How to become an electrical engineering technician

Official title: Electrical engineering technicians

Also called: Electrical engineering technician, Electric power transmission engineering technician

Electrical engineering technicians perform technical tasks to aid in electrical engineering research and in the design, manufacture, assembly, construction, operation, maintenance and repair of electrical equipment, facilities and distribution systems.

Main tasks

• Providing technical assistance in research on and development of electrical equipment and facilities, or testing prototypes
• Designing and preparing blueprints of electrical installations and circuitry according to the specifications given
• Preparing detailed estimates of quantities and costs of materials and labour required for manufacture and installation, according to the specifications given
• Monitoring technical aspects of the manufacture, installation, utilization, maintenance and repair of electrical systems and equipment to ensure satisfactory performance and compliance with specifications and regulations
• Planning installation methods, checking completed installations for safety and controls or undertaking the initial running of the new electrical equipment or systems
• Assembling, installing, testing, calibrating, modifying and repairing electrical equipment and installations to conform with regulations and safety requirements

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Median pay: HK$27,000 a month
• About 1,542,900 people in 2025, and about 1,639,100 projected by 2028. (+6.2%)
• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Related jobs

• Mechanical engineering technicians
• Chemical engineering technicians
• Physical and engineering science technicians not elsewhere classified
• Civil engineering technicians
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• Electronics engineering technicians

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Questions people ask

Do you need a degree to become an electrical engineering technician?

Not always. 41% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Will AI change the work of an electrical engineering technician?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• Census and Statistics Department (2021 Population Census): 2021 Population Census, Interactive Data Dissemination Service: working population by occupation (38 groups) and sex, age, education, income; median income and field of education (9 groups) (2021 Population Census), retrieved 4 October 2026
• Census and Statistics Department (General Household Survey): Median monthly employment earnings by occupation (9 groups), excluding foreign domestic helpers (Table 210-06317A); employed persons by occupation, age and sex (210-06307A) and by industry (210-06308A) (2025 annual (series to 2026-07)), retrieved 4 October 2026
• Labour and Welfare Bureau; tables published by C&SD: Mid-term Update of Manpower Projection to 2028: supplementary statistical tables (5 occupation groups, 17 selected industries) (2025 to 2028 (published 2026-09)), retrieved 4 October 2026
• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026