Also called: Quantum Control Systems Engineer
Designs the electronics and microwave or laser pulses that tell qubits what to do.
You build racks of electronics that fire billions of perfectly timed microwave pulses at qubits, and write software that tunes them automatically. When a qubit drifts, your systems catch it.
Quantum jobs are new and not tracked separately by BLS; figures are estimates from industry salary surveys and related occupations.
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 or physics.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Engineering.
Growing much faster than average. BLS does not project this specialty separately; rating estimated from related occupations.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI auto-tunes qubit pulses already; building the electronics racks and fixing drift stay human.
Classes: AP Physics C, Electronics CTE, AP Computer Science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2072.
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