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The key word used in describing electrical engineering job trends this year is "high," according to Angela Keller, vice president of recruiting at the U.S. recruiting firm Randstad Engineering: "High growth, high salaries, high demand, high competition among hiring companies." That competition is benefiting EEs, giving them both a plethora of choices and better entry-level paychecks. By the end of last year, fresh electrical engineering graduates in the United States earned salaries that averaged US $73,078-nearly $5,500 more than the prior year, making electrical engineering the top-earning engineering major as tracked by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.