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electrical engineering

Learned from 350 real résumés for this role.

Across 350 real U.S. résumés for a electrical engineering, the most distinctive skills are Electrical, Transformers and Power — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Electrical
27% have it · 59.0× vs average
Transformers
1% have it · 106.9× vs average
Power
18% have it · 45.6× vs average

Based on Futureful's analysis of 102,822 U.S. résumés (2026).

Skill fingerprint

ranked by distinctiveness

The skills that most define this role, more common here than across all résumés. The bar shows how distinctive; the % is how many people in the role have it.

electrical
59.0×
27% · N=94
transformers
106.9×
1% · N=5
power
45.6×
18% · N=62
generators
86.9×
1% · N=5
electronics
37.3×
8% · N=29
specifications
27.8×
19% · N=66
wiring
40.1×
5% · N=16
components
21.8×
35% · N=122
lighting
36.3×
3% · N=9
installation
16.0×
44% · N=154
equipment
13.9×
57% · N=201
repair
17.4×
12% · N=43
engineering
12.2×
59% · N=208
distribution
19.9×
7% · N=25
filter
46.3×
1% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

Not enough dated career history yet to show real next moves for this role.

We show honest gaps instead of guessing.

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

Not enough dated career history yet to show feeder roles.

We show honest gaps instead of guessing.

Common questions

Straight answers, every one backed by the real counts on this page.

What skills does a Electrical Engineering need?

In 350 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Electrical (27% have it), Transformers (1% have it), Power (18% have it), Generators (1% have it), Electronics (8% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

What do people in Electrical Engineering roles move on to next?

Not enough dated career history exists yet for this role to show real next moves, so we say so rather than invent a path.

What roles lead into Electrical Engineering?

Not enough dated career history exists yet to show which roles feed into this one, so we show an honest empty state.

Does this page show Electrical Engineering salary?

No. Résumés do not carry pay, so Futureful holds no compensation data for this role and never invents a dollar figure. Every statistic here is a skill or career-move count backed by real résumés.

Where does this data come from?

The Futureful Career Atlas is built from 102,822 real US résumés, aggregated with no personal data. 350 of them are Electrical Engineering résumés. Every number on this page is a count of real people, and thin pages are kept out of search. Full method: futureful.app/careers/methodology.

Every figure on this page is a real count over real résumés (N = résumés behind it). No salary is shown, we hold no compensation data, so every claim is a skill or frequency truth, never a dollar promise. How we count · Explore more roles →

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