Also called: Analog IC Designer, RF Designer
Designs the chip circuits that deal with real-world signals: power, radio, sensors, and audio.
You design the tiny circuit that lets a phone's radio talk to cell towers while using as little battery as possible. It's considered one of the hardest arts in electronics.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Master's or PhD in electrical engineering common.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Electrical Engineering.
Growing faster than average. Scarce skill; strong demand.
Low risk for 10 years. Analog design depends on physics and intuition that AI tools struggle with; experts are scarce and valued.
Classes: AP Physics C, AP Calculus BC, Electronics CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2072.
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