U.S. predicts zero job growth for electronics engineers
Two occupations long associated with innovation -- electrical and electronics engineering -- has stopped growing, according to the U.S. government.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in an update of its occupational outlook released Friday, said that the number of people employed as electrical and electronics engineers is now at 316,000, and will remain mostly unchanged for the next decade.
The government put the 10-year job outlook for electronic and electrical engineers at "0% -- little or no change."
The IEEE-USAsaid the BLS estimates "are probably correct."
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