SOC Code 17-2061 - Computer Hardware Engineers

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Computer Hardware Engineers (SOC 17-2061) is a 2018 SOC detailed occupation with about 67,880 U.S. jobs and a mean annual wage of $123,030 (May 2025 OEWS).

Key facts for SOC 17-2061

Code
17-2061
O*NET® code
17-2061.00
Level
Detailed occupation, 2018 SOC
Official title
Computer Hardware Engineers
Minor group
17-2000 Engineers
Employment
67,880 in the United States
Hourly wage
$59.15 average
Annual wage
$123,030 average
Extended SOC
1 O*NET® occupation
Source
BLS, 2018 SOC. Wages and employment: May 2025 OEWS

Description

Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2018 Standard Occupational Classification.

Research, design, develop, or test computer or computer-related equipment for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use. May supervise the manufacturing and installation of computer or computer-related equipment and components.

Classification scope for SOC 17-2061

Included examples, work this classification places in another SOC code.

Included examples

Bureau of Labor Statistics illustrative examples for this SOC code.

  • Computer Hardware Designer
  • Computer Hardware Developer
  • Computer Hardware Engineer

Classified elsewhere

Bureau of Labor Statistics exclusions. This work belongs in another SOC code.

Where SOC 17-2061 sits in the hierarchy

Extended SOC (O*NET®-SOC 31.0)

1 occupation

O*NET® child pages of this detailed SOC code. A suffix of .00 is the O*NET® occupation for this code. A higher suffix is a finer breakout. These are not additional official SOC codes.

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Using SOC 17-2061

Use SOC 17-2061, Computer Hardware Engineers, when that is the work performed. A more specific O*NET® occupation, when listed, is an Extended SOC code inside this SOC code.

What do Computer Hardware Engineers do?

Research, design, develop, or test computer or computer-related equipment for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use. May supervise the manufacturing and installation of computer or computer-related equipment and components.

How much do Computer Hardware Engineers earn?

May 2025 OEWS reports a mean annual wage of $123,030 and a mean hourly wage of $59.15 for this occupation.

How many people work as Computer Hardware Engineers in the U.S.?

May 2025 OEWS estimates 67,880 U.S. jobs in SOC 17-2061, Computer Hardware Engineers.

Is SOC 17-2061 the same as an O*NET® code?

The official code is the six-digit SOC code 17-2061. Each O*NET® occupation is a child page of that code. 17-2061.00 Computer Hardware Engineers is the .00 O*NET® child page for this SOC code.

Sources for SOC 17-2061

  • Official classification source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2018 Standard Occupational Classification. BLS SOC page
  • Extended SOC source This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. SICCODE.com has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
  • Wage and employment data U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. BLS OEWS

Published by SICCODE.com. The title, description, and exclusions are the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2018 SOC text. Wage and employment figures, when shown, are U.S. national estimates from the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

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