direct or coordinate activities concerned with manufacture, construction, installation, maintenance, operation, or modification of electronic equipment, products, or systems.Source task 5349 · updated 08/2022
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Electronics Engineers, Except Computer (SOC 17-2072). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
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The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $45.54 | $58.04 | $74.77 | $120,720 |
| Alaska | $49.47 | $51.35 | $62.75 | $106,810 |
| Arizona | $43.11 | $56.79 | $76.80 | $118,120 |
| Arkansas | $38.20 | $52.80 | $57.87 | $109,830 |
| Connecticut | $42.28 | $50.98 | $66.94 | $106,040 |
| Florida | $46.77 | $56.18 | $66.11 | $116,860 |
| Georgia | $45.57 | $59.14 | $75.75 | $123,010 |
| Hawaii | $48.89 | $60.91 | $68.76 | $126,690 |
| Idaho | $45.70 | $49.41 | $61.81 | $102,770 |
| Indiana | $44.87 | $53.94 | $65.86 | $112,200 |
| Iowa | $35.52 | $39.10 | $45.63 | $81,330 |
| Kansas | $45.23 | $49.88 | $62.01 | $103,740 |
| Kentucky | $37.20 | $48.97 | $61.35 | $101,860 |
| Louisiana | $44.52 | $48.26 | $61.51 | $100,390 |
| Maine | $49.86 | $61.29 | $72.68 | $127,490 |
| Michigan | $49.19 | $61.15 | $63.86 | $127,200 |
| Minnesota | $45.46 | $54.03 | $74.52 | $112,390 |
| Mississippi | $43.67 | $54.04 | $61.60 | $112,400 |
| Missouri | $49.15 | $56.55 | $69.77 | $117,630 |
| Montana | $39.24 | $44.89 | $55.20 | $93,380 |
| Nebraska | $33.48 | $43.82 | $60.66 | $91,140 |
| New Hampshire | $43.04 | $50.57 | $68.67 | $105,190 |
| New Mexico | $52.64 | $65.86 | $80.82 | $136,990 |
| New York | $47.33 | $57.30 | $66.01 | $119,180 |
| North Carolina | $45.33 | $55.73 | $77.26 | $115,920 |
| North Dakota | $48.06 | $50.41 | $60.59 | $104,860 |
| Ohio | $48.01 | $57.13 | $68.12 | $118,830 |
| Oklahoma | $44.76 | $52.46 | $64.01 | $109,120 |
| Pennsylvania | $45.14 | $58.30 | $67.83 | $121,260 |
| Rhode Island | $53.58 | $65.56 | $74.59 | $136,360 |
| South Dakota | $36.67 | $40.46 | $49.44 | $84,150 |
| Tennessee | $49.80 | $59.10 | $65.41 | $122,920 |
| Texas | $48.61 | $63.57 | $80.96 | $132,220 |
| Utah | $48.73 | $61.75 | $74.94 | $128,430 |
| Vermont | $36.84 | $41.43 | $58.10 | $86,180 |
| Virginia | $48.75 | $57.69 | $74.24 | $119,990 |
| West Virginia | $47.60 | $57.78 | $59.51 | $120,170 |
| Wisconsin | $36.94 | $45.05 | $60.20 | $93,710 |
| Wyoming | $38.34 | $46.11 | $53.59 | $95,910 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Identify requirements and release authority
Record the requirement version, design responsibility and role approving changes. Note conflicting constraints or inputs you raised before release. Distinguish your proposed circuit or modification from the configuration actually approved, without treating a later revision as an instruction you had earlier.
Explain evaluation and dependencies
Describe the test or review task generally, including access, materials or decisions controlled by others. Record your request for clarification and the response. Use your own assignment and employment feedback instead of removing design files to reconstruct a project-wide performance comparison.
Keep technical information controlled
Do not export schematics, firmware, customer specifications or restricted test results. Identify relevant document types and versions for review. Keep your own role description, schedule and response to management separately, avoiding conclusions about product safety or failure cause beyond your verified observations.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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