Computer Hardware Engineers Career

The role of Computer Hardware Engineers is to research, design, develop, or test computer or computer-related equipment for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $147,770 and $71 per hour. 3 vocational programs could be taken for the Computer Hardware Engineers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 82,660 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Computer Hardware Engineers is $22,265. The average length of the programs is 750 hours and the average completion time is 14.75 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Computer Hardware Engineers Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Computer Hardware Engineers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Computer Engineering	6	$33,374	-	1,152 Hours	18.00 Months
Computer Hardware Engineering	2	$55,502	-	-	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	10	$22,265	$2,720	348 Hours	11.50 Months

Related Occupations to Computer Hardware Engineers Career

The following 17 occupations are related to Computer Hardware Engineers.

Related Occupations toComputer Hardware Engineers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Computer Systems Analysts	499K	$110,800	$53
Computer Network Architects	174K	$133,930	$64
Software Developers	1,657K	$138,110	$66
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	203K	$108,460	$52
Computer Occupations, All Other	437K	$112,430	$54
Electrical Engineers	185K	$117,680	$57
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	96,410	$124,190	$60
Mechanical Engineers	281K	$105,220	$51
Engineers, All Other	151K	$118,350	$57
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	20,680	$73,110	$35
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	10,640	$81,280	$39
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	97,420	$74,440	$36
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	15,360	$72,430	$35
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	38,930	$67,990	$33
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	13,220	$67,360	$32
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	58,320	$69,810	$34
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	28,030	$67,650	$33

Vocational Programs for Computer Hardware Engineers Career

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$71.04

$147,770

Vocational Programs to Prepare Computer Hardware Engineers Career

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