California Computer Hardware Engineers: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Computer Hardware Engineers in California

Fast Facts for Computer Hardware Engineers in California

Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Jose, Oakland, and Santa Cruz
Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Riverside, Bakersfield, and Santa Rosa
Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: San Jose, Oakland, and Santa Ana

Salaries for Computer Hardware Engineers in California

Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Santa Barbara, San Jose, and San Francisco. (See table at bottom of page)

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California Computer Engineering Schools

School Name	Campus	Highest Award	Enrolled
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo	Masters	19,777
California State University-Chico	Chico	Masters	17,034
California State University-Fresno	Fresno	Doctorate	22,383
California State University-Fullerton	Fullerton	Doctorate	37,130
California State University-Long Beach	Long Beach	Doctorate	36,868
California State University-Northridge	Northridge	Doctorate	35,446
California State University-Sacramento	Sacramento	Doctorate	28,829
Northwestern Polytechnic University	Fremont	Doctorate	784
San Diego State University	San Diego	Doctorate	35,695
San Francisco State University	San Francisco	Doctorate	30,125
San Jose State University	San Jose	Masters	31,906
Santa Clara University	Santa Clara	Doctorate & First Professional	8,685
Silicon Valley University	San Jose	Masters	244
University of California-Davis	Davis	Doctorate & First Professional	29,796
University of California-Irvine	Irvine	Doctorate & First Professional	26,483
University of California-Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Doctorate & First Professional	37,476
University of California-Merced	Merced	Doctorate	1,871
University of California-Riverside	Riverside	Doctorate	17,187
University of California-San Diego	La Jolla	Doctorate & First Professional	27,020
University of California-Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara	Doctorate	21,410
University of California-Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz	Doctorate	15,825
University of Southern California	Los Angeles	Doctorate & First Professional	33,408
University of the Pacific	Stockton	Doctorate	6,235

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Computer Hardware Engineers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Computer Hardware Engineers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Computer Hardware Engineers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.

Metro Area	Jobs	Salary (2008)	Relative Popularity
CALIFORNIA
San Jose	10,350	$122,150	24.4
Oakland	1,850	$111,630	3.9
Santa Cruz	140	$103,120	3.8
Oxnard	470	$95,600	3.5
San Diego	1,610	$80,350	2.6
Santa Ana	1,800	$95,590	2.5
San Francisco	1,060	$115,550	2.3
Santa Barbara	100	$130,910	1.4
Santa Rosa	100	$84,640	1.2
Bakersfield	90	$88,760	0.8
Riverside	90	$85,880	0.2

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