Overview
1. Automation Risk
2. User Poll
3. Growth
4. Wages
5. Volume
Decription
Resources
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Computer Hardware Engineers

AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
19%
risk level
POLLING
28%
Based on 302 votes
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
4.8%
by 2031
WAGES
$132,360
or $63.63 hourly
VOLUME
74,640
as of 2022
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
7.5/10
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Comments (2)

Automation risk

19% (Minimal Risk)

Minimal Risk (0-20%): Occupations in this category have a low probability of being automated, as they typically demand complex problem-solving, creativity, strong interpersonal skills, and a high degree of manual dexterity. These jobs often involve intricate hand movements and precise coordination, making it difficult for machines to replicate the required tasks.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Originality

User poll

28% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted that there is a small chance this occupation will be replaced. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 19% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that this occupation will be replaced by robots or AI in the next 20 years?






Growth

Moderate growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Computer Hardware Engineers' job openings is expected to rise 4.8% by 2031

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031.
Updated projections are due Sep 2023.

Wages

Very high paid relative to other professions

In 2022, the median annual wage for 'Computer Hardware Engineers' was $132,360, or $63.63 per hour

'Computer Hardware Engineers' were paid 185.8% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $46,310

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2022 there were 74,640 people employed as Computer Hardware Engineers within the United States.

This represents around 0.05% of the employed workforce across the country.

Put another way, around 1 in 1 thousand people are employed as Computer Hardware Engineers.

Job description

Research, design, develop, or test computer or computer-related equipment for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use. May supervise the manufacturing and installation of computer or computer-related equipment and components.

SOC Code: 17-2061.00

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Comments

Husain says
This occupation takes IQ and the ability to work in a team, and robots will hog it all up, and maybe listen to their team if the team is lucky. And robots are weak grabbers, so they cannot grab pieces. They don't know what's in them because they can't dig themselves out. Computer hardware engineers use math, problem-solving, curiosity, and science, and robots maybe don't have problem-solving, and you certainly cannot program something to be curious until some year like 2080, which I cannot imagine.
Jan 20, 2021 at 07:52 PM
Daniel (No chance) says
I believe humans would never risk computers programming others as if one is wrong, all of them are.
Oct 19, 2020 at 03:20 PM

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