Occupations in electrical/electronics engineering
The field of electrical and electronics engineering has grown to include many related disciplines and occupations.
The Dictionary of Occupational Titles lists a number of occupations in electrical/electronics engineering. It describes them as concerned with applications of the laws of electrical energy and the principles of engineering for the generation, transmission and use of electricity, as well as the design and development of machinery and equipment for the production and utilization of electrical power:
- electrical engineer
- electrical test engineer
- electrical design engineer
- electrical-prospecting engineer
- electrical-research engineer
- electronics engineer
- electronics-design engineer
- electronics-research engineer
- electronics-test engineer
- illuminating engineer
- planning engineer, central office facilities
- supervisor, drafting and printed circuit design
- sales-engineer, electrical products
- sales-engineer, electronics products and systems
- electrical technician
- electronics technician
- technician, semiconductor development
- cableengineer, outside plant
- distribution-field engineer
- electrical engineer, [electric power transmission|power system|power system]
- electrolysis-and-corrosion-control engineer
- engineer of system development
- engineer-in-charge, studio operations
- engineer-in-charge, transmitter
- induction-coordination power engineer
- outside-plant engineer
- power-distribution engineer
- power-transmission engineer
- protection engineer
- supervisor, microwave
- transmission-and-protection engineer
- engineering manager, electronics
- central-office equipment engineer
- commercial engineer
- customer-equipment engineer
- instrumentation technician
- controls designer
- integrated circuit layout designer
- printed circuit designer
- drafter, electrical
- drafter, electronic
- design technician, computer-aided
- aerospace and electronic systems
- antennas and propagation
- broadcast technology
- circuits and systems
- communications
- components, packaging, and manufacturing technology
- computational intelligence
- computers
- consumer electronics
- control systems
- dielectrics and electrical insulation
- electron devices
- electromagnetic compatibility
- engineering in medicine and biology
- geoscience and remote sensing
- industrial electronics
- industry applications
- information theory
- instrumentation and measurement
- intelligent transportation systems
- magnetics
- microwave theory and techniques
- nuclear and plasma sciences
- oceanic engineering
- photonics
- power electronics
- power and energy
- product safety engineering
- reliability
- robotics and automation
- signal processing
- solid-state circuits
- systems, man, and cybernetics
- ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control
- vehicular technology