Electronics Engineers build complex problem solving, judgment and decision making and systems analysis skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Materials Scientists (72%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Materials Scientists | 72% | $117,790 | −10% | None |
| 2 | Computer Network Architects | 71% | $134,050 | +3% | None |
| 3 | Computer Systems Engineers/Architects | 66% | $116,580Pay for the broader BLS group “Computer Occupations, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 4 | Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists | 66% | $122,570Pay for the broader BLS group “Physical Scientists, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 5 | Penetration Testers | 66% | $116,580Pay for the broader BLS group “Computer Occupations, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 6 | Physicists | 66% | $172,250 | +32% | Graduate degree |
| 7 | Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers | 66% | $171,270Pay for the broader BLS group “Architectural and Engineering Managers” | Not compared | None |
| 8 | Information Security Analysts | 64% | $129,180 | −1% | None |
| 9 | Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians | 64% | $116,580Pay for the broader BLS group “Computer Occupations, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 10 | Information Security Engineers | 64% | $116,580Pay for the broader BLS group “Computer Occupations, All Other” | Not compared | None |
Compared with Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, median $130,220. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as electronics engineers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
72% skill match · $117,790 · −10% pay
Time Management
No work-context factor stands out as unusually hard in O*NET data.
71% skill match · $134,050 · +3% pay
Programming · Management of Financial Resources · Coordination
66% skill match · $116,580 (broader BLS group)
Programming · Operations Analysis · Systems Evaluation
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Materials Scientists (72% skill match, median $117,790), Computer Network Architects (71% skill match, median $134,050) and Computer Systems Engineers/Architects (66% skill match, median $116,580), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 6 pay more than electronics engineers at the median. The biggest increases: Physicists (+32%, $172,250), Medical Dosimetrists (+13%, $147,470) and Computer and Information Research Scientists (+8%, $140,300).
22 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones. 3 usually need a graduate degree: Physicists, Computer and Information Research Scientists and Biochemists and Biophysicists.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.